SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS

ACROSS: 1. Pontoons; 5. Oral; 8. Much; 9. Talented; 10. Omelets, 12. Knife; 15. Ferry; 16. Fanfare; 20. Remember; 21. Joke; 22. Dane; 23. Soldiers. DOWN: 1. Pompons; 2. Nacre; 3. Octet; 4. Sill; 6. Ro ng; 7. Lodge; 11. Entry; 12. Known; 13. Oarsman; 14. Poetess; 15. Fired; 17. April; 18. Afore; 19. Ibis.