1. Decoration
5. Wash
9. Origin
10. Seashore
12. To be unwell
13. Depressed spirits
14. Standard of perfection
15. Consumes
16. Fifth month
18. Highway
20. Fortune-telling cards
22. Scorch
23. Acknowledgement of debt
24. Musical drama
25. Coniferous tree
26. Cackling birds
27. Leg joints

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2. ----- Gay, N-bomber
3. Donkeys
4. A great deal
5. Intellectual
6. Sour
7. Sound transmission apparatus
8. Wicked
10. Citizens' Band enthusiast
11. Permit (Brit)
16. Ripe
17. Notion
18. Become ripe
19. Give consent
20. Chinese secret society
21. Exclamation of mild dismay
22. Short stocking