YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Cat burglar; 7 Llama; 8 Elastic; 10 Manifest; 11 Asia; 13 Sketch; 15 Turnip; 17 Emus; 18 Mealy bug; 21 Shingle; 22 Virgo; 23 Debentures.

Down: 1 Chain; 2 Traffics; 3 Uneasy; 4 Glad; 5 Artisan; 6 Old masters; 9 Clay pigeon; 12 Pullover; 14 Elusive; 16 Cement; 19 Bares; 20 Ogre.