YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Hoist; 4 Lioness; 8 Gearbox; 9 Trace; 10 Even; 11 Star turn; 13 Oral; 14 Male; 16 In the air; 17 Awes; 20 Dwell; 21 Asunder; 22 Rookery; 23 Press.

Down: 1 Highest bidder; 2 Irate; 3 Tube; 4 Laxity; 5 Outbreak; 6 Erasure; 7 Stern measures; 12 Pale blue; 13 On the go; 15 Bigamy; 18 Wedge; 19 Pump.