THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across
1 Coward made loud noise then
broke off (9)
6 Announcement of being in the top
rankings but gave up (5)
9 Old duck, at first around for
daughter, cheated husband (7) 10 Same fun - or I’m going crazy
(7)
11 Briefly fry in South Africanaustralian bakkie (5)
12 Terrible bore got in, starting
again (9)
13 Present person cares for those
with TB (5)
14 Moving impatiently, throw around “endlessly dour Northern Cape” (9)
17 Hands over to representatives
(9)
18 Quietly drive to lions (5) 19 Brandy found in stony river
crossing? (9)
22 Approves nothing, yaks all over
the place (5)
24 Start to laugh at drug price
increase (5,2)
25 Ban Lolita? I am her now and
again across the ages (3-4) 26 Catches ship carrying horse (5) 27 Bad, bad old Milan - churning of
the stomach (9)
Down
1 Supports flyhalf and those around
him (5)
2 New court about to end all
regularly at night (9)
3 Deride the setter? Right, get a
no-good backfire (9) 4 Country’s demand for religious
group (5,2,8)
5 Robertson musk ad shot on
Garden Route beach (9,6) 6 Toxic air of inner-city (5) 7 Trendy, wearing semi-dior
sarong (5)
8 Rabble-rouser made out with
rogue – good for Resistance (9) 13 Team thrills special friends (9) 15 Aristocratic male hosts expert
with pleasure (2,7)
16 Copy one note initially, then
abate into chaos (9)
20 Church is in charge with a
Women’s Auxiliary (5) 21 Noblemen fees overwhelm
king (5)
23 Small spring can get bigger (5)