FRIDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,816):

ACROSS: 1 Salvage. 7 Yorker. 8 Valance. 9 Oboe. 10 Rice. 12 Tobacco. 14 Leveret. 16 Tiff. 18 Plug. 20 Harpoon. 21 Tissue. 22 Snaffle. DOWN: 1 Several. 2 Lilac. 3 Aunt. 4 Eyeshot. 5 Arrogant. 6 Heroic. 11 Energise. 12 Teaches. 13 Offence. 15 Eclair. 17 In-off. 19 Aria.