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Crossword #25

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 acrossPortion, or a role on stage (4)

Across

  1. 1 Portion, or a role on stage (4)
  2. 5 Strike from the record (6)
  3. 11 Dull, nagging pain (4)
  4. 12 Tanzanian gateway to the northern safari circuit (6)★
  5. 13 Front of the lower leg (4)
  6. 14 Insect that appears to pray (6)
  7. 15 One share in ten (5)
  8. 17 Unit of inheritance (4)
  9. 18 Fuss and bother (3)
  10. 19 Changed, as a booking might be (7)
  11. 22 Climbing evergreen of old walls (3)
  12. 23 Familiarisation visit laid on for agents (7)★
  13. 27 Deed, or division of a play (3)
  14. 30 Do as instructed (4)
  15. 31 Slip in the paperwork (5)
  16. 33 Bird that leaves eggs in another's nest (6)
  17. 36 Fighting force, or ants on the march (4)
  18. 37 Make the long climb upwards (6)
  19. 38 Male cats (4)
  20. 39 Held under a rental agreement (6)
  21. 40 Take a swipe at a fly (4)

Down

  1. 1 Italian staple, dried or fresh (5)
  2. 2 Hurt dully, or yearned (5)
  3. 3 Horned heavyweight of the Big Five (5)★
  4. 4 Canvas shelter in camp (4)★
  5. 5 Barrier holding back a river (3)
  6. 6 Stretch of history (3)
  7. 7 Sudden thrust forward (5)
  8. 8 Often fragrant compound of acid and alcohol (5)
  9. 9 Yours, in older English (5)
  10. 10 Slackened off gently (5)
  11. 16 Pedants like to split it (4)
  12. 20 Fifty-six on a Roman clock face (3)★
  13. 21 Sort or kind (4)
  14. 23 Central, as a point of interest (5)
  15. 24 Ill-treatment, or a stream of insults (5)
  16. 25 Pilgrimage city, or a magnet for enthusiasts (5)
  17. 26 Small children, informally (5)
  18. 27 Signpost marking, pointing the way (5)
  19. 28 Brief pause on the page, or a butterfly (5)
  20. 29 Lovers' secret meeting (5)
  21. 32 Mild cry of annoyance (4)
  22. 34 Single, or united (3)
  23. 35 Strange, or not even (3)

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