YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC:

Across: 1 Spliced, 5 Bemuses, 9 Raven, 10 Operation, 11 Forty winks, 12 Spur, 14 Blows ones top, 18 Grease monkey, 21 Okra, 22 Snapdragon, 25 Test cases, 26 Prone, 27 Callous, 28 Obscene.

Down: 1 Strafe, 2 Livery, 3 Candyfloss, 4 Dhoti, 5 Breakdown, 6 Mead, 7 Snippets, 8 Suntraps, 13 Telegraphs, 15 Womanises, 16 Agnostic, 17 Reprisal, 19 Ignore, 20 Annexe, 23 Pesto, 24 Echo.

QUICK:

Across: 1 Amin, 3 Dumb, 9 Annie, (I’m in the money) 10 Ticks over, 11 Ratio, 12 Opens fire, 15 Gushed, 17 Ashore, 19 Trickster, 21 Adieu, 23 Annoyance, 24 Clear, 25 Yawn, 26 Mere.

Down: 1 Although, 2 Increase, 4 Unveil, 5 Barrels, 6 Gnat, 7 Veto, 8 Asks, 13 Continue, 14 Reprieve, 16 Estuary, 18 Minnow, 20 Keys, 21 Arch, 22 Iced.