FRIDAY’S SOLUTION (No 9,037) — ACROSS:

1 Mishaps. 7 Around. 8 Starter. 9 Lull. 10 Acts. 12 In a word. 14 Asinine. 16 Rain. 18 Jane. 20 At a loss. 21 Beacon. 22 Thereby. DOWN: 1 Mascara. 2 Smart. 3 Alto. 4 Sardine. 5 Follower. 6 Antler. 11 Sentence. 12 Instant. 13 Dynasty. 15 Scares. 17 Above. 19 Sage.

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