ACROSS 1. FROWSTY = F ROW STY 5. BARROWS = BAR ROWS 9. ON SPEAKING TERMS = (PRANKS SEEMING TO)* 10. "DOE" = DOUGH 11. (PLUG IN THE)* = LIGHTEN UP 12. WEE KNIGHTS = WEEKNIGHTS 14. ←_ELS_ _I_← = ISLE 16. RATE = RAT + _E 18. GUARD* AT IO + _N_ = GRADUATION 21. OVERVALUE = (LOUVRE VA)* + E_ 23. CASES 25. GOOD + TIME + CHARLIE = GOOD-TIME CHARLIE 26. RAPIDLY = D inside APRIL* Y 27. LITURGY = IT inside LURGY DOWN 1. R_ inside FOND = FROND 2. OBSCURE = O BSC U _R _E 3. SEE THING = SEETHING 4. YOKEL = YOKE L_ 5. (GET BEHIND)* = BENIGHTED 6. ROTATE = _R _O _T _A _T _E 7. OURANOS = ←SONAR← after OU 8. SISYPHEAN = (PAY SHE)* inside SIN 12. WARMONGER = (GONE* after WARM) R 13. GORBLIMEY = G ORB + LIMEY 15. BAR CHART = ←CRAB← + HART 17. POOTLE* outside O = TOE LOOP 19. INSULAR = INSUL[-t] _AR_ 20. IV YT _O + D = IVY-TOD 22. EEL outside X C = EXCEL 24. "CD" = SEEDY