YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS: 1 Duck pond, 5 Scan, 8 Soap, 9 Nobleman, 10 Eventer, 12 Story, 13 Temple, 15 Lament, 17 Wants, 18 Relapse, 22 Engaging, 23 Hard, 24 Lads, 25 Porthole. DOWN: 1 Descent, 2 Crane, 3 Ounce, 4 Dibs, 6 Compose, 7 Ninny, 11 Tiles, 12 Small, 14 Managed, 16 Treadle, 17 Wheel, 19 Elgar, 20 Piano, 21 Limp.