Stroke Association Crossword Spring/Summer

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Across
  1. 1. prickly shrub (4)
  2. 4. complete loss of hope (7)
  3. 5. proverb, maxim (5)
  4. 10. avocado-based dish (9)
  5. 12. Irish river (7)
  6. 13. appear suitable for one's role (4,3,4)
  7. 14. line touching a circle (7)
  8. 15. combine (numbers) (3)
  9. 16. slope (8)
  10. 18. intense disgust (6)
  11. 21. group of singers (6)
  12. 22. shipping hazard; composer (4)
  13. 24. stalemate (8)
  14. 25. slice (of bacon) (6)
  15. 26. large bird (5,3)
Down
  1. 1. do something hurriedly (4)
  2. 2. aquatic mammal (5)
  3. 3. very learned (7)
  4. 6. was victorious (3)
  5. 7. frightening creature (7)
  6. 8. town and lake in north Italy (4)
  7. 9. polish composer (6)
  8. 10. greek letter G (5)
  9. 11. unpleasantly bitter (5)
  10. 17. particular feature (6)
  11. 19. unusual; hard to make out (7)
  12. 20. synthetic rubber-like polymer (8)
  13. 23. diving bird (5)