SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,576 — ACROSS:

6 Night blindness. 9 Mess up. 10 Embattle. 11 Ephemera. 13 Expose. 15 Italic. 17 Hyssop. 19 Lentil. 20 Furbelow. 22 Coalesce. 24 Nicety. 26 Terror-stricken. DOWN: 1 Enterprise zone. 2 Ages. 3 Steppe. 4 Snobbery. 5 Unit. 7 Leeway. 8 Self-supporting. 12 Exalt. 14 Paste. 16 Illusory. 18 Affect. 21 Rancid. 23 Lure. 25 Cake.