The Herald (South Africa)

cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Extend time in jail (7)

5 Many policemen in debt? On

the contrary (7)

9 Costume from Peru finally

back in fashion (7)

10 A Parisian admitting a fight in

the dark (7)

11 Huge insect traps upper-class

relative (5,4)

12 Saying drink repelled

European (5)

13 Deer swallowing small

amounts of medicine (5)

15 High-ranking officer left yacht

initially in the main (9)

17 Pry and argue horribly, crossing king? It’s possibly beneath a Muslim (6,3)

19 Goes out with noble ladies

after a change of heart (5) 22 Perfect breakfast maybe I

had swapped with Mike (5) 23 Responding about codebreake­r concealing note (9)

25 Worked out temperatur­e

came down (7)

26 Not in favour of something

used for cooking in street (7) 27 Items of clothing daughter

irons, though not at first (7) 28 Went inside hospital department before start of day (7)

DOWN

1 Drink gallons and editor gets

thumped (7)

2 Pillagers — those on

horseback circling area (7)

3 Fish from river in market (5)

4 Some mediocre grub ma has

picked up? (9)

5 Short trousers old judge

might be seen in here (5)

6 Pat reels about and departs

drunk (9)

7 Where poppy seeds might be

having a run of success (2,1,4) 8 Screen broadcast with unknown surroundin­gs on set (7)

14 Flogging’s brought about

women’s inflammati­ons (9) 16 Almost tense horse gives you

bad thoughts when out (9) 17 What Picasso did in adept

flourishes (7)

18 Typical anger after Latin

salutation (7)

20 Hostel in that place lacking fare, ultimately — could it make you this? (7)

21 Spotted insulted Liberal

leaving (7)

23 Trips over some galvanised

iron (5)

24 Criticise Sunday lunch? (5)

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