The Herald (South Africa)

Cryptic crossword

- © The Telegraph Group Ltd, London 2000

ACROSS

1 One might give curls to bust, capturing Pliny's head (8)

6 Wound line returned sound (6)

9 Maybe clock frames black and wooden (6)

10 Hammer-wielder cleaves chests (8)

11 Incautious having wine and pork pie before run ... (8)

12 ... start to study unopened red wine (6)

13 Swine problemati­c for dated government body (5,2,5)

16 Bird moves gradually, quietly in distress (5,7)

19 Sending communicat­ion to team occupying one of the choppers (6)

21 Lovers receiving gold, diamonds and booze (8)

23 Exactly identify amount of fluid collecting in river (8)

24 Was down south to find vehicles (6)

25 Ill-tempered figure has succeeded for first time (6)

26 Again hearing tyre needs replacing in call (8)

DOWN

2 Most interestin­g bit about capital city? Vote (6)

3 Certain stars removed from star billing upset (5)

4 Ends period at home, too short (9)

5 Former Communist hiding service in Revolution (7)

6 Luddites used to wreck these towers (5)

7 Worry in Midlands county raising character from Oz (9)

8 Counterman­d order I've set in motion (8)

13 Rollercoas­ter beginning to buckle, one gripped tight (3,6)

14 Definitely not forget after pilots picked up father (3,4,2)

15 Left a stone erected topped with huge stone (8)

17 Judge a bishop eating snack (7)

18 Feel hot carrying heartless duke's cargo (6)

20 Soiled golf skirt on yard (5)

22 Free entry regularly accessed by politician (5)

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