Friday’s solutions:

Across: - 1 Condenses. 6 Hello. 9 Rowed. 10 Charlotte. 11 Top-gallant. 12 Tour. 14 Tripods. 15 Revisit. 17 Retired. 19 Inroads. 20 Inch. 22 Close thing. 25 Gloss over. 26 Whine. 27 Plead. 28 Resurgent.

Down: - 1 Corot. 2 Newsprint. 3 Endeavours. 4 Sickles. 5 Spanner. 6 Hole. 7 Lotto. 8 Overrates. 13 Ivory tower. 14 Turning up. 16 Stabilise 18 Deliver. 19 Inserts. 21 Clove. 23 Great. 24 Used.