YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Eels; 3 Indolent; 9 Rhyming; 10 Error; 11 Perfect pitch; 13 Alight; 15 Agreed; 17 Ten-gallon hat; 20 Extra; 21 Indulge; 22 Tear-drop; 23 Uses.

Down: 1 European; 2 Layer; 4 Nights; 5 Opening words; 6 Earache; 7 Tory; 8 Rider Haggard; 12 Editress; 14 Inertia; 16 Albino; 18 Holds; 19 Beat.