The solved grid
1T
R
2A
N
3C
E
D
4P
A
5S
T
6A
S
T
A
T
R
7U
P
L
I
T
8C
A
9S
H
I
E
R
N
A
A
A
U
C
A
10A
S
S
E
S
11T
U
R
N
K
E
Y
M
T
A
R
U
I
12D
I
R
T
C
H
E
A
P
13T
I
O
L
N
R
14B
A
S
E
P
A
Y
15D
O
16G
M
A
E
S
H
S
E
O
G
17E
Y
E
B
E
A
M
18R
A
N
G
E
T
C
E
Z
D
19S
I
T
A
R
20O
L
D
F
O
G
Y
Across
1 Across Copied, taking in north, hypnotized (7) → TRANCED Container
N inside TRACED.
4 Across Italian dish hidden in grandpa stable (5) → PASTA Hidden word
Hidden inside “grandpa stable”.
7 Across Risen and ignited, aglow from below (5) → UPLIT Charade
UP + LIT.
8 Across Teller's money, that is, by river (7) → CASHIER Charade
CASH + IE + R.
10 Across Donkeys, backsides (5) → ASSES Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
11 Across Rotate something crucial, jailer (7) → TURNKEY Charade
TURN + KEY.
12 Across Chip trade scrambled, incredibly inexpensive (4,5) → DIRT CHEAP Anagram
Anagram of “chip trade”.
14 Across Ape bays wildly, starting salary (4,3) → BASE PAY Anagram
Anagram of “ape bays”.
15 Across Starts of dragons often guard magic altars, doctrine (5) → DOGMA Initialism
First letters of: dragons, often, guard, magic, altars.
17 Across Walleye beams conceal amorous glance (7) → EYEBEAM Hidden word
Hidden inside “walleye beams”.
18 Across Assortment, citrus fruit beheaded (5) → RANGE Deletion
ORANGE without its initial O.
19 Across Indian lute buried in transit area (5) → SITAR Hidden word
Hidden inside “transit area”.
20 Across Aged, mist, unknown quantity, fuddy-duddy (3,4) → OLD FOGY Charade
OLD + FOG + Y.
Down
1 Down AM units rearranged, giant wave (7) → TSUNAMI Anagram
Anagram of “AM units”.
2 Down Book of maps tucked into throat, lastly (5) → ATLAS Hidden word
Hidden inside “throat lastly”.
3 Down Utter ruin from shuffled cheap tarots (11) → CATASTROPHE Anagram
Anagram of “cheap tarots”.
5 Down Armed robbery, or protrude (5,2) → STICK UP Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
6 Down Grand display, cores of cat, arm, cry, bag, eye (5) → ARRAY Middle letters
Middle letters of: cat, arm, cry, bag, eye.
8 Down Upheaval, scaly cat disturbed, plus thousand (9) → CATACLYSM Anagram
Anagram of “SCALY CAT M”.
9 Down Yielded totally, erred, nursed, in chaos (11) → SURRENDERED Anagram
Anagram of “ERRED NURSED”.
12 Down Insult a cult, cut apart (7) → DISSECT Charade
DIS + SECT.
13 Down Calamity, erratically gyrated (7) → TRAGEDY Anagram
Anagram of “gyrated”.
14 Down Deep red roots, middle of abs, ten, bed, ate, use (5) → BEETS Middle letters
Middle letters of: abs, ten, bed, ate, use.
16 Down Sticky stuff wrapping New Zealand, outlandish (5) → GONZO Container
NZ inside GOO.
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