THURSDAY’S SOLUTION (No 8,049) —

ACROSS: 1 Enlargement. 7 Grip. 8 Tractor. 9 Tea. 10 Theme. 11 Happen. 13 Bisect. 16 Saves. 18 Ayr. 19 Actress. 20 Busy. 21 Dilapidated.

DOWN: 1 Eureka. 2 Laptop. 3 Retain. 4 Exact. 5 Extreme. 6 Torment. 11 Husband. 12 Pivotal. 13 Biased. 14 Sorbet. 15 Closed. 17 Sweep.