7 down benevolent creature in folklore
assuming quilaja is correct then it is a five words
a-b -i- b- the -i-e
8down bracken like frosty encrustation on window (two words) a-e -e-n
26a mechanical device in instructionsla programme two words 8 & 7 T------- machine
18d obsolete word meaning verdure g-e---h
2 down informal australian expression 4 3 3 5
c-m- t-e -a- p---n