The solved grid
1P
E
2R
J
3U
R
Y
4C
O
5C
O
6A
R
A
L
O
H
N
7O
U
T
I
N
G
8S
9A
L
I
E
N
M
E
A
M
S
P
O
10P
A
R
V
E
N
U
11T
I
P
S
Y
T
G
A
E
S
12S
T
13R
A
G
G
L
E
R
14F
C
O
L
I
15S
A
H
I
B
16I
N
17H
A
18L
E
R
A
E
B
N
I
A
S
19G
I
M
M
E
20G
O
K
A
P
U
T
A
E
R
E
S
L
21S
U
R
L
Y
22L
A
R
C
E
N
Y
Across
1 Across Lying under oath within super juryman (7) → PERJURY Hidden word
Hidden inside “super juryman”.
4 Across Hot drink contained in disco coach (5) → COCOA Hidden word
Hidden inside “disco coach”.
7 Across Beheaded journey plans for trips (7) → OUTINGS Deletion
ROUTINGS without its initial R.
9 Across Article clutching fib for outsider (5) → ALIEN Container
LIE inside AN.
10 Across Upstart seen in spar venue (7) → PARVENU Hidden word
Hidden inside “spar venue”.
11 Across Hints followed by unknown leave one merry (5) → TIPSY Charade
TIPS + Y.
12 Across Stagger left and right wildly for laggard (9) → STRAGGLER Anagram
Anagram of “stagger lr”.
15 Across Leaders of silly aunts hate irritating brats for Indian gentleman (5) → SAHIB Initialism
First letters of: silly, aunts, hate, irritating, brats.
16 Across Fashionable healthy resistance for asthma aid (7) → INHALER Charade
IN + HALE + R.
19 Across Gain Mamie alternately for easy task (5) → GIMME Alternate letters
Every other letter of “gain mamie”, starting with the first.
20 Across Break down as OK pa tug madly (2,5) → GO KAPUT Anagram
Anagram of “OK pa tug”.
21 Across Sullen when certainly losing east (5) → SURLY Deletion
SURELY without E from the middle.
22 Across Theft by mad unknown lancer (7) → LARCENY Anagram
Anagram of “lancer y”.
Down
1 Down Points hugging frolic for cues (7) → PROMPTS Container
ROMP inside PTS.
2 Down Concerning sailor going up for assessor (5) → RATER Reversal
RE TAR reversed.
3 Down Forearm bones from hearts of our old inn saw eel (5) → ULNAE Middle letters
Middle letters of: our, old, inn, saw, eel.
4 Down Mexico a stalwart partly by the sea (7) → COASTAL Hidden word
Hidden inside “Mexico a stalwart”.
5 Down Lively fragment for each (7) → CHIPPER Charade
CHIP + PER.
6 Down Irritate part of Tony on Nancy rising (5) → ANNOY Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “Tony on Nancy”.
8 Down Running contraband as complacent gram joins fish (9) → SMUGGLING Charade
SMUG + G + LING.
12 Down Thousand cheers rigged for plotter (7) → SCHEMER Anagram
Anagram of “cheers m”.
13 Down Heist concealed in carob beryl (7) → ROBBERY Hidden word
Hidden inside “carob beryl”.
14 Down Small flirty reworked to begin with (7) → FIRSTLY Anagram
Anagram of “flirty s”.
15 Down Epics read either way (5) → SAGAS Palindrome
The answer reads the same in both directions.
17 Down King hire reshuffled for rambler (5) → HIKER Anagram
Anagram of “hire k”.
18 Down Slip with circuit before southeast (5) → LAPSE Charade
LAP + SE.
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