CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Perhaps (5) 4 Dark colour (5) 10 Gambling odds (5) 11 Legendary bird (7) 12 Counteracting remedy (8) 13 Inferno (4) 15 Star sign (6) 17 Pal (6) 19 Inner side of the foot (4) 20 Cooking vessel (8) 23 Jealous (7) 24 Circular coral reef (5) 25 Sphere (5) 26 Minimum (5)

DOWN

2 Prevent or ward off (5) 3 Percussion instrument (4,4) 5 Appearance (4) 6 Brief and to the point (7) 7 Part of a football pitch (7,4) 8 Malice (5) 9 Extremely (11) 14 Remains of something destroyed (8) 16 Impolite, bad-mannered (7) 18 Boggy ground (5) 21 Godly (5) 22 Item for styling the hair (4)