The Herald (South Africa)

cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1 Good scope offered by initial

moves (6)

5 Money gets plain wool (8)

9 Show wine store for the most part stocking popular red knocked back (10)

10 Ready to complain if starter’s

not included (4)

11 Confuse playwright in Berlin?

Not half! (8)

12 Illegally obtained pet food?

(3,3)

13 Previous over (4)

15 Envoy’s academic qualificat­ion, first from Trinity (8)

18 Indignant, well-informed

elected members (2,2,4)

19 Almost perfect plan (4)

21 Credit is doubled in

emergency (6)

23 Way to secure permit for

gambling game (8)

25 Prima donna very keen to

return (4)

26 One into finance is enthralled by French painter and what he produced (10)

27 Decidedly trendy black suit

(2,6)

28 In centre of Perth, mate there

caught out thief (6)

DOWN

2 Quick taking a short breather

before beginning of event (5)

3 Ashamed to make money

working in sport (9)

4 Rant made by one in

commerce (6)

5 Company calls about poor

lads working in US city (8,7)

6 Horse-drawn carriage, second

phaeton, abandoned (8)

7 Worth millions, flag that’s

turned up (5)

8 Unprincipl­ed person could bring about authentica­tion of a will (9)

14 Disparagin­g remark when

being taken round island (9)

16 Old poet wrong over colour

(5,4)

17 Page carried on, took it as

read (8)

20 Pressure applied to speak in

golf club (6)

22 Note coming from small

plucked instrument (5)

24 A test in translatio­n may give

one experience (5)

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