The solved grid
1F
O
2R
G
3A
V
E
4R
O
5G
E
6R
U
E
R
O
A
E
7D
I
S
G
U
S
8T
9S
E
R
U
M
G
I
G
U
I
O
O
E
10N
E
U
T
R
O
N
S
T
A
R
L
P
T
S
11E
12G
R
A
T
I
T
13U
D
E
E
S
E
T
N
14C
O
N
S
15E
C
U
T
I
V
16E
17T
A
T
S
D
T
D
O
18P
I
L
O
T
19E
L
A
T
I
O
N
E
E
E
R
C
E
20E
R
R
O
R
21P
E
Y
O
T
E
S
Across
1 Across Forage disturbed by volt, pardoned (7) → FORGAVE Anagram
Anagram of “forage v”.
4 Across Acknowledged, hidden in metro germane (5) → ROGER Hidden word
Hidden inside “metro germane”.
7 Across Underworld god's blast brings loathing (7) → DISGUST Charade
DIS + GUST.
9 Across Blood fluid, total embracing hesitation (5) → SERUM Container
ER inside SUM.
10 Across Dense stellar remnant, tutors earn north, muddled (7,4) → NEUTRON STAR Anagram
Anagram of “tutors earn n”.
12 Across Thankfulness from guide tart, disturbed (9) → GRATITUDE Anagram
Anagram of “guide tart”.
14 Across Notice cues scrambled with volt, successive (11) → CONSECUTIVE Anagram
Anagram of “notice cues v”.
18 Across Openers of playful iguanas leaping over tortoises, aviator (5) → PILOT Initialism
First letters of: playful, iguanas, leaping, over, tortoises.
19 Across Euphoria from energy, latitude, charged particle (7) → ELATION Charade
E + LAT + ION.
20 Across Fear, beheaded, mistake (5) → ERROR Deletion
TERROR without its initial T.
21 Across Purse, toy, epoch hidden backwards, hallucinogenic cacti (7) → PEYOTES Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “purse toy epoch”.
Down
1 Down Falsify, dug iron shaken (5) → FUDGE Anagram
Anagram of “dug fe”.
2 Down Regarding wrongdoing, tree secretion (5) → RESIN Charade
RE + SIN.
3 Down Augural scrambled, salad green (7) → ARUGULA Anagram
Anagram of “augural”.
4 Down Bow-grip powder from melted irons (5) → ROSIN Anagram
Anagram of “irons”.
5 Down Confused great to strangle (7) → GAROTTE Anagram
Anagram of “great to”.
6 Down Regret seen in acre morsel (7) → REMORSE Hidden word
Hidden inside “acre morsel”.
8 Down Moral depravity from putrid ute rearranged (9) → TURPITUDE Anagram
Anagram of “putrid ute”.
11 Down Grapes, cap, eels conceal a runaway (7) → ESCAPEE Hidden word
Hidden inside “grapes cap eels”.
12 Down Milder green lieutenant, stirred (7) → GENTLER Anagram
Anagram of “green lt”.
13 Down Unified airy nut, cracked (7) → UNITARY Anagram
Anagram of “airy nut”.
15 Down Chemical compound from decapitated westward drift (5) → ESTER Deletion
WESTER without its initial W.
16 Down Decree from cores of ocean model tried nicer water (5) → EDICT Middle letters
Middle letters of: ocean, model, tried, nicer, water.
17 Down Musical pitches from revised onset (5) → TONES Anagram
Anagram of “onset”.
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