LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Braised 5 Picks 8 Rhino, 9 Steamer 10 Drifter 11 Shock 12 French 14 Editor 17 Angus 19 Towpath 22 Leg-pull 23 Veils 24 Trice 25 Disease DOWN: 1 Bared 2 Asinine 3 Shout 4 Desert 5 Pleased 6 Cameo 7 Striker 12 Flatlet 13 Costume 15 Tsarina 16 Stolid 18 Gigli 20 Wives 21 Haste