WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,994):

ACROSS: 1 Alpaca. 4 Eerie. 7 Favourable. 8 Oven. 9 Hopes. 11 Beneath. 13 Sanctum. 15 Delta. 17 Sets. 18 Baton round. 20 Tacky. 21 Regret. DOWN: 1 Absorb. 2 Alan. 3 Amounts. 4 Earth. 5 Rib. 6 Evens. 7 Fennel. 10 Potted. 12 Harbour. 14 Mishit. 15 Debut. 16 Annoy. 17 Snag. 19 Tic.