WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION (No 8,161):

ACROSS: 1 Big top. 4 Chaff. 7 Metropolis. 8 Ewan. 9 Elegy. 11 Unkempt. 13 Satsuma. 15 Vodka. 17 Etch. 18 Goody-goody. 20 Erect. 21 Emerge. DOWN: 1 Bureau. 2 Then. 3 Perhaps. 4 Copse. 5 Awl. 6 Fussy. 7 Marked. 10 Equity. 12 Tadpole. 14 Adhere. 15 Vague. 16 As yet. 17 Edge. 19 One.