YESTERDAY’S SIMPLE SOLUTION

Across: 1 Evil; 8 Obsequious; 9 Euphoria; 10 Demy; 12 Verify; 14 Hearth; 15 Battle; 17 Bisect; 18 Helm; 19 Formerly; 21 Contagious; 22 Easy.

Down: 2 Vituperate; 3 Loth; 4 Astray; 5 Squash; 6 Windlass; 7 Espy; 11 Meticulous; 13 Intimate; 16 Effigy; 17 Burrow; 18 Hack; 20 Else.