Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 4 Appears. 8 Hearts. 9 Contest. 10 Recipe. 11 Peered. 12 Portrait. 18 Larboard. 20 Detour. 21 Better. 22 Cortege. 23 Scores. 24 Regatta. Down: 1 Therapy. 2 Lascars. 3 Stupor. 5 Prompter. 6 Esteem. 7 Rasped. 13 All right. 14 Canters. 15 Address. 16 Decode. 17 Portia. 19 Breach.