1. Vipers
5. Swerve
9. Story
10. Hammer or saw, for example
11. Tiny flowerless plants
12. Trailer truck
13. Mesh
14. A Rocky Mountain state
16. S
18. Ends a prayer
21. Vexation
23. Bicycle
24. Disinfects
25. They come from chickens
26. A period of difficulty
1. Portrays
2. Footwear
3. Auspicious
4. Not liquid
5. Vigor
6. Become more frugal
7. Otherwise
8. Repose
15. A pattern of behavior
16. Nature of being
17. Catch
19. Gains with effort
20. Where birds live
22. It is (poetic)