1. Quenched
7. Silent
10. Sphere
11. Victims of a swindle
12. Perishes
14. Social rendezvous
15. Not sooner
16. Impudence
18. Counterfoil
21. Standoffish
23. Utilize
24. Slept
26. Takes by force
1. Spore-producing structures
2. Slanderous
3. In the manner in which
4. A wingless parasitic fly
5. Avoids
6. Leaving
7. A gesture of assent
8. Collection
9. South-southeast
13. She asked for John the Baptist's head
16. Petrol
17. Every bit
19. Utilizes
20. What we sleep on
22. Law enforcement agency
25. Often, an abbreviation for "Easy"