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7D, Small local film from Ireland with writing that’s more intense than usual (7) Answer is ‘shinier’ or ‘spicier’ but I can’t understand how either works exactly??

14D, Novel based on The Four Seasons is expected at the earliest in 2020 (4,3) NE?Y, ?AR. I thought maybe there’s a error in the numbering and it should be new year but can’t see how this works exactly

22D Ridicule returning American endlessly on island- the one popular with Indian consumers (7) answer is biryani I think - I get rib (reverses) at the beginning but can’t understand the rest?

12A, Covers the Christmas cake knocking back sample of house cider(4) is this ICES or ICED

15A, Clip if Number One record by The Cure cut short with sound system (2-2) think this is Hi-Fi but why?

21A Type of humour on The Hill reflects the housing problem (3,3) Thinks this DRY ROT but why exactly?

Threep, Pic = film, so Spicier, I think. The S will come from 'small'.

Yes I understand that know, thanks!

12 A - Ices, just reversed in the clue, from 'house cider.

15 Hi(t) Fi(t).

21 Dry = Type of humour
Tor = hill, reflects = reverse it, so Rot.

Dry Rot, hosing problem.

'Hosing' should have been Housing, sorry!

22 The Bir, rib, you've got + Yan(k) American endlessly +I, island.

14. Perfect, tks

15. Still not getting this, sorry. Hit Fit?

Great tks, like that clue.

14.. Novel = New
The Four seasons = Year,
New Year = the earliest(that can happen) is 2020.