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1 Divert (8) 5 Traditional SA treat (11) 12 Crouch (5) 13 SA’s national cricket team (7) 14 Defensive wall (7) 15 Edible bulb with a pungent flavour (6) 16 A small portion (4) 17 Express regret (9) 19 15th-century Japanese drama (2) 20 Operates (4) 21 Terminate (3) 22 Skilled (11) 25 Last Greek letter (5) 27 Water source in the desert (5) 29 Taunt (4) 31 Lowest tides (5) 32 Happening (5) 34 Wide variety (4) 35 Symptom (5) 36 Military blockade (5) 38 US comedian (5,6) 43 Males (3) 44 Not hard (4) 45 With reference to (abbr) (2) 47 A large group of musicians (9) 48 Watch (4) 49 Two-piece swimming costume (6) 51 Promises (7) 52 Opening (7) 53 Cognisant (5) 54 Excellent (11) 55 Simply (8)

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1 Disputes (13) 2 Scampered (8) 3 Recover (8) 4 Police (4) 5 Nostalgic gift (8) 6 Delighted (8) 7 Encircle (8) 8 Emblem (6) 9 Wipe out (9) 10 Small sofas (7) 11 Watch (7) 18 Cold-blooded creature (7) 23 Picks (in an election) (5) 24 Music genre (3) 26 On the other hand (13) 28 A benefit (5) 30 Make possible (7) 33 Animal doctor (short) (3) 37 Competent (9) 38 Discard (8) 39 Type of pasta (8) 40 Giving the right of way (8) 41 A blood deficiency (7) 42 Steer (8) 43 Combative (8) 44 Sign of the zodiac (7) 46 Altitude (6) 50 Reject (a proposal) (4)