THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Arranging gold box position (13) 8 Bridge drops off to the west (4) 9 Lacking virtue, starts off sign:

“No ability ... “(10)

10 Dark brown beast grabs bag (8) 11 Take that — ha! (6)

13 Rub and polish just before

August event (6,4)

16 Hung ally regularly — that’s not

fair! (4)

17 Point to soldier’s temperature

(4)

18 Fees for English shrines not new

but large (10)

20 High Street done badly (6) 22 Organised to catch woman (8) 24 Killjoy destroys what is left (10) 26 See and shoot (4)

27 Sway and dance, filled with first

erotic muse (13) Down

1 He takes the chance to work at harbour first, protecting international body (11) 2 Weapon ignores new law (5) 3 Being topless, bigot therefore is

beheaded (9)

4 One nut goes crazy about a

cover (7)

5 Morning piece on area (5)

6 Will go with mood of bad temper

(3,6)

7 Pull up empty (3)

12 Keep your position and stick to

heritage (4,3,4)

14 One beer? It is my bogey (4,5) 15 Child no good and set apart,

wearing what belongs to you (9) 19 Shifted more than couple

holding stray back (7) 21 “Depth” is constant opening of

other party (5)

23 Atlas needs one for artist (5) 25 Father quiet and weak (3)