THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Fitting that an eco-activist accepts one with gratitude at first (8)

6 Kowtowed to craze about new

fashion (6)

9 Poephol produces clothes – then

he’s gone! (4)

10 Initial vlakvarke, for instance, ate around, getting into different flora (10)

11 Rugby player at school – a vacuous lock wedded to bread roll (6,6)

14 Woman died tragically, on her

own (7)

15 Cake from girl is back to front (6) 16 Time to be quiet, I cross area

and lock up (6)

18 Exterminate rampant mice

naturally found here (7)

20 Get a weapon first? A dicey way of celebrating the end of a big fight (9,3)

22 We’ll centre on a message about

her op (10)

24 Return in case of jerks and

shakes (4)

25 Established custom for publicity: A boundary is to be knocked back (6)

26 Falls because of the reaction of

two ed’s with cold “No!” (8)

Down

2 Links Volksie to jinx about love

(4,6)

3 Bye Union bliss with this? (12,3) 4 Appealed to home very well to

lend regularly (7)

5 I enter joke for a performance (3) 6 Weariness of loud faltering gait –

queer but not odd (7)

7 Beetle and worm jam? It makes a

rural delicacy (15)

8 Not a soul stands up for old

Moravian Mission Station (4) 12 Strip ship originally under

renovation (7)

13 Daughter is accused and fired

(10)

17 Respects promotions which get

to grips with mess (7) 19 Woods with depth and streams

(7)

21 Motivate for central ingredients

of padkos purchase (4) 23 Raise drink to Dolphins (3)