THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Send me the message from the

top (5,4)

6 Challenge regular App of Steers

(5)

9 Sly middle boy vigorously hit (7) 10 Listening to man crash, having

little energy (7)

11 Very keen for new UAE zols (7) 12 Great soul music opening a

hotel at KwaMashu centre (7) 13 Cover or slip lands before old

boy (9)

15 Language of Latin disappearing

at speed (5)

16 His book is more of the same; alternatively, about Genesis and Exodus text origins (5) 19 Fruit pit found in rock (9) 22 Short tuber I intend to bring

back for disorder (7)

23 Feel good about Ulundi’s First

Couple being happy (7) 25 About time a lager is

distributed around (2,5) 26 Stroke bird with rhythmic

repetition (7)

27 Exchanges last rands on

captured soldiers’ return (5) 28 Left female pet in a sleeping

place (9) Down

1 Shoot medic up for gemstone

(5)

2 Sing for topless South African

not on time (7)

3 Operating system and staff

around one (7)

4 Business loses attempt to get

flower (5)

5 New ‘home maid’ garble is a

discrediting argument (2,7) 6 Contemptible person throws out

poo — help! (7)

7 Besotted with small glove (7) 8 Fuss about a girl more (9) 13 Ancestors give warning on

animals (9)

14 Mother left, beer overturned, after getting bill for porridge (9)

17 I find myself in between girl and

chap (Renaissance Man) (7) 18 British newspaper safeguards

British tones (7)

20 Festering about cold agnostic

(7)

21 Eccentric of loud accent (7) 23 Stared open-mouthed at

distance education (5) 24 Guided around home which is

padded (5)