1. Nocturnal mouselike mammals
5. Backstroked
9. Entice
10. Story
11. Speeches
13. Villain
14. What a model does
15. Ill-suited
17. Deadly
19. Prompt
22. Deletions
24. Violent demonstration
25. Wainscot
26. Quite a few
27. Cease
1. An alliance of countries
2. Nimbus
3. Custom
4. Collection
5. Strap used to sharpen razors
6. Vest
7. Downwind
8. Untidyness
12. Gemstones
16. Vile
17. What you might fill out
18. Genus of the dogfish
20. Cancel or reverse an action
21. Employee Stock Option Program
23. Identity cards