The solved grid
1H
O
2U
N
3D
E
D
4S
O
5N
I
6C
O
P
R
I
L
7L
A
N
A
I
8B
O
9H
E
M
I
A
I
O
V
I
I
B
N
10D
I
R
G
E
11L
I
L
T
I
N
G
A
T
I
L
L
Y
12H
O
N
E
Y
M
O
O
13N
14L
S
G
F
E
E
15L
O
16N
G
A
G
O
17B
A
S
S
I
E
A
N
A
E
T
S
18A
R
I
D
E
S
T
19A
D
I
E
U
V
V
N
N
R
20E
J
E
C
T
21L
A
S
A
G
N
E
Across
1 Across Pursued as dun hoed wildly (7) → HOUNDED Anagram
Anagram of “dun hoed”.
4 Across Acoustic seen in crimson icing (5) → SONIC Hidden word
Hidden inside “crimson icing”.
7 Across Network beside sloth for veranda (5) → LANAI Charade
LAN + AI.
8 Across Black tea gripping note for Czech region (7) → BOHEMIA Container
MI inside BOHEA.
10 Across Lament for east grid turned back (5) → DIRGE Reversal
E GRID reversed.
11 Across Tuneful tilling reworked (7) → LILTING Anagram
Anagram of “tilling”.
12 Across Newlyweds' trip for sweetie beside satellite (9) → HONEYMOON Charade
HONEY + MOON.
15 Across Formerly some bid to gag Nolan backfired (4,3) → LONG AGO Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “bid to gag Nolan”.
17 Across Leaders of boys at school sing in deep voices (5) → BASSI Initialism
First letters of: boys, at, school, sing, in.
18 Across Most parched after wild tirades (7) → ARIDEST Anagram
Anagram of “tirades”.
19 Across Farewell as gold grips cube (5) → ADIEU Container
DIE inside AU.
20 Across Spurn beheaded to expel (5) → EJECT Deletion
REJECT without its initial R.
21 Across Droop by neon after note for pasta dish (7) → LASAGNE Charade
LA + SAG + NE.
Down
1 Down Divine enclosing Cretan mountain for vacation (7) → HOLIDAY Container
IDA inside HOLY.
2 Down Nearer the Arctic, held by teacup nor thimble (2,5) → UP NORTH Hidden word
Hidden inside “teacup nor thimble”.
3 Down Madden snide ravine in chaos (5,6) → DRIVE INSANE Anagram
Anagram of “snide ravine”.
5 Down Rain clouds lurk when I'm bitter (5) → NIMBI Hidden word
Hidden inside “when I'm bitter”.
6 Down Metallic ring from tribe followed by gram (5) → CLANG Charade
CLAN + G.
8 Down Nanny's mate from Gobi tally in tatters (5,4) → BILLY GOAT Anagram
Anagram of “Gobi tally”.
9 Down Trifle from bolshie flan thrown about (4,2,5) → HILL OF BEANS Anagram
Anagram of “bolshie flan”.
13 Down Brooding from disturbed tensing (7) → NESTING Anagram
Anagram of “tensing”.
14 Down Garland by certain free hours (7) → LEISURE Charade
LEI + SURE.
15 Down Permission to quit (5) → LEAVE Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
16 Down Unworldly one held in church body (5) → NAIVE Container
I inside NAVE.
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