SATURDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 8,709):

– ACROSS: 1 Malefactor. 6 Advise. 7 Guess. 9 Rescue. 10 Ava. 11 Leer. 14 Beep. 15 Exe. 16 Tiaras. 17 Tried. 18 Trough. 20 Close ranks. DOWN: 1 Mud. 2 Loiter. 3 French. 4 Cygnet. 5 Operates. 6 Affluent. 8 Sharpish. 9 Remedial. 12 At odds. 13 Rafter. 14 Baboon. 19 Gas.

SOLUTION TOMORROW