Read the Label solution
by Kegler
As indicated by the unclued phrase, CONTENTS MAY HAVE SETTLED, the LIGHT
letters have risen up to the top, and the HEAVY letters
have sunk down to the bottom.
Across
| 1 | A + RUB + A |
| 6 | POI + L + U |
| 10 | RO(COC)O |
| 11 | EMIL (LIME rev) |
| 13 | MET + EORS (ROSE anag) |
| 15 | AMENITY (ANYTIME anag) |
| 16 | B(AS)IN |
| 17 | PIECE ("PEACE" hom) |
| 19 | HEAR(SE)S |
| 20 | ALL TOLD ("TALL OLD" spoonerism) |
| 24 | ARE + A |
| 25 | SHEILA (ELISHA anag) |
| 26 | M(E)DIA (MAID anag) |
| 27 | ESSAY (hidden) |
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Down
| 1 | ARC + H (CAR anag) |
| 2 | ROOK (2 defs) |
| 3 | O(BSTI)N + ATE (BITS anag) [BOTANIST + E] |
| 4 | C + AGE [ACE + G] |
| 5 | NONET + HE(LE)SS |
| 6 | PUT + T + Y |
| 7 | METH + OD + IS + M [IMMODEST + H] |
| 8 | RI(YAL)S (SI(LAY)R rev) [LIARS + Y] |
| 9 | STY + L + USES [ULYSSES + T] |
| 12 | EVILDOERS (REVILED SO anag) [RESOLVED + I] |
| 14 | TIME + SAVER (EMIT rev; RAVES anag) [EMIRATES + V] |
| 15 | ALHAMBRA (hidden) [ABRAHAM + L] |
| 18 | HERB + AL [BLARE + H] |
| 19 | HOSE + A |
| 21 | SELA (ALES rev) |
| 22 | G(D)AY |
| 23 | H(E)AT [THE + A] |
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