SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,014

— ACROSS: 6 Nil desperandum. 9 Settle. 10 Reassure. 11 Etchings. 13 Blanch. 15 Unpack. 17 Jet lag. 19 Stroll. 20 Transfix. 22 Abnormal. 24 Rascal. 26 Venture capital. DOWN: 1 Indestructible. 2 Slot. 3 Demean. 4 Preamble. 5 Onus. 7 Purist. 8 Unrecognisable. 12 Hippo. 14 Atlas. 16 Calamari. 18 Italic. 21 Abrupt. 23 Oath. 25 Site.