ACROSS 1. ←NAIL A DEAD← = DAEDALIAN 6. _T _O _R _S _E = TORSE 9. MALUS = ←SUM← outside A L 10. COMMINUTE = COMMIE outside NUT 11. REINETTE = _RE_ _IN_ _ETTE_ 12. SIR ←RAD← = SIRDAR 14. BICE = BIC _E 15. ANALPHABET = ANAL _PH_ ABET 17. LUST + RATING = LUSTRATING 18. Q DUO* = QUOD 20. ←CITE ON← = NOETIC 21. CUBE FARM = CU B_ + ←EF← ARM 24. THE _T outside CODON = THECODONT 25. PA ISA = PAISE 26. SAT E[-xa]M = SATEM 27. CHEVRONEL = (.u)CHE VR ONE L(a.) DOWN 1. D IE + R outside M_ = DIMER 2. = ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT = ECLAIR (ISS inside CEMENT) 3. AU SEX outside P = AUSPEX 4. INCA TEN ATE = INCATENATE 5. NOME = NO ME 6. WIN inside TIGHT = TWI-NIGHT 7. ROUNDABOUTATION = (ON BAR I OUT-AND-OUT)* 8. EXECRATED = EXEC + RAT ED 13. L_ inside BANQUET + THE - H = BLANQUETTE 14. ←(.o)SIT IN A LAB(o.)← = BALANITIS 16. GRUIFORM = GR UI FOR _M 19. VESPER = ESP inside ←REV← 22. MIAUL = MAUL outside I 23. ZOIC = ←C I + OZ←