The solved grid
1S
C
2O
U
3R
G
E
4S
U
5C
R
6E
O
B
E
H
N
7M
I
L
K
S
O
8P
9S
T
E
P
S
E
I
T
U
U
C
U
10D
O
G
T
R
O
T
11P
E
K
O
E
A
E
I
O
P
Y
12E
C
C
E
N
T
R
I
13C
14R
T
E
E
U
E
15S
W
16A
M
I
17D
I
S
U
S
E
D
A
S
O
G
S
T
L
18T
I
T
A
N
19E
P
I
S
O
D
E
E
E
O
D
A
20S
Y
R
U
P
21H
O
N
E
Y
E
D
Across
1 Across Cures go wrong, widespread suffering (7) → SCOURGE Anagram
Anagram of “cures go”.
4 Across Sure, holding a hundred, Ecuador's old currency (5) → SUCRE Container
C inside SURE.
7 Across Fleece, then a bribe, makes a weakling (7) → MILKSOP Charade
MILK + SOP.
9 Across Stairs from streets grasping EP (5) → STEPS Container
EP inside STS.
10 Across Easy jogging pace from tort god turned back (7) → DOGTROT Reversal
TORT GOD reversed.
11 Across I hope koels hide fine tea (5) → PEKOE Hidden word
Hidden inside “hope koels”.
12 Across Nicer hundred, etc, jumbled, makes an oddball (9) → ECCENTRIC Anagram
Anagram of “nicer etc c”.
15 Across Leaders of serene, wandering, ascetic monks inspire a guru (5) → SWAMI Initialism
First letters of: serene, wandering, ascetic, monks, inspire.
17 Across Underworld god exploited, now abandoned (7) → DISUSED Charade
DIS + USED.
18 Across A giant in twist fawn, alternately (5) → TITAN Alternate letters
Every other letter of “twist fawn”, starting with the first.
19 Across Instalment concealed backwards in torpedo sipes (7) → EPISODE Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “torpedo sipes”.
20 Across Busy Rupert keeps sweet sauce (5) → SYRUP Hidden word
Hidden inside “Busy Rupert”.
21 Across Sharpened, taking in archaic you, sickly sweet (7) → HONEYED Container
YE inside HONED.
Down
1 Down Soya med mixed up, eventually (7) → SOMEDAY Anagram
Anagram of “soya med”.
2 Down One owed a debt, lo beige rearranged (7) → OBLIGEE Anagram
Anagram of “lo beige”.
3 Down Recast citron tries as a limitation (11) → RESTRICTION Anagram
Anagram of “citron tries”.
5 Down Core of ace, ohm, leg, act, ski is a curb (5) → CHECK Middle letters
Middle letters of: ace, ohm, leg, act, ski.
6 Down Come after some kitchen suet (5) → ENSUE Hidden word
Hidden inside “kitchen suet”.
8 Down Mounted border made anxious (3,2,4) → PUT ON EDGE Charade
PUTON + EDGE.
9 Down Sniper's opus, warped, silencing (11) → SUPPRESSION Anagram
Anagram of “sniper's opus”.
13 Down Detention from coy dust, disturbed (7) → CUSTODY Anagram
Anagram of “coy dust”.
14 Down Protective pigment, ladder and a note tossed (3,4) → RED LEAD Anagram
Anagram of “ladder E”.
15 Down States, losing a T, satisfy completely (5) → SATES Deletion
STATES without T from the middle.
16 Down Flower nestled in vast erosion (5) → ASTER Hidden word
Hidden inside “vast erosion”.
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publication: definitions, indicators, enumerations and surface readings
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