THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 This tree is a hit with you at the

centre (6)

4 Quickly cut up T-bone (4-4) 9 Recently relating to dead (2,4) 10 Small present lower than

flower (8)

12 Pull wife away from edge (4) 13 I cry, etc. cos becoming excited makes the stadium (6,4)

15 Dislike note taken by

alternative thinker (12) 18 Frame legends to offer many

openings (8,4)

21 Speaking out in favour of

assessment (10)

22 Drop television match official who protected me in playback (4)

24 Paint stupid mules at home,

hiding nothing (8)

25 Bliksem London nerd, boxing

(6)

26 Review again university accommodation taking in donkeys (8)

27 Type? (6) Down

1 Gauteng, for instance, is voting

for van Gogh (8)

2 Writes about fifty-one Cape

Town birds (8)

3 Needs no introduction to

workers (4)

5 Give art in Government, e.g.

basket-weaving (12)

6 Slide presentation on PE (5,5) 7 The woman’s short time is up but she continues living alone (6)

8 Father to settle area with

fruit (6)

11 Albums of Simon (Capitol

Productions) (12) 14 Slithering snakes between you and I, and everything suddenly starts to show our follies (10)

16 End with word a pupil takes

in (8)

17 Mystical man follows Twinkle

Toes (8)

19 Erect university on the bum

(6)

20 Go home? Lord, first unban

Kofi Annan (6)

23 Note about Left shake-up (4)