Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: - 1 Bastille day. 9 Acropolis. 10 Nehru. 11 Diagram. 12 Despoil. 13 Acne. 14 Instrument. 18 Aftermaths. 19 Eton. 21 Redoubt. 23 Cheerio. 24 Syria. 25 In despair. 26 Draughtsmen.

Down: - 1 Bar magnet. 2 Superb. 3 Islam. 4 Last-ditch. 5 Dinosaur. 6 Yahoo. 7 Cardiac arrest. 8 Bulletin board. 15 Near thing. 16 Entertain. 17 Brouhaha. 20 Jetsam. 22 Dared. 23 Cadet.