1. Core or essence
5. Wordplays
9. Before birth
10. Glance over
11. An indefinite period
12. Breathe noisily
13. Guided
14. Hindu loincloth
16. French for "Friend"
18. "Smallest" particle
21. Pots and ____
23. A trigonometric function
24. Tourist
25. Otherwise
26. Nature of being
1. A sharp intake of breath
2. Native of South America
3. League-wide results
4. 10 percent
5. Dab
6. Heat, water and electricity
7. What you're called
8. Sleigh
15. A piece of armor to protect thighs
16. A vaulted recess on a building
17. Letters
19. 1 1 1 1
20. Being nothing more than specified
22. Third person singular female