1. Pertaining to the backbone
7. Vicarage
10. Back then
11. Hyrax
12. Not first
14. Not more
15. Pulse
16. Former vice-president Al
18. Snatch
21. Expect
23. Famous boxer
24. Change into stone
26. Ancient ascetic
1. Epic
2. Prone
3. Singular of "Are"
4. Gesture of assent
5. Not digital
6. Dolt
7. Buddy
8. Petrol
9. N N N N
13. Not ours
16. A narrow opening
17. Be in debt
19. Out of the wind
20. Offer
22. "___ the season ..."
25. The symbol for iron