WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION (No 8,185):

ACROSS: 1 Latvia. 4 Baton. 7 Hearing aid. 8 Gnaw. 9 Haste. 11 Redwood. 13 Trapeze. 15 Crypt. 17 Brat. 18 Gorgonzola. 20 Rayon. 21 Exempt. DOWN: 1 Logger. 2 View. 3 Apricot. 4 Bench. 5 Tea. 6 Nudge. 7 Hardly. 10 Sierra. 12 Drizzle. 14 Extent. 15 Cigar. 16 Thorn. 17 Blue. 19 Roy.