The solved grid
1O
U
2G
H
3T
4A
R
5C
A
6D
I
7A
P
U
U
A
U
B
8T
W
I
R
L
9T
E
L
L
A
L
L
I
L
I
A
Y
L
E
10C
R
E
E
P
I
N
11P
R
I
O
R
A
T
S
T
L
12P
U
13R
G
A
T
O
R
Y
14T
R
E
L
H
15T
A
I
N
T
16I
N
17T
E
18N
S
E
W
C
S
Z
I
A
P
19A
S
I
N
I
N
E
20L
I
M
B
O
I
E
N
L
E
O
21N
I
R
V
A
N
A
22S
E
D
E
R
Across
1 Across Should hug to be shaken (5) → OUGHT Anagram
Anagram of “hug to”.
4 Across Cigar cad I admire hides idyll (7) → ARCADIA Hidden word
Hidden inside “cigar cad I admire”.
8 Across Spin Ghanaian language, right, left (5) → TWIRL Charade
TWI + R + L.
9 Across Lofty, trapping extension, spill secrets (4,3) → TELL ALL Container
ELL inside TALL.
10 Across Nickel, lord and Celsius all retreating, enter stealthily (5,2) → CREEP IN Reversal
NI PEER C reversed.
11 Across Earlier, quietly, Brazilian city, right (5) → PRIOR Charade
P + RIO + R.
12 Across Torment, arty group in disarray (9) → PURGATORY Anagram
Anagram of “arty group”.
15 Across Tarnish, spearheads of tiny ants invade new territory (5) → TAINT Initialism
First letters of: tiny, ants, invade, new, territory.
16 Across Fashionable and nervous, extreme (7) → INTENSE Charade
IN + TENSE.
19 Across Daft men in Isaac's camp, partly turned back (7) → ASININE Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “men in Isaac's”.
20 Across Arm with ring for a dance (5) → LIMBO Charade
LIMB + O.
21 Across Bliss for Nan Ravi, twisted (7) → NIRVANA Anagram
Anagram of “nan ravi”.
22 Across Passover meal, south, German river (5) → SEDER Charade
S + EDER.
Down
1 Down Gem gripping twitch, visual (7) → OPTICAL Container
TIC inside OPAL.
2 Down Cunning graphical interface, Parisian article (5) → GUILE Charade
GUI + LE.
3 Down Spring bloom, familiar French you with cheek (5) → TULIP Charade
TU + LIP.
5 Down Caribbean music in scaly psoriasis (7) → CALYPSO Hidden word
Hidden inside “scaly psoriasis”.
6 Down Dichotomy from task welcoming boxer (7) → DUALITY Container
ALI inside DUTY.
7 Down More skilled in riotous blare (5) → ABLER Anagram
Anagram of “blare”.
9 Down Tease with demented titan zeal (9) → TANTALIZE Anagram
Anagram of “titan zeal”.
12 Down Dearer snoop admitting 101 (7) → PRICIER Container
CI inside PRIER.
13 Down Greek wine, ruined nastier (7) → RETSINA Anagram
Anagram of “nastier”.
14 Down Those in need, top hero reshuffled (3,4) → THE POOR Anagram
Anagram of “top hero”.
15 Down Pair, tonne with wagon (5) → TWAIN Charade
T + WAIN.
17 Down Cash registers from beheaded photographs (5) → TILLS Deletion
STILLS without its initial S.
18 Down Dubbed when amend goes wrong (5) → NAMED Anagram
Anagram of “amend”.
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