THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Line ANC led: “Shark swims with

pastor on PE beach” (5,10) 9 Narrow neck is result of musth

frenzy (7)

10 Explosive class covers points

(7)

11 Lekota losing his head is a

wrong move (5)

12 Deathly capacity left with the

laity, unfortunately (9) 13 Large break in damaged

cassette box shows (9) 15 Gadget initially gives one’s

micro limits (5)

16 Badger to alter changes,

maybe later (5)

18 No way Algeria loses heart,

even longing (9)

20 Burn trace threatening quality

(9)

23 Comforted each steed

regularly (5)

24 Loser is not a powerless

Wallaby (2-5)

25 Good paddle, declared old

leader (7)

26 Alan began on goal to recycle

water (9,6) Down

1 A yellowish-green new covering on unknown waterway tube, top to bottom (10,5) 2 Genuine, real mixture has settled

on top (7)

3 Ranked exotic lunar mice (9) 4 Stand when hugged by swimmer

(5)

5 Loves preserving current site development and puts into computer format (9)

6 I cut up meal with this (5) 7 Initially Kingsley Holgate fails to

convert Islamic leaders (7) 8 Sometimes each present comes

with the name (5,3,3,4) 14 Small articles to publicise

setback for hospitals (9)

15 A pathetic thank-you undergraduate raises to the country (9)

17 Various inputs are feature after

refreshments (5-2)

19 Secret police established in

opening espionage centre (7) 21 Generous model loses old

lover (5)

22 Mature hack has new energy

turnabout (5)