THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Out of touch with restricted earnings at municipality, and crassly initiates a party (13) Singer gives introductions for outgoing unrepentant Zuma at East London (5)

Aha, O.R.’s map given new life by new leader (9)

Great northern tree, uprooted, is found in middle of earthquake (9)

Holy man had tour in ‘backward’ America (5) Somewhat moist inside, old celeriac end is capable of diffusion (7)

The way that all dine out (7) Make strelitzia trap for bird (7)

Received nothing with teaching qualification, so retire (2,2,3)

Screen put around a pupil cleaning inside (5)

Ridiculed and unhappy about it returning with lift (9) Entertainer is fortunate to designate direction (5,4) A female leaves our continent, replaced by Eastern flower (5) Methodism, for example, is in favour of trial - a New Testament supplemented by one’s ultimate theism (13)

Down

2 Fascist ideology unknown in new area; one is mystified at first (7)

3 Love one left who devours husbands and makes us all hot! (3,6)

Value mass American band returning (5)

Queen Elizabeth found in shocking state, counting ... (9)

... heads in shattered space (5)

Entry-exit for final attempt (2-2-3)

OK, OK! Eve bulked out in the mountains (4,9)

Duty is worth the extra demand (5-5,3)

One muses about cost-ofliving before going to places of entertainment (9)

Cleaner to put off man (9) Cutter has on board quiet knitter (7)

Mad in head - in other words, final psychosis (7) Attempt street meeting (5) The thank-you letter (5)

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