Isn’t VENTRILOQUY a lovely word? I wonder how easy it is to say without moving the lips?
The codeword is VENTRILOQUY, defined by the latent letters: THE THROWING OF THE VOICE. 10 down is VOICE, but is entered jumbled, or ‘thrown’.
ACROSS
1 CHAMPING; ham pin in c,g
7 MU(T)A(T)ES; anag.
9 S(H)ORES; 2 mngs.
11 SIR(E); R is (rev.)
12 (T)ICES; 2 mngs.
14 S(H)OTS; 2 mngs.
15 (R)EINS; ein S
17 R(O)PES; hidden rev.
18 E(W)ER; E in ER
19 PAL(I)SH; pals H
21 BE(N)ITO; I in bet 0
22 PARAKEET; a rake in pet
DOWN
1 BESIE(G)ERS; anag.
2 (O)D(O)UR; d Ur
3 GA(FF)ES; e in gas
4 VES(T)S; initial letters
5 (H)YSSOP; s in posy (rev.)
6 HORS(E)-SHO(E)R; anag. – r
8 E(V)ITES; set i.e. (all rev.)
10 VOICE; voi(d) CE
13 ENR(O)BE; n in anag.
16 SP(I)ED; e in anag.
17 (C)RAIG; I in rag
20 L(E)TT; l TT
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