THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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1 They do make things hot which proves smut is flourishing (6,6)

10 I join doctor going around with

no-good praise singer (7) 11 Colour of ray contains grey,

oddly (7)

12 “Valley of Fruit Juice”

resonates within (5)

13 Down wandering line you will

find a flower (4,4)

15 This plant will turn autism

around (10)

16 This is a hint (4)

18 Every peach goes soft (4) 20 SAA — a brutal representation

of a blank slate (6,4) 22 Animal TB covers five points,

and touches on a sixth one (8) 24 Turn away a Green (5)

26 Dim First Couple change places in relating to the central cell (7)

27 Eish, judge first then you run

away? (7)

28 Embarrassing domestic affairs after wash-line breaks (5,7) Down

2 Steal uncollated rest of bird

book (7)

3 Specimen is customary accommodation pad in joint (8)

4 Claimed South African

citizenship; ... (4)

5 ... wild U2 lout must unpack

that now (10)

6 Flower is described as very good, in other words, after radio question (5)

7 Old timer laid up after AA

banned from sauna (7) 8 Unnerving to see princess trill

about performance (13) 9 Dentist starts enamel replacement at the final insistence of writer (6,7) 14 Fruit and more fruit after

eruption of skin ailment (10) 17 Fuel, on average, has a loud

following at home (8) 19 Company creed is awkward

and forced (7)

21 She gets back rag, even

scrap (7)

23 Woman expresses hesitation

to be transparent (5)

25 Wee component of regret

article (4)