The Citizen (Gauteng)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

6. Order trainee to print analysis (14) 9. See boss man on board (6) 10. See rapid changes in knots, say (8) 11. Standard position after fatal HMS shambles? (4-4) 13. Fashionabl­e family ignoring the Italian’s bad name (6) 15. Do they delay turning round Cape Horn initially? (6) 17. Extremely sporty large vehicle seen in the woods (6) 19. Crazy botanist has no time at all for small plant (6) 20. A sign describing six places to see birds (8) 22. Radical in team grabs good place to watch fight (8) 24. Specify part of fish in river (6) 26. Expose hotel mistakenly about bill for slot machines? (9,5)

Down

1. MP expanded army corps (8,6) 2. Pocket chisel’s helping engraver to do this? (4) 3. Brandy’s grand — apparently only half turned up (6) 4. Cultivatin­g tiny tree for a very long time (8) 5. Pick up domestic animals for part of flight (4) 7. Venetian island’s Irish revolution­ary singer (6) 8. Tolerance depends on mines being destroyed (4-10) 12. Central point of food course’s regular features (5) 14. Father accepts writer’s note (5) 16. Drunk touring posh part of London left gloomy (8) 18. What’s historical­ly been squeezing a lady’s top? (6) 21. One posh girl appears in heart of gentry owing money (2,4) 23. Rising feel-good factor produces happy feeling (4) 25. Devious, like some old books (4)

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