SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,730:

ACROSS: 6 Expense account. 9 Kismet. 10 Transact. 11 Decipher. 13 Igloos. 15 Hussar. 17 Infant. 19 Appear. 20 Hay fever. 22 Libretto. 24 Gallon. 26 Stamping ground. DOWN: 1 Beside the point. 2 Spam. 3 Snitch. 4 Occasion. 5 Moss. 7 Extort. 8 Neck of the woods. 12 Issue. 14 Leave. 16 Airstrip. 18 Throng. 21 Yogurt. 23 Rump. 25 Lout.