Friday’s solution
ACROSS: 1 Clearing off. 5 Cat. 7 Gas. 8 Eleanor. 10 Up to now. 11 La Scala. 14 USA. 15 Tea. 16 Lace-trimmed. DOWN: 1 Cock-and-bull. 2 Robe. 3 Neon. 4 Fast forward. 6 Tequila. 7 Grow fat. 9 Azoic. 12 Slit. 13 Anti.
ACROSS: 1 Clearing off. 5 Cat. 7 Gas. 8 Eleanor. 10 Up to now. 11 La Scala. 14 USA. 15 Tea. 16 Lace-trimmed. DOWN: 1 Cock-and-bull. 2 Robe. 3 Neon. 4 Fast forward. 6 Tequila. 7 Grow fat. 9 Azoic. 12 Slit. 13 Anti.