PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 4 Useless; 8 Avowal; 9 Silvery; 10 Thrive; 11 Menace; 12 Obdurate; 18 Cataract; 20 Rebate; 21 Sprint; 22 Quality; 23 In fear; 24 Verdure.

Down: 1 Caution; 2 Comrade; 3 Salver; 5 Shipment; 6 Loving; 7 Strict; 13 Ancestor; 14 Mariner; 15 Stature; 16 Rebuke; 17 Pallid; 19 Append.