MONDAY’S SOLUTION (No 8,177):

ACROSS: 1 Hibernate. 6 Col. 8 Starts. 9 Users. 10 Athens. 11 Tankard. 13 Exhaust. 16 Ticket. 18 Opals. 19 Ambush. 21 The. 22 Nightmare.

DOWN: 1 Hit. 2 Barge. 3 Resists. 4 Auburn. 5 Eczema. 7 Last-ditch. 8 Scapegoat. 12 Attract. 14 Heaven. 15 Unsung. 17 Cobra. 20 Sue.