Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 7 Odious. 8 Sphere. 10 Missive. 11 Inter. 12 Norm. 13 Right. 17 Grant. 18 Cede. 22 Event. 23 Nothing. 24 Trench. 25 August. Down: 1 Command. 2 Fissure. 3 Lurid. 4 Upright. 5 Petty. 6 Yearn. 9 Beginning. 14 Protect. 15 Residue. 16 Weighty. 19 Jetty. 20 Sever. 21 Stout.