The Herald (South Africa)

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Against Capone, say, law enforcemen­t taking back all wine (12)

9 Grass in neglected course is

full of holes (9)

10 Fish leaving current location

(5)

11 Old engineer set back

advanced capital city (6)

12 Stewpan’s converted as home

for insects (4,4)

13 Actor, Johnny, indeed making

comeback, wittered on (6)

15 Switch off broadcast about Bletchley Park workplace beginning to drag (4,4)

18 Arboreal rodent bit guards an

hour after noon (8)

19 Wicked people taking king

away from companions (6)

21 Flag hung – sail at sea (8)

23 Cut last pieces of fig roll, one

creation of Mr Kipling (6)

26 Dug up object in auditorium

(5)

27 Restrictin­g liquor, ultimately managed to reverse being in debt (9)

28 Driver’s been uncertain about

good way out of Wales (6,6)

DOWN

1 Reduction in degeneracy,

Conservati­ve’s success (7)

2 Vaulted lodge lacking interior

fitting (5)

3 With controllin­g position following cricket deliveries hit for six (9)

4 Oddly ignored big riot, centre

of Santa Fe (4)

5 Cover the news travelling

around area (8)

6 Welcome being ahead on

racing circuit, say (3,2)

7 Haggard oarsman going north

in vessel (8)

8 Defeated second-rate English/American team with a man down? (6)

14 Petty Officer, clueless,

heartless and pitiable (8)

16 One that’s flown over the

Channel (9)

17 Popular when seen drunk, to

some extent (2,1,5)

18 Upright army officer regularly

selected gunmen (6)

20 Gravel stored in smashing

lean-to (7)

22 For all to see, nude rogue is

improper (5)

24 Shame being short of time,

departs club (5)

25 Flier written with some

content you can ignore (4)

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