THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

6 Broke quietly and left a time to

ask around (7)

7 Bust spectacles in blunders

(3-4)

9 Park a tiger in middle of

stretcher (5)

10 When an O met R, either caught

a tiny bit (9)

11 Warrior has same endlessly

pure heart as impi leaders (7) 13 High standard protects a

person (6)

15 Pass on Skop-die-Blik?

(4,3,6)

19 Getting on a grand Boeing that

had no smell (6)

20 Show genuine acceptance of

returning spasm (7)

23 Loo is hang-out for skollies (9) 24 River more pleasant when cold

goes for good (5)

26 Rough etc husband is found

inside — heavens above! (7) 27 Virtual right traded for first

certain food (7) Down

1 Trained speech was strained (4) 2 East has way with a woman’s

name (6)

3 Hide drunk that clings to one

(4-5)

4 Superficial Company SergeantMajor to lift quote (8) 5 Dependent Party (10)

6 For each one — silence and

decay (6)

7 Stay away from bed (4)

8 Set about organising day for

lover (6)

12 Ned, I am making six deliveries

at no cost (6,4)

14 Burst out in love I have, and get

in the way (9)

16 A little piece of slick ANC Inc.

— I ... (8)

17 ... see sadness at way of

spurious starts (6)

18 More than one plush rally loses

their back markers (6)

21 May suck without leader who lives above Trump’s dominion (6)

22 Crazy South Africa tops New

York (4)

25 Chirped back at animals (4)