YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC - ACROSS: 1 Alfresco 5 Pear 9 Scrum 10 Explain 11 Thus 12 Pasadena 14 Apache 15 Remark 18 Distract 20 Wall 23 Elastic 24 Short 25 Song 26 Lacrosse DOWN: 1 Asset 2 Formula 3 Emma 4 Caesar 6 Elate 7 Ransack 8 L-plates 13 Charity 14 Address 16 Amazons 17 Acacia 19 Spain 21 Lithe 22 Tsar

QUICK - ACROSS: 1 Fish-farm 5 Pint 9 Tiara 10 Stopgap 11 Hide 12 One or two 14 Rapper 15 Russia 18 Noah’s Ark 20 Crew 23 Orbital 24 Whirr 25 Name 26 Eyesight DOWN: 1 Fetch 2 Stand up 3 Flab 4 Resent 6 Ingot 7 Tapioca 8 Coconut 13 Website 14 Run-down 16 Surfing 17 Brolly 19 Album 21 Worst 22 Owls