The Citizen (Gauteng)

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Across 1. Ramshackle car OK for top accessory? (4,4) 5. Current judge in Kent blasted printer (6) 9. Individual instructio­n worked out within hearing (8) 10. Fly groups during half term (6) 12. Pop artist regularly selected source of meal (4) 13. Labour MEP only met after surgery (10) 15. Memorable peacekeepe­rs hammer out list? About time! (13) 19. Tight couple of coppers (one short) moving slowly (5-8) 23. Insert clean sheets, put in ground, then depart (10) 25. Cook ran out of gumbo (4) 28. Break in new stirrup, top missing (6) 29. Go back in, downright full of oneself (8) 30. Like rich furniture maybe — or lily, unnecessar­ily? (6) 31. Shoot what’s in grate (4,4) Down 1. Top sailor lifted quota (6) 2. Ring court about note for music group (5) 3. It’s scarce over in Tipperary (4) 4. Person who bolts school? (7) 6. Awful hospital upset dishearten­ed Tory (5) 7. Dance in prison drinking dubious bitter (9) 8. Unions ran boards for a decade (8) 11. Occasional­ly sell one tree (4) 14. Second justice freed suspect (4) 15. Freakish annual rut in different places (9) 16. Nice article supporting German weapon (3) 17. Metal shields hot light (4) 18. Snooty puritan admits evil rebellion (8) 20. Not quite perfect concept (4) 21. PC arrests very short Unionist for concealmen­t (5-2) 22. Spelt name the wrong way round, partly as cover (6) 24. Not much change for Indian gym in Paris street (5) 26. Uniform stuff found in Gurkha kitbags (5) 27. Dress and leave quarters (4)

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