Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 7 Clever. 8 Adroit. 10 Arrange. 11 Start. 12 Char. 13 Adder. 17 Bring. 18 Mete. 22 Lines. 23 Advance. 24 Shaken. 25 Grieve.

Down: 1 Scratch. 2 Hearsay. 3 Penny. 4 Odyssey. 5 Roman. 6 State. 9 Lend an ear. 14 Pressed. 15 Leander. 16 Deleted. 19 Blush. 20 On tap. 21 Every.