11 across
18
needs
to
be
anything
but
neanderthal
(7-3)
18 needs to be anything but neanderthal (7-3)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer to 18 across is REFORM PARTY, and that gives us two things here: PARTY supplies anagram fodder while REFORM acts as the anagram indicator. Scramble PARTY together with needs and you get PRESENT-DAY, which neatly defines anything but neanderthal, meaning thoroughly modern.