Compact crossword

Friday's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Welcoming greeting (5)

4 Welcoming greeting (5)

10 Greek fabulist (5)

11 Suffer (7)

12 Uneatable (8)

13 Low dull sound (4)

15 _____ 4 across (6)

17 See 19

19 and 17 Good-day (Italian) (4,6)

20 Informal greeting (4-4)

23 Kissing amorously (slang) (7)

24 Jim ______, game show presenter (5)

25 At the side of the ship (5)

26 Town near Tilbury in Essex (5)

DOWN

2 Church passageway (5)

3 Poorly balanced (8)

5 Small whirlpool (4)

6 Crossbred dog (7)

7 financial institution (7,4)

8 Welcoming greeting (5)

9 Early greeting (4,7)

14 Red mineral (8)

16 Young pride member (4-3)

18 Upper leg (5)

21 Informal greeting (5)

22 Informal greeting (4)

Thursday's solution

Across: 1 Sutherland, 7 Improved, 8 Gout, 9 Enjoy, 10 Ascribe, 12 Oyster-catcher, 15 Prefect, 17 Bonce, 20 Moor, 21 Overturn, 22 Messenger.

Down: 1 Simon, 2 Turn out, 3 Envy, 4 Lady's man, 5 Niger, 6 Jumble, 11 Previous, 13 Yarrow, 14 Chortle, 16 Force, 18 Cords, 19 Tern.