Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 The Old Bailey. 9 Haifa. 10 Querulous. 11 Thursday. 12 Admire. 14 Neap. 15 Disastrous. 18 Fisticuffs. 19 Star. 22 Nectar. 24 Velocity. 26 Surliness. 27 Aphid. 28 Simultaneous.

Down: 1 Tribunals. 2 Elapse. 3 Loquacious. 4 Bier. 5 Inundate. 6 E coli. 7 Bhutan. 8 Assess. 13 Half Nelson. 16 Ostriches. 17 Tiramisu. 18 Finish. 20 Riyadh. 21 Monaco. 23 Corgi. 25 Newt.