The Herald (South Africa)

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Cleaned quietly inside vehicle (6)

5 Glimpsing first bit of gunk beside piercing (8)

9 Appreciate eastern Cornwall town’s biscuits (10)

10 Indulgence consumed by major gymnast (4)

11 Consider overwhelmi­ng Spain in marine attack (3,5)

12 Sloppiness from the French kiss, one totally discontent­ed (6)

13 Trim left side of boundary to make another (4)

15 Long time wound up with former lover to begin with (8)

18 Work in a sty, I’d fancy there’s no worse place (8)

19 Unceremoni­ous over leaving playing area (4)

21 Swordsman runs after handler of stolen goods (6)

23 Got on space vessel within berth (8)

25 Sea creature is a food with shell on back (4)

26 Modern mobile few in England ordered (10)

27 Trashy clubs girl in Putney regularly ignored (8)

28 Want expensive threads, leaving studies aside (6)

DOWN

2 Short boy who asked for more fruit (5)

3 Common pal never dances tango (9)

4 On-line business boss bringing in nothing after October is upset (6)

5 Let on what poacher handing out freebies did (4,3,4,4)

6 Certain hoop inside a bustle getting misshapen (8)

7 Maybe trainer announced requiremen­t to make profiterol­es (5)

8 Near rush to imbibe whiskey, that’s habit of one retiring (9)

14 Heading off fraud suspect with entry ticket (3,6)

16 Climbing in automobile, silver and gold, to go up country (9)

17 Clandestin­e groups entering unknown into vaults (3,5)

20 Moving down river, overseas on boat, perhaps (6)

22 Stroke in slow movement (5)

24 Something happening in square that’s close (5)

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