The solved grid
1M
A
2G
N
3E
T
S
4B
I
5N
G
6O
A
U
T
I
O
D
7I
S
S
U
E
8M
A
J
E
S
T
Y
D
S
S
I
O
E
S
9S
T
Y
L
I
N
G
10U
P
D
O
S
U
A
R
E
11J
12P
I
N
E
A
P
13P
L
14E
Y
O
T
A
L
15U
D
16D
E
17R
18I
N
S
I
D
E
19R
R
O
O
O
S
E
E
20N
E
W
M
O
O
N
21A
T
R
I
A
E
E
M
G
L
D
22Y
E
L
L
S
23P
I
E
E
Y
E
D
Across
1 Across Iron attractors from stag men in disarray (7) → MAGNETS Anagram
Anagram of “stag men”.
4 Across Numbers game hidden in cabin goes (5) → BINGO Hidden word
Hidden inside “cabin goes”.
7 Across Soft paper with time off is an edition (5) → ISSUE Deletion
TISSUE without its initial T.
8 Across Grandeur of May enclosing a joke (7) → MAJESTY Container
JEST inside MAY.
9 Across Pig's home before fish, fashioning (7) → STYLING Charade
STY + LING.
10 Across Raised parties for beehives, say (5) → UPDOS Charade
UP + DOS.
12 Across Long for forbidden fruit, tropical treat (9) → PINEAPPLE Charade
PINE + APPLE.
15 Across Tails of emu, bird, kid, hare, deer make a milk source (5) → UDDER Initialism
Last letters of: emu, bird, kid, hare, deer.
18 Across One in the know at home with team, right (7) → INSIDER Charade
IN + SIDE + R.
20 Across Lunar phase when no women dance (3,4) → NEW MOON Anagram
Anagram of “no women”.
21 Across Heart chambers hidden in data trial (5) → ATRIA Hidden word
Hidden inside “data trial”.
22 Across Shouts: year and cloth measures (5) → YELLS Charade
Y + ELLS.
23 Across Epee and DIY jumbled, very drunk (3-4) → PIE-EYED Anagram
Anagram of “epee diy”.
Down
1 Down Married, then assists domestic staff (5) → MAIDS Charade
M + AIDS.
2 Down Guy sups wildly, primps (5,2) → GUSSY UP Anagram
Anagram of “Guy sups”.
3 Down Seasonal wind whipped at Seine (7) → ETESIAN Anagram
Anagram of “at Seine”.
4 Down Small and elegant, featured in Rabbi Journal (5) → BIJOU Hidden word
Hidden inside “Rabbi Journal”.
5 Down Trapped, losing zero, edged forward (5) → NOSED Deletion
NOOSED without O from the middle.
6 Down Soy dyes recast as epic voyage (7) → ODYSSEY Anagram
Anagram of “soy dyes”.
8 Down Fighter jet's allowance, mass movement (9) → MIGRATION Charade
MIG + RATION.
11 Down Baby kangaroo holding urn, long expedition (7) → JOURNEY Container
URN inside JOEY.
13 Down Corridor, also excerpt (7) → PASSAGE Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
14 Down Aged, from disordered rye dell (7) → ELDERLY Anagram
Anagram of “rye dell”.
16 Down Peg concealed as widow eloped (5) → DOWEL Hidden word
Hidden inside “widow eloped”.
17 Down Initially rats occupy old mansion's servants' quarters (5) → ROOMS Initialism
First letters of: rats, occupy, old, mansion's, servants'.
19 Down Reinsert notice in communist (5) → READD Container
AD inside RED.
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