THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Smack of a thousand thighs (4) 3 Fix spring with ultimate

thingumijiggy (4)

6 Summarise retirement of

person who set the bar (5) 10 She tells stories about our

trance (9)

11 Stocking new version only (5) 12 Label (a sticker) contains

stretchy material (7) 13 Crushing sound of Senior Common Room meal being left out (7)

14 Excess or ghastly extremes of

gory revolution (4) 16 European Union ball

developed to give thanks (6) 18 Sharp end of law in action? (3) 21 White birds don’t have sons

(3)

22 Top scientist can duck initial

student insurrections? (6) 23 Part of speech minister

returned to book (4)

25 Spice Girl comes after

porridge (7)

27 Sack found in place below (7) 29 Doctor a home gutter (5) 30 Pick up time and brook

complaint (9)

31 Annoy and lose right to joint

(5)

32 Our country has empty

‘yieldless’ states (4) 33 The old Atteridgeville Hotel

starts to get approval (4)

Down

1 Weaker duo stagger into Karoo

dorp (9)

2 Capital account with endless

nonsense (5)

4 Engage before live-in (9) 5 Courts the unknown — a road

to the beginning of satori (5) 6 Organ plays Praise ANC when I

leave (8)

7 Row: Dean upset (9)

8 Managed church and spread (5) 9 Muggies give rise to small

bite (5)

15 Crew board with this (9) 17 Yayee! Pass over a piece of

cake (4-5)

19 Set about book on faith teachings to the nth — what a mysterious maze! (9)

20 Air of a doctor — in other words, nice but ignores one (8)

24 You and me to generate first,

opening oomph (5)

25 Stands up to help and work (5) 26 Yearns for fruit, missing

iBhayi (5)

28 Coming back, tip boy about

the same (5)