YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION:

ACROSS: 1 Indigo, 4 Whales, 9 Uncle, 10 Lanyard, 11 Epistle, 12 Often, 13 Memory stick, 18 Dwarf, 20 Demesne, 22 Torpedo, 23 Thing, 24 Donate, 25 Stench. DOWN: 1 Inured, 2 Decline, 3 Greet, 5 Handout, 6 Leant, 7 Siding, 8 Blue-eyed boy, 14 Offbeat, 15 Cushion, 16 Edited, 17 Length, 19 Apron, 21 Motet.