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Crossword #21

A quick crossword for people who sell Africa. 5 of the answers come from the lodges, camps and hotels we represent — the rest is ordinary general knowledge. Nothing to sign in to.

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1 acrossRoute through the mountains (4)

Across

  1. 1 Route through the mountains (4)
  2. 5 Stages of a long journey (4)
  3. 9 Thousand kilograms (5)
  4. 10 Thick rope, or an old-fashioned telegram (5)
  5. 11 Simple water plants, seaweeds among them (5)
  6. 12 Egg-shaped (5)
  7. 13 Seaside structure reaching over the water (4)
  8. 14 Landlocked republic with Kampala as capital (6)★
  9. 15 Lower-leg muscle, in an unusual spelling (7)★
  10. 17 Longing, or money in Tokyo (3)
  11. 18 Rotates; or short drives out (5)
  12. 20 Choose (3)
  13. 23 Ugandan airport town on Lake Victoria (7)★
  14. 27 Studying maps intently (6)
  15. 29 Welsh emblem in the vegetable rack (4)
  16. 30 Largest of the antelopes (5)★
  17. 31 Band assembled by a sheriff (5)
  18. 32 Shelves for luggage above train seats (5)
  19. 33 Publicly revealed (5)
  20. 34 Vessels of scripture (4)
  21. 35 Whisper to catch someone's attention (4)

Down

  1. 1 Disease countered by an oral vaccine (5)
  2. 2 Heavenly being, or backer of a play (5)
  3. 3 Wire traps that patrol teams remove (6)
  4. 4 Catch sight of; a bishop's territory (3)
  5. 5 Molten rock from a volcano (4)
  6. 6 Dark tropical hardwood (5)
  7. 7 Move smoothly and without effort (5)
  8. 8 Chair once shouldered by two bearers (5)
  9. 9 Light knocks, or bar fittings (4)
  10. 10 Convincing, as an argument (6)
  11. 14 Putting to work (5)
  12. 16 Turns completely on its head (6)
  13. 19 Vast Tanzanian reserve named after a hunter-naturalist (6)★
  14. 20 Aida, for one (5)
  15. 21 Of the far north or far south (5)
  16. 22 Rough bush road, or spoor to follow (5)
  17. 24 Gets the better of (5)
  18. 25 Hemmed in by troubles (5)
  19. 26 Made supplies stretch further (4)
  20. 28 Signs the contract, informally (4)
  21. 31 Burst; or call in briefly (3)

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