YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1 Cores, 5 Ticks, 8 Odour (Caustic soda),

9 Regal, 10 Universal, 11 Ire, 12 Smithereens, 15 Remonstrate, 19 Rue, 20Treatment, 22 Idiom, 23 Credo, 24Merit, 25 Niger.

Down: 1 Corridor, 2 Rogues, 3 Solution, 4 Polish, 5 True, 6 Chaste, 7 Sail, 13 Reaction, 14 Streamer, 16 Meeker, 17Themes, 18 Erring, 20Trim, 21 Tact. The solution to today’s Telegraph crossword will appear with your next crossword.