FRIDAY’S SOLUTIONS

WEE THINKER ACROSS: 7 Minorca, 9 Atone, 10 Arise, 11 Eyeball, 12 Tripoli, 14 Envy, 17 Aged, 18 Absence, 20 Archaic, 22 Prune, 23 Hated, 24 Press-up.

DOWN: 1 Imparts, 2 In hiding, 3 Tree, 4 Baseless, 5 Toga, 6 Hello, 8 Americas cup, 13 Old hands, 15 Vanquish, 16 Receipt, 19 Cathy, 21 Cots, 22 Poet.