Yesterday’s solution

— ACROSS: 1 Dead weight. 7 Opine. 8 Audio. 9 A pig in a poke. 11 A watched pot. 14 Cadet. 15 Llama. 16 De-escalate. DOWN: 1 Drop a catch. 2 Alibi. 3 Wee. 4 In a rage. 5 Hydro. 6 Honest face. 10 Incites. 12 Addle. 13 Plaza. 15 Lea.