YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION:

ACROSS: 1 Camellia, 6 Boss, 8 Alpaca, 9 Logjam, 10 Emphasis, 13 Nick, 14 Catalonia, 17 Asps, 18 Kilogram, 19 Bedaub, 21 Gander, 23 Edit, 24 Acted out. DOWN: 2 Aplomb, 3 Eta, 4 Loan shark, 5 Ail, 6 Beginning, 7 Seance,

11 Head start, 12 Spotlight, 15 Ascend, 16 Gateau, 20 Bra, 22 Nod.