Nikhil

@SBK The gun lap is for medium to longer running races where the final lap is signalled to the athletes :) and "adue" is a due, from Italian, for two people to sing together as one. I did have difficulty here too though, it was a tricky block, but hope this helps!

@Rachel yep the crossings made it work out but my initial fill had "retro DJ" and "babaghanous" instead. "J tile" was easy to fill in the end but my mind was already calculating potential 8 point words instead and I was mildly disappointed. That said, still a normal satisfying solve, just with a slightly bitter aftertaste!