Telegraph crossword

Across

1 Aim, objective (4)

4 Chester’s river (3)

6 Wind instrument (4)

8 Wattle (6)

9 Songbird (6)

10 Person with dark brown hair (8)

11 Detest (4)

12 Edward Lear’s fork

(8,5)

17 Rudely brief (4)

19 Stanza of four lines

(8)

22 Steal cattle (6)

23 Very famous (6)

24 Scheme (4)

25 Fasten; draw (3)

26 Call; reputation (4) Down

2 Happen (5)

3 Terse (7)

4 Outline (5)

5 Severe; radical (7)

6 Severe; bleak (5)

7 Italian rice dish (7)

10 Counter (3)

13 Rare (7)

14 Legacy (7)

15 Steal (7)

16 Sister (3)

18 Satellite of Saturn (5)

20 Similar (5)

21 Turn of phrase (5)