Friday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Odious. 4 Scribe. 9 Faces the music. 10 Capital. 11 Argue. 12 Screw. 14 Strip. 18 Let-up. 19 Auction.

21 Put in the shade. 22 Eddied. 23 Fester.

Down: 1 Office. 2 Incapacitated. 3 Upset. 5 Compact. 6 Insignificant. 7 Exceed. 8 Shelf. 13 Expanse. 15 Elapse. 16 Bathe. 17 Endear. 20 Caste.