Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 4 Rivalry. 8 Redden. 9 Advance. 10 Clever. 11 Greedy. 12 Preamble. 18 Retrieve. 20 Aplomb. 21 Apiece. 22 Distort. 23 In fact. 24 Reflect.

Down: 1 Precept. 2 Adhered. 3 Redeem. 5 Indigent. 6 Awaken. 7 Recede. 13 Barbaric. 14 Veteran. 15 Beneath. 16 Sprite. 17 Mortal. 19 Repine.