QUICK PUZZLES
NO 1 ACROSS
1 Unfounded (8)
4 Junk email (4)
8 Museum piece (5)
10 Expression of contrition (7)
11 Dusk (7)
12 Coast (5)
13 Gave precedence to (11)
17 Venomous African snake (5)
18 Whip (SA) (7)
20 Go off course (7)
21 Fermenting agent (5)
22 Teleosts (4)
23 Put forward (8)
DOWN
1 Canal boats (6)
2 Figure out (5)
3 Argot (5)
5 Incite to anger (7)
6 Chaos (6)
7 Plot (10)
9 A skinny sausage (9)
14 Extraction (7)
15 Smear (6)
16 Glided on ice (6)
18 Curse (5)
19 Copper alloy (5)
NO 2 ACROSS
1 Clear (5)
4 Guest (7)
8 Rush-hour problem (7)
9 Cake frosting (5)
10 Calligrapher’s fluid (3)
11 Study of the zodiac (9)
12 SA cry of pain (4)
14 . . . Blyton (author) (4)
19 KZN city (9)
20 Groceries holder (3)
21 Strategic board game (5)
22 Leopard spot (7)
23 Extra (7)
24 Plummets (5)
DOWN
1 Trellis pattern (7)
2 Fissure (5)
3 Conquer (6)
4 Give up occupancy (6)
5 Faucet (6)
6 Three-pointed hat (7)
7 Siya Kolisi’s sport (5)
13 It begins on 1 January (3,4)
15 Stabbing weapons (7)
16 Gretel’s brother (fairytale) (6)
17 Begins (6)
18 As opposed to (6)
19 Small cuts (5)
20 Relay stick (5)
NO 3 ACROSS
1 Faultless (7)
5 Deep-fried savoury pastry (SA) (7)
9 One of The Three Tenors (surname) (9)
10 Scurried (5)
11 Re: the eyes (5)
12 Detailed (9)
15 Execute perfectly (inf) (4)
18 Planet Elon Musk plans to colonise (4)
19 WW2 decade (7)
20 Southpaw’s strong side (4)
21 Nose-in-the-air type (4)
24 Citrus spread (9)
28 Coffee and chocolate drink (5)
30 Broadcasting (2,3)
31 Obstruct and delay (9)
32 Past the deadline (7)
33 Bland (7)
DOWN
1 Movie snack (7)
2 Short metal pin (5)
3 Make more rewarding (6)
4 Deed (5)
5 Exclamation of triumph (5)
6 Engine booster (short) (5)
7 Yet another time (4,5)
8 Renal organs (7)
13 Acrobat’s attire (7)
14 Chewable Asian leaf (5)
16 Anger (9)
17 Reef material (5)
20 SA province (7)
22 Got in a melee (7)
23 Glowing campfire remnants (6)
25 Pungent (5)
26 Bridal path (5)
27 Texting icon (5)
29 Fastening device (5)