AFR Cryptic (9/9/2023) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 PECANS
Open unsealed containers with nuts? (6) o)PE(n + CANS
5 PRO TEM
Habitual routine adopted by cabinetmaker for the time being? (3,3) ROTE inside PM
11 UNDERDONE
Rare sort of dune, one formed on far side of road (9) Anagram of DUNE + (ONE after RD)
12 FRIAR
Religious man from India losing mind after love, right? (5) FROM INDIA minus (MIND after O) + R
13 TERRINE
Recipe’s first used in cooking of entire meat dish (7) (R)ecipe inside anagram of ENTIRE
14 SCRUNCH
Squash clubs administered in school (7) (C + RUN) inside SCH
15 AMBLED
Took a punt leaving West Bank and wandered (6) (g)AMBLED
17 ARMENIAN
Asian men in song strain at the end (8) MEN inside ARIA + strai(N)
18 INCIDENT
Event in Australian capital checking identification (8) (IN + CENT) outside ID
21 RIALTO
Flashily dressed man returned to business centre (6) LAIR reversed + TO
24 NASCENT
Final part of mountain climb is beginning to develop (7) mountai(N) + ASCENT
25 APPLAUD
Commend software, consisting of two parts, taking a new direction (7) APP + (DUAL reversed)
27 SWANS
Central part of Tassie providing refuge for white birds (5) ta(SS)ie outside WAN
28 VANCOUVER
Uranium kept in transporter to protect Canadian city (9) U inside (VAN + COVER)
29 SHERRY
Cast admitting blunder with alcohol (6) SHY outside ERR
30 SMELLY
Stallone punched by Gibson on the nose (6) SLY outside MEL
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
2 ELDER
Senior metalworker with no tungsten in stock (5) WELDER minus W
3 AIRLINE
Eccentric millionaire losing limo transport business (7) Anagram of MILLIONAIRE minus LIMO
4 SHOVER
Schoolgirl’s beginning to hang around pusher (6) (S)choolgirl + HOVER
6 REFEREE
Judge replaced free roll of film before the end (7) Anagram of FREE + (REE)l
7 TRIENNIAL
Nine involved in court case lasting three years (9) Anagram of NINE inside TRIAL
8 MARCHING ORDERS
Instructions to leave animal locked up excited Schrodinger (8,6) RAM reversed + anagram of SCHRODINGER
9 AUSTRALIANISMS
Rituals in a mass affected some things we say (14) Anagram of RITUALS IN A MASS
10 LESSOR
Tenants of hellholes so resented landlord? (6) hellhoLES SO Resented
16 BACKSTAGE
Taxi pulled over with busted gasket away from public view (9) CAB reversed + anagram of GASKET
17 ACT
Work place in NSW? (3) Double Definition
19 DRESSER
Doctor sees troubled Head of Radiology with surgeon’s assistant (7) DR + anagram of SEES + (R)adiology
20 NATIVE
Local having no idea about time (6) NAIVE outside T
22 IMPROVE
Look up troublemaker before start of cruise (7) IMP + ROVE
23 CANNES
One leaving dogs in French playground (6) CANINES minus I
26 ANVIL
Small bone fragments found in Roman village (5) romAN VILlage

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