YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Show, 4 Dub, 6 Laid (Shoulder blade), 8 Guards, 9 Slight, 10 Dethrone, 11 Game, 12 Prepossessing, 17 Open, 19 Stagnant, 22 Virile, 23 Acumen, 24 Fate, 25 Dim, 26 Last.

Down: 2 House, 3 Worship, 4 Disco, 5 Besiege, 6 Lying, 7 Inhuman, 10 Dip, 13 Replica, 14 Suspend, 15 Sensual, 16 Gut, 18 Naive, 20 Alarm, 21 Needs. The answers to today’s crossword are available at stuff.co.nz/crosswords