Straight Clues

ACROSS

1 Intricate 7 Peakless cap 8 Sea 11 Verify 12 Punch 14 Goulash 16 Gorillas and

their like 19 Prisoner 22 Elegance 24 Make mention of 25 More arid 26 Proportions of 100

DOWN

1 Hawsers 2 Gloomy 3 In the near future 4 Timepiece 5 Woody plant 6 Submerge 9 Swindle 10 Eat one’s heart out 13 Two times 15 Weary of 17 Former name of

Beijing 18 Extras 20 Courage 21 Check the

accounts 22 Hold firmly 23 At a distance