The solved grid
1L
A
2I
R
S
3L
I
4N
E
5A
G
6E
U
S
U
B
N
7C
A
S
C
8A
R
9A
10T
R
U
E
R
K
U
P
N
R
S
A
Y
11E
M
P
A
T
H
I
Z
I
N
G
R
E
T
V
E
12W
13B
L
O
O
D
L
I
N
E
D
E
E
P
A
O
14I
N
H
E
R
I
T
A
N
C
15E
16S
G
O
I
E
A
A
I
17H
O
L
L
A
18D
E
L
I
V
E
R
E
D
T
E
E
19D
E
S
C
E
N
T
20E
A
S
E
D
Across
1 Across Scrambled liars' hideouts (5) → LAIRS Anagram
Anagram of “liars”.
3 Across Pedigree found in online agent (7) → LINEAGE Hidden word
Hidden inside “online agent”.
7 Across Laxative bark with calcium, blemish and ampere (7) → CASCARA Charade
CA + SCAR + A.
10 Across More accurate found in eat rue rarely (5) → TRUER Hidden word
Hidden inside “eat rue rarely”.
11 Across Feeling for printer's measure before track, one with zest (11) → EMPATHIZING Charade
EM + PATH + I + ZING.
13 Across Gore beside queue for stock (9) → BLOODLINE Charade
BLOOD + LINE.
14 Across Legacy from ancient hire reworked (11) → INHERITANCE Anagram
Anagram of “ancient hire”.
17 Across Shout from leaders of hearty old ladies like anecdotes (5) → HOLLA Initialism
First letters of: hearty, old, ladies, like, anecdotes.
18 Across Bring rescue (7) → DELIVER Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
19 Across Fall for proper, holding south (7) → DESCENT Container
S inside DECENT.
20 Across Pedals need evenly relieved (5) → EASED Alternate letters
Every other letter of “pedals need”, starting with the second.
Down
1 Down Fortunate when yuck is mixed with fifty (5) → LUCKY Anagram
Anagram of “yuck L”.
2 Down Exists above prosecute for offspring (5) → ISSUE Charade
IS + SUE.
4 Down Dietary ration unlit rearranged (11) → NUTRITIONAL Anagram
Anagram of “ration unlit”.
5 Down Insulting, back inside Levi Subaru (7) → ABUSIVE Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “levi subaru”.
6 Down Livid as grandee goes haywire (7) → ENRAGED Anagram
Anagram of “grandee”.
8 Down Seize fitting (11) → APPROPRIATE Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
9 Down Came earlier as a tented ad collapsed (9) → ANTEDATED Anagram
Anagram of “a tented ad”.
12 Down Pondered, reportedly, to paddle (7) → WEIGHED Homophone
Sounds like “wade”.
13 Down Sees she bold in turmoil (7) → BEHOLDS Anagram
Anagram of “she bold”.
15 Down Hearts of men can cover pet pasta for roof edges (5) → EAVES Middle letters
Middle letters of: men, can, cover, pet, pasta.
16 Down Spire-topped, dropping soft, fathered (5) → SIRED Deletion
SPIRED without P from the middle.
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