ACROSS1 Complaint (5)
4 Fortitude (5)
10 Abscess (5)
11 Determine (7)
12 Rodent (8)
13 Prophet (4)
15 Money (coll) (6)
17 Knocking sound (3-3)
19 Deaden (4)
20 Pistol (8)
23 Nourishment (7)
24 Wide river mouth (5)
25 Bestow (5)
26 Assail (5)
DOWN2 Happen again (5)
3 Acts (8)
5 Most recent (4)
6 Accumulate (7)
7 Basic (11)
8 Conscript (5)
9 Administrative department (11)
14 Crowd (coll) (8)
16 Citizen of southern African country (7)
18 Girl's name (5)
21 Worth (5)
22 Leading character (4)
Friday's solution
Across: 7 Double-glazing, 9 Palermo, 10 Piano, 11 Site, 12 Annex, 16 Shaft, 17 Lath, 21 Ellis, 22 Ortolan, 23 Gothic revival.
Down: 1 Adipose, 2 Quality, 3 Alarm, 4 Camp-bed, 5 Divan, 6 Igloo, 8 Ground floor, 13 Chassis, 14 Baklava (or Baclava), 15 Shingle, 18 Ledge, 19 Slate, 20 Stove.
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