The Citizen (Gauteng)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Unmusical tempounles­s energy’s put in (8) 5. What to do at garage ... tow provided in reverse (4,2) 9. Enlighten 101 lives ruined around India (8) 10. Examinatio­n in old flat (1,5) 12. Some beef about Big Apple’s stone (4) 13. British tree and Dutch tree rot (10) 15. Sort of shoes a pentathlet­e ruined on run? Hardly (6,7) 19. Exposed to sun and wind, a wet exotic herb’s consumed (7-6) 23. The lough is stormy, protected by it? (10) 25. Sleeping policeman, artist and parliament­arian (4) 28. Pay no attention to region in trouble (6) 29. Price due to be adjusted for some chiropody (8) 30. Eyes treated in Greek hot spring (6) 31. Old money in river turned over and brought up (8)

Down

1. Big businessma­n’s not coy at work (6) 2. Labourer’s victory in senior service (5) 3. Unsettled, I’ll start to yearn for her? (4) 4. Prolong American reserves in error (7) 6. Good-for-nothing Bette goes topless (5) 7. Monster ... one appearing during the naval formation? (9) 8. Accompanim­ent for crinkly chip and lard? (8) 11. Kind souls occasional­ly worship it (4) 14. Eat out and so on at hotel (4) 15. Big noise in faceless agency supporting scheme (9) 16. The usual boat for beginners? (3) 17. Some vulgar types are affectedly cultured (4) 18. Shaft in grass is getting bigger (8) 20. There’s a commotion over in rear of abattoir (4) 21. A tense broadcast with sad ending in Walford? (4,3) 22. Add redundant body part, having lost nine (6) 24. Article about engineers’ trio (5) 26. Had ultimately to arrest grown-up (5) 27. Record has undisclose­d contents (4)

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