THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Reduces environment, changes

wolf (7)

5 Are Iron Mans for women? (7) 9 Braai meat for BJ and tribe, i.e.

stir things up (9)

10 Second Team has space for

sweeper (5)

11 When, in Benjamin’s case, to

get a dog? (7)

12 Hates to remove the ashes?

(7)

13 Be happy with liquidised

limes (5)

15 Protesters are coy about right

to empty rubbish-bins (9) 17 About time priest acts first

and heals rifts (9)

19 Sweet equivocation (5) 21 Country song about travel

leg (7)

23 Powerful Mr P first at

international gathering (7) 25 Book a room’s accommodation in dry part of the country (5)

26 Aggressive signal I chose to

get rid of husband (9)

27 Ole sods concoct blocks to

keep the water out (7) 28 Siblings bonded together for

cat (7) Down

1 Flashes with kimono in streets

(7)

2 Obligations for first appearances doesn’t include you (5)

3 Purge lists in cold end to probe

(7)

4 Reply in connection with “Marry

the German!” (9)

5 Fight over “Resistance” with

psychoanalyst (5)

6 Thug in crowd ... rest is chaos

(7)

7 Blessed, he laid son on

mountain top (5,4)

8 South African Airways stuffing second son with last helpings of spicy food (7)

14 First in the month on the

mountain (9)

16 Incorrectly writes Algoa Bay Beauty Pageant lines on closing dates (9)

17 Officially stamped on honest

journalist (7)

18 Titillations for son (4-3) 19 Teach expert on our country

(7)

20 End of old buggered meter (7) 22 Endlessly lost blood after

morning walk (5)

24 Vent feelings on upcoming

English book (5)