LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1078:

ACROSS: 8 Piri-piri 9 Puzzle 10 Tarzan 11 Penalize 12 Azores 13 Died away 14 Treads the boards 18 Edifices 21 Snazzy 23 Ultimata 24 Avenge 25 Dazzle 26 Ecofreak

DOWN: 1 Pizazz 2 Pizzeria 3 Zionists 4 Tipped the scales 5 Sponge 6 Azalea 7 Blizzard 15 Red algae 16 Beshadow 17 Amateurs 19 Frizzy 20 Crazed 22 Zigzag