The Citizen (Gauteng)

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Across

1. Wrestling with Poles involves Mike in court order (7) 5,22. Crosby has beef with Doris today (6,3) 9. A builder doesnt end in trouble within hearing (7) 10. Main extract as eaten by marine mammal at Tynemouth (3,4) 11. Put shelter over swimmer (3) 12. Call for help in busy areas, out of fuel, becalmed here? (8,3) 13. Bluish-grey fruit, large (5) 14. Obtuse new idea devised to hold government line (4-5) 16. Ideas man is there or in other places (9) 17. Charlottes finally backed argument (3-2) 19. Copious lint ordered for procedure to reduce 2? (11) 22. See 5 Across (3) 23. Treacle ruined old Greek play (7) 24. Nuts could be chestnuts with different source (7) 26. Greek imports loose sand in Baltic port (6) 27. Extremely dirty, unpleasant old TV series (7)

Down

1. Radical reorganisa­tion of UK phase? Exactly (5-2) 2. Pal disagreed with me, upset about directors corporatio­n (6-3,6) 3. Razorbills circumnavi­gate globe (3) 4. Thats absolutely fine (5) 5. Brown in battered derbys spectator (9) 6. Ten reportedly lift hospital photograph­s (1-4) 7. Eye problem: NHS resident ages dramatical­ly (4-11) 8. What machinegun­ners do, seconds after bombs (6) 12. Sort of panel also constructe­d on top of residence (5) 14. Smart jibe spoiled races in northern Scottish town (9) 15. Vicar guillotine­d for crime (5) 16. Bank officials counter (6) 18. Poem about Ulysses essentiall­y with happy ending (7) 20. Silk stayed at home (5) 21. Id earned medal for plant (5) 25. She apparently takes part in Annunciati­on (3)

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