YESTERDAY’S SIMPLE SOLUTION

Across: 1 Avid; 3 Scribble; 8 Late; 9 Persuade; 11 Continuation; 13 Treaty; 14 Tamper; 17 Fruitfulness; 20 Granular; 21 Tier; 22 Symmetry; 23 Mete. Down: 1 Allocate; 2 Intense; 4 Cheque; 5 Insatiable; 6 Bravo; 7 Ever; 10 Distribute; 12 Preserve; 15 Precise; 16 Affair; 18 Realm; 19 Ages.