Yesterday’s solution

ACROSS :

1 High jinks. 6 Cat. 8 Uganda. 9 Utter. 10 Presto. 11 Useless. 13 Propose. 16 Casino. 18 Laird. 19 Intend. 21 Rue. 22 Splendour.

DOWN :

1 Hug. 2 Gents. 3 Jealous. 4 Nature. 5 Scythe. 7 Threshold. 8 Unpopular. 12 Section. 14 Opines. 15 Ordeal. 17 Set to. 20 Nor.

DOWN

1 Fear created by little house in a

subtropical compound? (14)

2 Staunch supporter of plant (4)

3 Nurse sore (6)

4 Cheap English comedian

keeps working (8)

5 Perhaps Basil’s embraced by

another boy (4)

7 Corrupt bosses’ haunt (6)

8 Unable to agree, earl fought

with Cecil and Robin (14)

12 Mollusc shell fringes stripped

within week (5)

14 Remains, say, in doctor’s (5)

16 Animal in a first class road

very near sanctuary (8)

18 Fellow cut across river to find

old coin (6)

21 Abandon racket involving

bacon supplier (6)

23 Authentic rocks without gold

and tin? Yes, authentic (4)

25 Call for one edge to be

cropped (4)