Clues Across

1. 'A .................. in time saves nine' (6)

8. A loop with a slip-knot (5)

9. To astonish (7)

11. Where photographer develops his negatives (8)

12. It has a shell and is very slow (5)

15. Hopping, biting insect (4)

16. Horse's mother (3)

17. Norwegian capital (4)

19. Sir Walter, who wrote Ivanhoe (5)

21. Referee's assistant (8)

24. Pieces of paper in a block for jotting (7)

25. Who loved Juliet? (5)

26. Bends legs to the floor (6)

Clues Down

2. Mike, heavyweight boxer (5)

3. Sort of fish from a hot climate (8)

4. The cards one is dealt in game (4)

5. Boa, perhaps, that sends one down in

board game (5)

6. Game played on ponyback (4)

7. With which to steer a boat (4)

10. 'Spotted dog' (9)

12. Piece of furniture like a couch (4)

13. Mixture of sand, grit, cement and water (8)

14. What one has to pay (4)

18. 'Royal' racecourse in Berkshire (5)