THURSDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 8,742):

ACROSS: 1 On principle. 7 Knob. 8 Iceberg. 9 Boo. 10 Swing. 11 Speedy. 13 Hybrid. 16 Gifts. 18 Col. 19 Torment. 20 Iota. 21 Disgraceful. DOWN: 1 Owns up. 2 Pebble. 3 Idiocy. 4 Chess. 5 Premier. 6 Engaged. 11 Sighted. 12 Efforts. 13 Hectic. 14 Belief. 15 Instil. 17 Spear.

SOLUTION TOMORROW