Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Optimum. 5 Hassock. 10 Escalate. 11 Ski run. 12 Bovine.

13 Ice skate. 14 Waterloo. 16 Detach. 18 Leader. 20 Time bomb. 22 Spumante. 24 Unlock. 25 Cobalt. 26 Coteries. 27 Worsted. 28 Present. Down: 2 Pastorale. 3 Imagine. 4 Usage. 6 Amsterdam. 7 Stick at. 8 Cruet. 9 Get in on the act. 15 Lorgnette. 17 Come clean. 19 Demeans. 21 Belarus. 23 Photo. 24 Utter.