Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Shut. 8 Asseverate. 9 Deletion. 10 Nest. 12 Homage. 14 Spiral. 15 Compel. 17 Parody. 18 Bear. 19 Trickery. 21 Roundabout. 22 Host.

Down: 2 Heretofore. 3 Tame. 4 Aspire. 5 Events. 6 Frontier. 7 Left. 11 Slanderous. 13 Apparent. 16 Lethal. 17 Prison. 18 Bore. 20 Kith.