THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Fool’s date with crazy Scot bears

fruit (8)

6 Very big, but more about State

case (6)

9 Handiwork produces a strand

about boats (4,3,6)

10 Student to earn unexpectedly - and ultimately hugely - and become posh (6)

11 Scared about getting on bill to

eradicate nothing (4,4) 13 Criticisms harsh and wild? Sure

(10)

15 Worries about alternate regattas

(4)

16 First Schoolers are able to

read (4)

18 Surprisingly spot a book in bank

(10)

21 Retro lappie ends up in wreathes

(8)

22 Sensationally fire heartless

Comrade for being brutal (6) 23 Fairy-tale beginning to piano

cue - men dance (4,4,1,4) 25 Is one tempting youth leaders

with a plate? (6)

26 Yes, that’s left by daughter in

good compliance (8)

Down

2 Vegetables carried by worker,

person of the country (7) 3 Meant to nail ten in round up (11) 4 Love to change where we get

eggs from (5)

5 Regular steady cure treatment for

wolf (7)

6 Preacher - meanie - gets test

in (9)

7 Happy is one when selfies banned

- sies! (3)

8 Set cups out with doubt (7) 12 Work in eye-stuff i.e. LASEK

industry (11)

14 Spinner will taunt Lara with

variation (9)

17 Cold meat and old skinned fish

for car cleaner (7)

19 I leave notes, nothing very

heartless, on duck (7)

20 Desk left Redistribution Centre

(7)

22 Ramaphosa primarily caught in

celebrity trap (5)

24 No small price for bed (3)

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