Cape Argus

SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Is dim, you find out. a backward girl, getting the sack (9)

8 Re-routing the tour at the time did shock one (7)

9 Falls for Gina head-over-heels, a soldier does (7)

10 For a charge, I can wangle in the girl-friend (7)

13 Trying to get the gold out of your tooth? (8) 14 It’s a time back since it was worn (4)

16 Meant to think about it (10)

20 No longer single, having got caught in it (4) 22 In case it’s the Continenta­l way (4) 24 Bet the road she took in will be shown in the handbill (10)

28 Made up, is great (4) 29 Figure on getting me ten passes to the building (8)

31 Eat the whole icecream outside (7)

34 The storm at its height and nothing damaged? (7)

35 Pale, is upbraiding one (7)

36 Finds it irritating when one withdraws (9)

DOWN

1 Having a brown back, indeed, when stripped (7)

2 Springs round in turn, though not a springer (7) 3 Lilian I dropped totally, after the reorganisa­tion (2,3)

4 The agents turn the girl in: a mere tool (7)

5 The nut is slack (4) 6 Christophe­r Bird (4) 7 Backward, or just the opposite (7)

11 Mean to dent the tin, you conclude (6)

12 With the Latin inscriptio­n. “Preserve the family” (4)

15 Heavens! Try “Shut up!” (4)

17 I heard the organ (3) 18 I have to back a bit (4) 19 Giving me a pound to have me return the flag? (6)

21 Signal the waiters, say (3)

22 A dance, for openers (7)

23 Rock back when touched (4)

25 Have the boy trot off to get the assistant (7) 26 As he hacked round the tree, creating rubbish (7)

27 Pictures you carry around with you (7)

30 For a bird, a grand tree to fly round (5) 32 Found a buyer for the second antique (4) 33 Tries to make one breakfast? (4)

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