YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Task; 8 In abeyance; 9 Hand over; 10 Pact; 12 Sirius; 14 Hawaii; 15 Knifed; 17 Strike; 18 Seen; 19 Felicity; 21 Fast asleep; 22 Site. Down: 2 At variance; 3 Kind; 4 Calves; 5 Search; 6 Manpower; 7 Lent; 11 Cricket bat; 13 Infinity; 16 Defuse; 17 Solder; 18 Soft; 20 Cops.