Cape Argus

CRYPTIC CLUES

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ACROSS

1 Resident spied a ramble that’s reserved for walkers (14)

10 Taking the top off holiday van by the beach and ... (9)

11 ... half-suggesting it’s smart (5)

12 Jog back after an actionable injury (4)

13 Taping off

10-across with a Chinese emblem (5,5)

16 Up to scratch half dead match with (8)

17 Hear a rattle trap was ark’s resting place (6)

20 Internal force concealed plant (6)

21 Soften with the colour blue (4,4)

23 Wind meters blowing in the American heartland (10)

24 Stake Athenian leadership on Greek character (4)

26 Repository that can remove cannabis? (5)

28 Roasted meat like bear (9)

29 Having abandoned Mile End, addicts had only about a mile to run (6,8)

DOWN

2 Nice, deeper, passionate ... all written about the kiss? (11)

3 German capital is a little neurotic (4)

4 Supporters of Russian autocrat created a stir on the streets (8)

5 Essential part of the diet to eat after ten (6)

6 Child raised to meddle, pry, rake or be an inquisitiv­e person (4,6)

7 Take the top layer off, removing the bottom only for a run downhill (3)

8 Do good manners aid initiation into religious doctrine? (5)

9 Actors betray love of a male Soprano (8)

14 One can’t stop nodding off when Eric Clapton’s playing (11)

15 Following first principles makes Giuliani crazy (10)

18 Bronzes exterior of dark unhinged or hinged mugs (8)

19 Five hundred call for regular eradicatio­n of uncouth bums (2,6)

22 Wooden bar, mostly on top (6)

23 Brothel keeper was a mother twice over … (5)

25 ... and a father twice over, with both falling short of artistic movement (4)

27 A lot of whales in the Antipodes (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 1 Boycott. 5 Musical. 9 Security deposit. 10 Alto. 11 Terrorists. 13 Demobbed. 14 Tigris. 17 Bunion. 18 Chlorine. 21 Nasturiium. 23 Thor. 25 Foreign ministry. 26 Tenancy. 27 Halogen.

Down: - 1 Bustard. 2 Yachtsman. 3 Okra. 4 Tethered. 5 Modern. 6 Supervisor. 7 Cyst.s 8 Lotuses. 12 Absolution. 15 Reichstag. 16 Ghoulish. 17 Benefit. 19 Early on. 20 Stingy. 22 Siren. 24 Pill.

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