TUESDAY’S SOLUTION (No 7,957):

ACROSS: 1 Neptune. 5 Must. 7 Air. 8 Alpinist. 9 Mould. 10 Calf. 13 Erne. 14 Suds. 18 Easy. 19 Edges. 21 Autobahn. 22 Axe. 23 Hour. 24 Toaster. DOWN: 1 Near miss. 2 Persuade. 3 Uganda. 4 Expect. 5 Mingle. 6 So-so. 11 Fragrant. 12 Menswear. 15 Savour. 16 Tyrant. 17 Hernia. 20 Ouzo.