

Across
7 Milky Way (6)
8 Political exile (6)
9 Keen (4)
10 Afflict (8)
11 Invalidate (6)
12 Feast (6)
14 Girdle (anag) (6)
17 Projecting edge (6)
19 Jelly from seaweed (4-4)
21 Hoop (4)
22 Fabled female monster (6)
23 Male escort (6)
DOWN
1 Group of geese (6)
2 World of crime (8)
3 Revolve (6)
4 ______ counter (6)
5 Musical by Lerner and Loewe (4)
6 Pebbles (6)
13 Best clothes (4,4)
15 Shallow lake (6)
16 Temporary ruler (6)
17 Do without (6)
18 Moderate (6)
20 Fury (4)
Saturday’s solution
Across: 1 Scope, 4 Chase, 10 Limit, 11 Raphael, 12 Escalate, 13 Glee, 15 Obtuse, 17 Hectic, 19 Thaw, 20 Democrat, 23 Entwine, 24 Gusto, 25 Aries, 26 Id est. Down: 2 Comic, 3 Pitiless, 5 Hope, 6 Scarlet, 7 Bluebottles, 8 Wrath, 9 Altercation, 14 Belonged, 16 Traitor, 18 Revel, 21 Ruses, 22 Fine.