Crossword

ACROSS

1 Pepsi-Cola (anag) – pertaining to a bishop (9)

8 Midwestern US state (4)

9 Dynamic — enterprising (2-7)

10 Rule Britannia composer, d. 1778 (4)

13 Tree yielding syrup (5)

15 Fracas (6)

16 Hunting expedition (6)

17 Be present (6)

19 Southwestern US state (6)

20 First sign of the zodiac (5)

21 Connects (4)

24 Cylindrical cake (5,4)

25 German song (4)

26 I spy month (anag) (9)

DOWN

2 Walk slowly with a heavy tread (4)

3 Solid fat used in cooking (4)

4 Spending (6)

5 Chronicles (6)

6 Quack (9)

7 American novelist and playwright, b. 1925 (4,5)

11 Large venomous spider (9)

12 (Of clothes) ready-made (3-3-3)

13 Miraculous food (5)

14 Overhanging roof edges (5)

18 Sleepy (6)

19 British naval hero (6)

22 (Of sparkling wine) very dry (4)

23 In addition (4)