The solved grid
1D
O
2O
Z
3Y
4G
L
5I
T
6T
E
7R
E
P
A
D
A
E
8F
L
I
C
K
E
9R
10L
I
G
H
T
E
U
K
A
E
G
U
R
11M
A
I
L
C
A
R
R
I
E
R
N
E
N
N
12P
13L
I
G
H
T
N
14I
N
G
S
A
A
R
N
15W
I
N
E
16G
L
A
S
S
E
17S
18C
N
T
R
C
U
T
A
19E
R
A
S
E
20K
E
R
N
E
L
S
E
N
E
E
E
E
21S
P
A
R
K
L
E
22R
A
P
I
D
Across
1 Across Humdinger from strange dozy nothing (5) → DOOZY Anagram
Anagram of “dozy o”.
4 Across Shine seen in big lit terrace (7) → GLITTER Hidden word
Hidden inside “big lit terrace”.
8 Across Waver as loud lash meets hesitation (7) → FLICKER Charade
F + LICK + ER.
10 Across Pale lamp (5) → LIGHT Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
11 Across Postal worker's mad Marie Clair, right (4,7) → MAIL CARRIER Anagram
Anagram of “Marie Clair R”.
13 Across Bolt from brightening minus east (9) → LIGHTNING Deletion
LIGHTENING without E from the middle.
15 Across Stemware from crazy sewing sales (11) → WINEGLASSES Anagram
Anagram of “sewing sales”.
19 Across Delete ultimately some other idea was done (5) → ERASE Initialism
Last letters of: some, other, idea, was, done.
20 Across Nut centres sound like senior officers (7) → KERNELS Homophone
Sounds like “colonels”.
21 Across Twinkle returning in whelk raps (7) → SPARKLE Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “whelk raps”.
22 Across Fast Brian plied evenly (5) → RAPID Alternate letters
Every other letter of “Brian plied”, starting with the second.
Down
1 Down Put off freed in a mess (5) → DEFER Anagram
Anagram of “freed”.
2 Down Drug seen in shop I umpire (5) → OPIUM Hidden word
Hidden inside “shop I umpire”.
3 Down Chatting within kayak kingfisher (7) → YAKKING Hidden word
Hidden inside “kayak kingfisher”.
5 Down Shaken, riled loafer (5) → IDLER Anagram
Anagram of “riled”.
6 Down Labelling some of stag gingerly (7) → TAGGING Hidden word
Hidden inside “stag gingerly”.
7 Down Gains from rots holding vase (7) → RETURNS Container
URN inside RETS.
9 Down Speedway where racket car crashes (9) → RACETRACK Anagram
Anagram of “racket car”.
12 Down Plains people cooking wee pans (7) → PAWNEES Anagram
Anagram of “wee pans”.
13 Down Shrub from network with bronze ace (7) → LANTANA Charade
LAN + TAN + A.
14 Down Underwriter from rerun is broken (7) → INSURER Anagram
Anagram of “rerun is”.
16 Down Hellenic nerd welcoming rook (5) → GREEK Container
R inside GEEK.
17 Down Soak small golf peg quietly (5) → STEEP Charade
S + TEE + P.
18 Down Rotter hugging southeast checked out (5) → CASED Container
SE inside CAD.
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