Solution to Cracking! by Soup

 Solution to Cracking! by Soup

GEM STONE

SECRET PAPERS

MONEY BOX

Across

6: MIMESIS - M<IM>E SIS

7: SEW UP - PU[G] WE(e)S

8: DAMN - DAM N

10: TORSION BAR - cd

12: VIENNESE - V I[R] ENNESE

14: ESSAYS - [F]ES<SAY>S

15: SEGUE - SE<GU>E

16: TAXES - AT SEX rev

21: ZEPHYR - HYPERSENSITIZES* less SENSE IT IS*

23: HOROLOGY - HO<RO[L]LO>G Y(ell)

24: INDIAN HEMP - PAN IM [B]EHIND*

25: OBEY - OBE (abho)R def(Y)

26: DAISY - DAIS-Y

27: ROSETTE - RO SETTE[E]

Down

1: partakinGINNeat

2: TEA TREE - T(h)E<A[R]T>(f)R(e)E(z)E(r)

3: FIERCER - REF rev + ERIC*

4: TENNIS BALL - BEN IS TALL spooner

5: QUEASY - QUE<AS>Y

9: ALIKE - A L[A]IKE

11: IDEA - (encyclop)AEDI(a)

13: NAUGHTIEST - HISGAUNT[L]ET*

17: EAGLE - (pressur)E A LEG*

18: ERIN - E[D]RIN

19: PHAETON - NOTAHE[L]P*

20: CROPPED - CRO(C) DEPP rev

22: ENNEAD - Acrostic

25: OATH - O [R]AT H