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