YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC:

Across: 1 Obsolescent, 7 Spell, 8 Rigmarole, 10 Average, 11 Retreat, 12 Cadge, 13 Indicator, 16 Abdicates, 18 China, 19 Ballast, 22 Abdomen, 23 Reluctant, 24 Ether, 25 Costa del Sol.

Down: 1 Open-ended, 2 Salvage, 3 Larcenist, 4 Sugar, 5 Elastic, 6 T-bone, 7 Starch amber, 9 Entertainer, 14 Dismantle, 15 Triumphal, 17 Chances, 18 Cudgels, 20 Lilac, 21 Tiara.

QUICK:

Across: 1 Whine, 4 Seller, (Wine cellar) 9 Replica, 10 Excel, 11 Late, 12 Examine, 13 Hit, 14 Dine, 16 Curt, 18 Tie, 20 Hostile, 21 Dull, 24 Koala, 25 Statute, 26 Natter, 27 Delay.

Down: 1 Warble, 2 Input, 3 Edit, 5 Elegance, 6 Luckier, 7 Relief, 8 Valet, 13 Hesitate, 15 Instant, 17 Shaken, 18 Tense, 19 Sleepy, 22 Usual, 23 Land.