MONDAY’S SOLUTION (NO 7,136):

ACROSS: 1 Bellicose. 6 Asp. 8 Census. 9 Futon. 10 Sierra. 11 Natural. 13 Operate. 16 Rapids. 18 Idiom. 19 Scrubs. 21 Ego. 22 Retaliate.

DOWN: 1 Bee. 2 Loser. 3 Instant. 4 Outfit. 5 Easter. 7 Penalises. 8 Customise. 12 Aerosol. 14 Editor. 15 Armpit. 17 Parka. 20 Bye.