| BAD | A department of water & sanitation (DW&S) dashboard says the Kidds Beach sewage ponds are in a ... state. Not good, its ... (3) |
| LEAKED | What happened when BCM failed to maintain and run the Kidds Beach sewage pond plant? It ... (6) |
| CHELGUI | Cabinet Secretary for Water and Sanitation (7) |
| BULK | The Kidds Beach ratepayers and residents association called for a halt in new development until there was enough ... infrastructure to cope. Think big. (4) |
| TRANSITIONAL | Concerning a changeover, with "nationals," "traits" and "sanitation" inside |
| GOODNEWS | What were the happy words used by Kidds Beach Ratepayers and Residents chair Steve Keet to describe the saving of the Mcantsi River from sewage pollution? (4, 4) |
| INTERNAL | BCM would not release information on its correspondence about the sewage pond licence with the DW&S saying the matter was not public, but ... It's not on top, it's inside! (8) |
| WRANGLE | We saw emails which showed BCM and the DW&S were in a tussle over the legality of the operation, which we described as a ... Like the name of cowboy jeans. (7) |
| DIRECTIVE | At the door of the high court, the DW&S released two stern documents sent to BCM about the legal and operational state of the plant. These instructions are known officially as? Be direct. (9) |
| DUENNA | Name given to an older woman acting as governess and companion in charge of girls, especially in a S |
| INTENTION | The first directive issued to BCM by the DW&S was called a "notice of ..." Sounds like tension. (9) |
| HIS | What a flat "b" palm facing a nearby fellow stands for, in A.S.L. |
| DODECANESE | Group of islands in the Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece whose capital is Rhodes (10) |
| GERS | A department of South West France, named after a tributary of the Garonne (4) |
| AGE | The "a" in "a/s/l" |
| PATAGONIA | Man or woman in the past climbing in a S American region |
| AUTHORISATION | BCM was told by DW&S in their 2018 directive that the metro was operating the plant "without ..." See no 14. (13) |
| GALA | Swimming contest between clubs within a league; or, a variety of apple which is a cross between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious (4) |
| HOMEOFFICE | A workroom in the house for a department of state |
| CORFU | Island in the Ionian Sea that forms a department of Greece with neighbouring islands (5) |
