The Herald (South Africa)

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Bound to break track record in competitio­n (11)

10 Cool river for big animal (5)

11 Feeling – touch (9)

12 Juvenile error loading old weapon (9)

13 Star sign’s last – might one go after the fishes? (5)

14 A painful thing admitting hospital afloat no longer? (6)

16 Split by a pass, flankers in live game (8)

18 Witness old boy with tennis player, perhaps? (8)

20 Sweet animal, reportedly (6)

23 Topping in cake is not gooey, initially (5)

24 Scoffing ten, bun eater remarkably buoyant (9)

26 Dusk near, female given shelter by giant (9)

27 Story penned by an outsider (5)

28 Add one litre, tap turning (11)

DOWN

2 That woman, employing leaders in youth programme, becomes very excited (5)

3 Monster fiction? (7)

4 Guy loses coat, and is strangely silent (6)

5 Student getting good in pub game, operation looking up (8)

6 In Brunei, the regime is not one thing nor the other (7)

7 Book, first of several in the hairdressi­ng establishm­ent belonging to Scotsman? (13)

8 Terrible joints, we hear, for those writing regularly (8)

9 Various units entering flat (13)

15 Seaside town is obliged to cover up swindle (8)

17 Make green tea after brewing (8)

19 Not left off? Absolutely correct (5-2)

21 Garment top of the pile? (7)

22 Stop being palindromi­c? (4,2)

25 Very famous fighter on the way (1-4)

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