FRIDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,175):

ACROSS: 1 Back off. 7 Icebox. 8 Nemesis. 9 Rust. 10 Iraq. 12 Archaic. 14 Syringe. 16 Stub. 18 Flak. 20 Asocial. 21 Hornet. 22 Emperor. DOWN: 1 Bandits. 2 Comma. 3 Or so. 4 Fissure. 5 Searches. 6 Bonsai. 11 Quickens. 12 Agitate. 13 Cobbler. 15 Yellow. 17 Trier. 19 Soap.