CONCISE CROSSWORD No. 954

SC FOR 19/5Dn By Mass

The entries marked "?" have something in common suggested by the unclued answer(s) forming the puzzle's title

Across

1 ? (4)

3 Stocky in build (8)

9 Aquatic bird (5)

10 Walk roughly on (7)

11 Sailor (3)

13 Chattered idly (9)

14 Battled (6)

16 French spoken in Louisiana (6)

18 Recklessly bold (9)

20 Objective (3)

22 ? (7)

23 Fruit of an oak (5)

25 ? (3,5)

26 Caliph (4)

Down

1 Finger (5)

2 Female sheep (3)

4 Hired assassin (3,3)

5 See 19

6 ? (9)

7 Foot lever (7)

8 Part of speech (4)

12 Cavalier's opponent (9)

14 Rugby forward (7)

15 Metal-cutting tool (7)

17 Notebook (6)

19/5 See title (4,7)

21 Musical note (5)

24 Unit of resistance (3)

Solution for last Sunday

ACROSS: 1 Nemesis, 5 Bleep, 8 Nil, 9 Emphysema, 10 Elect, 11 Earshot, 13 Inborn, 14 Nordic, 17 Puerile, 19 Dryad, 21 Soft-cover, 23 Ohm, 24 Eager, 25 Dryness.

DOWN: 1 Nonce, 2 Malleable, 3 Shelter, 4 Septet, 5 Buyer, 6 Ewe, 7 Plastic, 12 Hidey-hole, 13 Impasse, 15 Orderly, 16 Delved, 18 Incur, 20 Dumas, 22 Fog.

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