THURSDAY’S SOLUTION (No 8,958)

— ACROSS: 1 Distinguish. 7 Emma. 8 Insider. 9 Duo. 10 Okapi. 11 Images. 13 Hazard. 16 Socks. 18 Pen. 19 Pharaoh. 20 Nile. 21 Documentary.

DOWN: 1 Dumdum. 2 Sea dog. 3 Idiots. 4 Gusto. 5 Indiana. 6 Hurried. 11 Insipid. 12 Archaic. 13 Hyphen. 14 Zinnia. 15 Really. 17 Spasm.