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13d He painted lines without a permit. c???l?t?o
15a Couples decided wearing uniform is retrograde. ???t?s
18d One Regan typifies primarily in play i???a?e
21a Desperate rebel in southern desert. U?????.

Please explain in minute detail -brain addled !

13d - CANALETTO

Lines = CANTO around/without "A" + LET (Permit)

18d INGRATE

This refers to Regan in King Lear (Play) (who is an ingrate)

It's an anagram of I + Regan + T(ypifies) where "play" is both an anagram indicator and forms part of the definition - an "&Lit" clue.

21 (in s)urgent.

21a URGENT

Rebel = Insurgent minus/desert "IN" + S(outhern)

15a UNITES

Decided = SET

Wearing + IN

Uniform = U

All reversed/retrograde

Thanks . Canto and Regan unknown . I don't think I would ever have got the rest.

Hi Loubylou, I got lucky with the "wearing" = "in" because it was just in a recent Guardian crossword and Mattrom explained that parse me:-)