PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Chateau; 8 Scorpio; 9 Andorra; 10 Uncle(an); 11 Speedwell; 14 Easels; 15 Mower (Moa); 16 Collar; 20 Close-knit; 23 (B)Ranch; 24 Adverse; 25 Start up; 26 Inspect.

Down: 1 Coarse (Course); 2 Addled; 3 Erred; 4 Usage; 5 Popular; 6 Apache; 7 Towels; 12 Whorl 13 Leeds (Leads); 15 Machete; 16 Caress; 17 Landau; 18 Untrue; 19 Street. 21 Okapi 22 E-a-ves