Under Pressure
by Kegler
As indicated by 22 Across, COMPRESSED AIR, six synonyms for “air” are “compressed” into single squares.
Represented by red numbers in the grid, the six are: 1=LILT, 2=HYMN, 3=NOEL, 4=ARIA, 5=TUNE, 6=SONG.
Across
| 1 | AORTAS (A ROAST anag) |
| 5 | MOT(I'VE)S (MOST anag) |
| 11 | TR + ELLIS |
| 12 | F(URN)ISH |
| 13 | L(ACER)ATE (CARE anag) |
| 16 | M(ON)ARCH + Y |
| 18 | PAIR UP (rev hidden) |
| 21 | NOOS + E (SOON rev) |
| 22 | COMPRESSED AIR |
| 23 | COrAL |
| 27 | ONTARIO (hidden) |
| 29 | A + DO + RERS (ERRS anag) |
| 31 | S(TUC + CO)ING (CUT rev) |
| 32 | D(A + N + C)ING |
| 33 | MET(I)ER |
| 34 | S(T)RETTO (rev) |
| 35 | PR(O + SOD)Y |
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Down
| 1 | A + TOM |
| 2 | O(R)LOP (POOL anag) |
| 3 | REANIMATE (MANEATER I) |
| 4 | fALTERS |
| 6 | OUTPOST (TO SPOUT anag) |
| 7 | TREAT (TATER anag) |
| 8 | INFIELDER (RILED FINE anag) |
| 9 | ESAU ("'E SAW" hom) |
| 10 | SH + APERS |
| 14 | AMNESIAC (CINEMA AS anag) |
| 15 | B(ROAD)ENING |
| 17 | APPL(IAN + C)E |
| 19 | A/C + CORDS |
| 20 | DEP(ONE + N)T |
| 24 | V + I + SIT |
| 25 | COOlER |
| 26 | pURGED |
| 28 | NEAT (2 defs) |
| 30 | SP(R)Y |
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Solution