SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Straiten, 5 Name tag, 9 Sinhalese, 14 Steed, 16 Asteroidal, 23 Batter, 24 Referenda, 25 Archive, 26 Ali, 27 Pixelated, 28 Turn, 29 Cemeteries, 30 Replete, 31 Stab, 32 Talent, 33 Pole, 34 Terrier, 37 Crash, 38 Spare, 39 Turin, 40 Pacemakers, 42 Ailed, 43 Daydream, 48 Cede, 49 Aspects, 50 Operetta, 51 Fan, 52 Gamekeeper, 53 Cotton, 58 Prospero, 61 Becalm, 62 Make way, 63 Rehearse, 65 Deliberate, 70 Fascinated, 72 Sea green, 73 Senegal, 74 Stayer, 75 Tethered, 82 Mid-air, 83 Forecaster, 85 Ian, 86 Freehand, 87 Statute, 88 Tors, 94 Resigned, 95 Gable, 96 Stalemates, 97 Eerie, 98 Chase, 99 Farce, 103 Tactile, 105 Tyro, 106 Tester, 108 Dose, 109 Scarlet, 110 Variegated, 113 Rome, 114 Waterside, 115 Aye, 116 Ocarina, 118 Tolerates, 119 Isabel, 120 Dress-sense, 121 Altar, 122 Stateless, 123 Rustler, 124 Overture.

Down: 2 To a degree, 3 Artlessness, 4 Tarred, 6 Abed, 7 Elements, 8 Grapevines, 9 Snakes, 10 NOC, 11 Animated, 12 Eden, 13 Emanated, 14 Snipe, 15 Expatiate, 17 Suárez, 18 Eventual, 19 Interpreter, 20 Agree, 21 Generates, 22 Recovered, 31 Startles, 35 Weather, 36 Sarah, 41 Stamen, 44 Apostle, 45 Sage, 46 Menaces, 47 Sever, 54 Care, 55 Taxed, 56 Berated, 57 Cite, 59 Realise, 60 Rear, 64 Spar, 66 Decor, 67 Greeks, 68 Reprieve, 69 Lettuce, 71 Charioteers, 76 Ties, 77 Extravagant, 78 Get across, 79 Bared, 80 Malefactor, 81 Stratagem, 84 Sweetmeat, 89 Racketeer, 90 Relegate, 91 Careless, 92 Sabotage, 93 Tenement, 100 Steers, 101 Essays, 102 Recipe, 104 Amour, 107 Stair, 111 Dora, 112 Race, 117 Ire.