Yesterday

ACROSS: 1 Abate, 4 Manacles, 9 Vacant, 14 Sling, 15 Blot one’s copybook, 17 Scrum, 18 Zoo, 19 Reserve, 20 Snatching, 21 Costly, 24 Forbidden, 25 Nestle, 26 Legend, 29 Navigating, 31 Hem, 32 Mocked, 33 Dodo, 35 Axe, 37 Shut, 39 Denounced, 40 Refurbish, 41 Spied, 42 Aberdeen, 47 Pretence, 51 Squab, 55 Economist, 56 Energetic, 58 Pews, 59 Soh, 60 Dove, 61 Cornet, 62 Oui, 63 Exasperate, 66 Tedium, 67 Pitted, 69 Conferred, 72 Sniper, 73 Semibreve, 75 Cutlass, 77 Can, 80 Argue, 81 Bone of contention, 82 Libel, 83 Beetle, 84 Relished, 85 Exits.

DOWN: 2 Ballerina, 3 Title, 5 Also, 6 Adorned, 7 Lay it on thick, 8 Sloth, 9 Vikings, 10 Cast, 11 Narrow, 12 Fizzy, 13 Ignored, 14 Smitten, 16 Never say die, 22 Vision, 23 Placard, 24 Fritter, 25 Nomads, 27 Emotion, 28 Heifer, 30 Glum, 32 Merit, 34 Ochre, 36 Writ, 38 Hub, 42 Ahead, 43 Evolved, 44 Doom, 45 Editor, 46 Quest, 48 Escape route, 49 Expired, 50 Cow, 51 Stencil, 52 Behold, 53 Lewis Carroll, 54 Ogle, 57 Trader, 64 Transport, 65 Musical, 66 Trickle, 68 Tremble, 70 Novices, 71 Meagre, 72 Snobs, 74 Inner, 76 Latex, 78 Heat, 79 Once.