The Herald (South Africa)

cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Tree rumoured to contain source of tannin for emergency treatment (5,3) 5 Colours for glasses? (6) 9 Design of prison must include European court examiner (9) 11 Burglars once admitting such an offence (5) 12 Almost all of officer classes (6) 13 Not dishearten­ed by pace being harsh (8) 15 Change of home port – miss a transforma­tion (13) 18 Intolerabl­e – badly done by friend pinched by you once (6,3,4) 22 Most of newspapers will accept yield has priority (8) 23 Unfriendly nation, reportedly (6) 26 Prize from adult attraction rejected (5) 27 Regularly feel lazy after some drinks and song (9) 28 One’s regular partner is not easily shaken (6) 29 Proposed complex (8)

DOWN

1 Aunt Sally? (4,4) 2 Give up, having no good stuff that’s sticky (5) 3 Propositio­n of millions after article on mineral deposit (7) 4 Trace of patois discovered on the rise (4) 6 The man’s accepting a struggle, seeing thugs (7) 7 Stomach problem caused by free days drinking cola (9) 8 Reason idiot must be kept in perhaps (6) 10 Chatters about wheels like these? (8) 14 Relative regretted turning up, seeing such magnificen­ce (8) 16 Dinner service producing a web alert (9) 17 Wet behind the ears – and in front of them (4-4) 19 Gave up profit, outwardly exposed (7) 20 This animal can hide if confused (7) 21 Ship carrying cargo of fruit and asparagus perhaps (6) 24 Two students must accept one bill for tree (5) 25 Pound for a plug? (4)

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