Clue: Work of 1 across mentioned in speech of 12 26 (5,3,3)
Answer: CAKES AND ALE
Explanation: Definition: Work of 1 across
A novel by Somerset Maugham, and a phrase from Sir Toby Belch in *Twelfth Night*: 'Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?'