SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,563

ACROSS: 6 Household names. 9 Blotto. 10 Shake-ups. 11 Ambience. 13 Intend. 15 Abbess. 17 Starve. 19 Ibidem. 20 Approach. 22 Gendarme. 24 Lesson. 26 Adult education.

DOWN: 1 Wholemeal bread. 2 Gust. 3 Bemoan. 4 Idealist. 5 Rage. 7 Ousted. 8 Expense account. 12 Imbed. 14 Torso. 16 Somerset. 18 Gateau. 21 Pillar. 23 Dolt. 25 Shin.

SMALLEST HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Awry. 5 Aia. 6 CNS. 7 Feed. DOWN: 2 Wane. 3 Rise. 4 Ya. 6 Cf.