THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

8 Fruit that is two feet long (6)

9 I spy peel unfortunately, which

gives me the jitters (8) 10 Underwear of British okes around and about - in other words ... (8)

11 ... strangers lodge in transit

centre (6)

12 Laagers protect employment on UFS and Tukkies grounds (8)

13 Head carefully first on to large - very large - movie screen (6)

14 River fowl no empty promises

(7)

17 South African leader was first man (and first Kapenaar) to agree (4,3)

20 Smell disease in rubbish (6) 22 “No man is i...” - delirious

wakefulness (8)

25 Frolic and have a flutter, say

(6)

26 Fare left in large Italian, all

illuminated (8) 27 Pressures grooms about

you (8)

28 Plays as tot first appears (6)

Down

1 Sully and seethe about one

match (8)

2 Puke terribly with record

maintenance (6)

3 Hopes for a wife, a regular IQ

test! (6)

4 Carry on with spirited

mollycoddling of sibling (7) 5 Following popular party,

pressman is sponsored (8)

6 If I (Ms) and men mixed interchangeably, this would be promoting gender equality (8) 7 Language a ballad in

appreciation (6)

15 Springbok neighbour might

take a worker quietly (8) 16 Dog I register as ‘boxer’ (8) 18 Love dress (in a Large) - it’s

unique (8)

19 Enigmatic Sufi fed on spread

(7) 21 You ‘managed’ American’s

heavenly body? (6) 23 Poor attempt to welcome

queer (6)

24 Rising edge about swirling

dam water (6)