THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Suitability of a quiet support

one gets in judge head (15) 9 Told stories, provided back

with book on bunk (6) 10 Child smothers fly a little

bit (8)

11 Do nothing about VAT; get

keyed regularly (8)

14 Dress is dated and apt (6) 17 Unfortunately I stirred up key

satirist (6-4,3) 20 Determined beforehand that soft socialist established home on suspect date (13) 23 Unacceptable that I am in

hypothesis (6)

25 Bleach for every beast I had

to cleanse finally (8) 28 Solution when watch falls

(3-5)

29 Plantation will compete, protecting northern railway (6)

30 Penniless BAs are amazing, showing exceptional togetherness (15) Down

2 I sat around, calm (6)

3 Polish the French money (5) 4 Stands for recall of excellent

drink (5)

5 I make small appeal for

broadcast (5)

6 Place in Middle East to stumble

on crude oil (7)

7 Nearly time for darkness (5) 8 Pass time with relaxed side;

made acceptable (9)

12 This plural article has

direction (5)

13 Tell one’s followers precious

last commandment (5) 15 Sickness I had was

changeable (5)

16 In, for example, sleep, I object being raised to give name of place (9)

17 Exercise around grassland

fold (5)

18 Daughter has stake in poet

(5)

19 Short terror about imitation of

the past (5) 21 Healer chanted over old

mother (7)

22 A party - oddly - rents

dresses (6) 24 Alternative is in exit (5) 25 Father’s appreciation for

Italian food (5) 26 Raise bar for rave (5) 27 Nothing unknown came up

for element (5)