Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Scuffle. 5 Solicit. 9 Opt. 10 Rhinoplasty. 11 Chartreuse. 12 Punt. 14 Endwise. 16 Ranking. 18 Ketchup. 20 Sporran. 21 Step. 22 Matchmaker. 25 Operational. 26 Act. 27 Kissing. 28 Shyster.

Down: 1 Spot check. 2 Ultra. 3 First light. 4 Epicene. 5 Sponsor. 6 Lily. 7 Costumier. 8 Tryst. 15 Dotterels. 17 Generator. 19 Peaking. 20 Seconds. 21 Shock. 23 Krait. 24 Taxi.