FRIDAY’S QUICK SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Thief; 4 Reproof; 8 Illness; 9 Sweat; 10 Loth; 11 Panorama; 13 Cane; 14 Rage; 16 Entreaty; 17 Slit; 20 Roast; 21 Fluster; 22 Relieve; 23 Press.

Down: 1 Trial and error; 2 Inlet; 3 Feed; 4 Rascal; 5 Pastoral; 6 Operate; 7 Fits and starts; 12 Unsettle; 13 Catcall; 15 Stifle; 18 Lithe; 19 Dump.