Across
- 1. Waterfowl that might avoid a blow (4)
- 3. blend (3)
- 6. Superstar singer (7)
- 8. All in one place (8)
- 11. Greta _____ (5)
- 13. Scenic (11)
- 18. Instrument with keys, odd tune (9)
- 19. Top covering, high above (4)
- 21. Pest (8)
- 25. Laurence _______ (7)
- 26. Inlet (3)
Down
- 2. Flag nickname (5,4)
- 4. A bit of zest, found in cooking (7)
- 5. Surprising word, oddly zippy one inside! (5)
- 7. Strange entity, foreign in appearance (9)
- 9. Leisure at sea (5)
- 10. Brilliant hue, first appearing across zenith (5)
- 12. Power to deny approval (4)
- 14. One who weeps excessively, in a childish way (7)
- 15. Odd character in physics with a strange charm? (5)
- 16. Shiplauncher (5)
- 17. Marsupial (5)
- 20. Spotty kitty (7)
- 22. Sweden’s finest In furniture (4)
- 23. Cheese from Holland, oddly made (4)
- 24. Sages, perhaps with gifts in a story? (4,3)