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ACROSS

1 Breed of dog (5,4) 8 Brownish-grey (5) 10 Sweetheart (5) 12 Pitch (3) 13 Previous day (3) 14 Japanese maple (4) 15 Hi-fi (6) 16 Navigate (5) 18 Art form (6) 20 Slight (4) 22 Meadow (3) 23 Body of water (3) 24 Salvers (5) 25 Indian skin design (5) 26 Laird (9)

DOWN

2 Journey (5) 3 Assert (4) 4 Cross out (6) 5 At no time (5) 6 Refreshing vapour (5,4) 7 Check a manuscript (9) 9 Herb (7) 11 Supervise (7) 15 Solidify (3) 17 Mocked (6) 19 Beast of burden (5) 21 Jousting weapon (5) 23 Exhibit (4)