The Citizen (Gauteng)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. A ll-in bargain: jam with mature fizzy ale (7,4) 9. I hear you’ll record what’s burnt in Noel’s fire (4,3) 10. Where to hold trainers and seconds till fight? (7) 11. Amateur drama doesn’t start (3) 12. One court in 5 is not real (7) 13. Dishonest county bishop put away (7) 14. Primarily little artisan companies supply resin (3) 15. Some of the same diagrams appear in the press (5) 17. Previous abbot’s deputy (5) 18. Egghead neglects one group of species (5) 20. Alluring woman creating alarm (5) 22. C at’s annual checkup set back (3) 24. Mature faster than our two bananas hiding front of garden (7) 25. A close friend married in NASA, for example (7) 26. Trouble Daniel intermitte­ntly (3) 27. TV brain’s quirky but very bright (7) 28. It’s captivatin­g girl briefly, emphatic type (7) 29. Take out old phrase in a note (11)

Down

1. Bobby mislays bootlaces and pencil (6,9) 2. Element Liam blended with copper and carbon (7) 3. View that may be obtuse (5) 4. Undemandin­g board chief and where he sits? (4,5) 5. European collected rent — it boosts his self-image (3,4) 6. Like antenatal wards or out-of-date factories? (6-9) 7. Some may say French engineer is quite a sight (6) 8. Someone leaving talked about SW city (6) 16. In which he saw dirt swirling? (9) 18. Copse masks old furrow (6) 19. Lackey put in charge of royal vehicle (7) 21. Five in Narnia managed to find paradise (7) 23. I’m so distressed mother’s brought round plant (6) 25. Skipping bail, one makes excuse (5)

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