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Crossword #29

A quick crossword for people who sell Africa. 6 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 acrossHereditary social rank, notably in India (5)

Across

  1. 1 Hereditary social rank, notably in India (5)
  2. 6 Natter, or a small perching bird (4)
  3. 10 Dog-faced monkey moving in troops (6)★
  4. 11 Trusted assistant to a leader (4)
  5. 12 Deep-seated; from too narrow a gene pool (6)
  6. 13 Rotate, or a favourable slant on news (4)
  7. 14 Way in, hinged (4)
  8. 15 Plains dwelling of poles and hides (5)
  9. 16 Ugandan airport town on Lake Victoria (7)★
  10. 19 Not at home (3)
  11. 20 Tempts; anglers' baits (5)
  12. 22 Pouch within the body (3)
  13. 25 Trade educational showing agents a destination first-hand (7)★
  14. 29 Standoffish, keeping a distance (5)
  15. 31 Wander with no fixed course (4)
  16. 32 Smudge of something too quick to see (4)
  17. 33 Where it all started (6)
  18. 35 Easy, bounding run (4)
  19. 36 Cone-shaped shelters of the Great Plains (6)
  20. 37 Females of the flock (4)
  21. 38 States as fact (5)

Down

  1. 1 Accepted body of works; also a cathedral cleric (5)
  2. 2 Head of a monastery (5)
  3. 3 Chestnut horse, or a sharp-tasting leaf (6)
  4. 4 Digit in a boot (3)
  5. 5 Finish of the line (3)
  6. 6 Item of luggage, or an instance (4)
  7. 7 Bulky river-dweller with an enormous gape (5)★
  8. 8 Farewell, in French (5)
  9. 9 Principle firmly held (5)
  10. 10 Wait patiently for one's time (4)
  11. 15 Swarm, or pour with rain (4)
  12. 17 Keen enthusiast, or polish up (4)
  13. 18 Supportive undergarment (3)
  14. 21 Band of colour, as on a zebra (6)
  15. 22 Heraldic black, or an antelope with scythe-like horns (5)★
  16. 23 Permit (5)
  17. 24 Two-door car, or a dessert glass (5)
  18. 26 Radio word meaning message received (5)
  19. 27 Wall-climbing evergreens (5)
  20. 28 Livestock enclosures, or writes (4)
  21. 30 Rocks worth mining for metal (4)
  22. 33 Online booking giant, in trade shorthand (3)★
  23. 34 Race the engine (3)

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