Last week’s answers:

ACROSS: 7 Atoll; 8 Scruple; 9 Embrace; 10 Totem; 12 False hopes; 15 Interprets; 18 Nooks; 19 Fall out; 21 Athlete; 22 Siren.

DOWN: 1 Macedonian; 2 Doubt; 3 Plea; 4 Assess; 5 Crotchet; 6 Epitaph; 11 Music stand; 13 Arrested; 14 Atrophy; 16 Rafter; 17 Board; 20 Lost.