Thursday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Stammered. 6 Alb. 8 Outfit. 9 Idiot. 10 Foiled. 11 Owing to. 13 Hosiery. 16 Orates. 18 Plan b. 19 Instep. 21 Gnu. 22 Pyongyang.

Down: 1 Sou. 2 Awful. 3 Matador. 4 Rimini. 5 Daring. 7 Bottoms up. 8 Off-the-peg. 12 Wyoming. 14 Soak up. 15 Embryo. 17 At sea. 20 Egg.