Friday’s solution (No 7,960):

ACROSS: 1 Saffron. 7 Animal. 8 Predict. 9 Tows. 10 Odds. 12 Package. 14 Tearful. 16 Nave. 18 Damp. 20 Arizona. 21 Repeat. 22 Element. DOWN: 1 Support. 2 Fiend. 3 Rain. 4 Natural. 5 Mistaken. 6 Earwig. 11 Shrapnel. 12 Pulsate. 13 Elegant. 15 Eraser. 17 Above. 19 Wine.