THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Pattern of thought shown by woman holding first Cambridge degree (6)

5 Friends back report as right

(4-4)

9 So Kev lends repaired shoes (10) 10 Party with new beginning (4) 11 Flower small at present, next to

funny dorp (8)

12 Crucial test of moonlit musical

(6)

13 Loves going around black

energy with instrument (4) 15 Namib limits are very important

(4,4)

18 Flatter Bishop with “Speak up!”

(6,2)

19 Old morning-after assessment

(4)

21 Ancient ego stirs in lively lad

(3-3)

23 A stretch somehow

progressively increases (8) 25 Put off bake (4)

26 Beautiful Scottish valley town

(10)

27 Arrange machine with hesitation

(8)

28 She rents temporary accommodation to house article (6) Down

2 Cold and thin, but righteous (5) 3 Award goal to Old Boys in Polo Bedfordview tournament finals (9)

4 Capital Bank — a radical saving

solution (6)

5 Go to bed with her business associate behind the scenes (8,7)

6 Certain six-pack lout drunk on

final stage (8)

7 Basin wait takes time (5)

8 Fresh African country is another

place (3,6)

14 Dirty and common but provides

colour (4-5)

16 Plant has kiln to support hot

composer (9)

17 Honest about lice bred (8) 20 No-nonsense strange convict

loses heart (6)

22 Animal is good, with a quiet

introversion at first (5)

24 Not getting upset about

aluminium claw (5)