published by Geograhical magazine Feb 1999
by Eddie James

Across

A little hestitant, I besiege Riviera port (7)
See 11
Island where one abandoned wanton Lolita (5)
10 Amphibian’s strange gait — a roll (9)
11/5 Animal slaughtered almost to extinction, states northern expert Gore on oxygen (8,7)
12 Wooden shoes, South African shoes, lacking nothing (6)
14 Such a boat is able to get around a river of Cornwall / Devon? (9)
16 A lark wrecking an African stockade (5)
18 The reverse of unsophisticated this French spa town! (5)
20 Lane, a mile perhaps from site of desert battle (2,7)
22 Hispanic US resident of Los Angeles can ring (6)
23 LSD - downfall of pollution! (4,4)
26 Doomed Dardanelles venture produces Georgia oil spill - pointless, awful (9)
27 Seat in Munich airport (5)
28 Seen cavorting with cowboy's girl in West African country (7)
29 French theologian and devoted lover has real bad turn (7)

Down

Not the sort of rapid descent welcomed by skiers! (9)
Treasure secreted in metro (Vendôme) (5)
Country blue MG I souped up (7)
Her Sierra a recycled military aircraft! (3,7)
A little scuba likely here just east of Java? (4)
It severely limits the sailor’s view of obscure financial institution (3-4)
Modify as table or as a scientific measuring instrument (9)
Giants’ own goal limited result (5)
13 Inca cat art might come from the continent (10)
15 Athletic endurance test organised at Hilton, right? (9)
17 Besieged city in nil danger, oddly enough (9)
19 City of China having no one ruler (7)
21 Department of Rhône-Alpes region with one road to church between two points (7)
22 African city, the resort of the Portuguese! (5)
24 Part of Iraq: a battle-zone port (5)
25 Fuel one found in depression between mountains (4)

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