1. Russian emperor
5. Bother
9. Laziness
10. Not Papa
11. "Shucks!"
12. Auspices
13. Historical period
14. Things
16. Petrol
18. Enumerate
21. Mélange
23. Pearly-shelled mussel
24. Compensation for a wrong
25. Sound
26. Border
1. An indefinite period
2. Catch
3. The right to enter
4. Cut of beef
5. Provided food
6. Crude
7. Left by a wound
8. Stiff hair
15. Gulch
16. A nanny or billy
17. Countertenor
19. Make melodious sounds
20. Carry
22. A single thing