AFR Cryptic (6/4/2024) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SUBTRACT
Dock area east of naval vessel (8) TRACT after SUB
5 SMALLS
Items of a personal nature, all listed in text (6) ALL inside SMS
10 GLEAM
Flash part of Kyogle? A motel? (5) kyoGLE A Motel
11 MOONLIGHT
Way of working on delicate work at a secondary job (9) MO + ON + LIGHT
12 ENDEAVOURED
Tried to complete and do a revue in a new sequence (11) END + anagram of DO A REVUE
13 LOP
Cut record with a hole in the middle (3) LP outside O
14 WHIPPERSNAPPER
Cheeky young lad’s weight disconcerted nipper, perhaps (14) W + anagram of NIPPER PERHAPS
18 IMPRESSIONABLE
Sensitive urchin research is withdrawn, concerning expert (14) IMP + RES + (IS reversed) + ON + ABLE
22 LOT
Share half of red wine (3) mer(LOT)
23 ILLUSTRATOR
Sick American deserter giving up one artist (11) ILL + US + (TRAITOR minus I)
26 OUTFITTER
Ring trade union backing trimmer and tailor (9) O + (TU reversed) + FITTER
27 GAINS
Gets gas disconnected outside home (5) GAS outside IN
28 SUPPER
Starter of prawns included in great meal (6) (P)rawns inside SUPER
29 ADULTERY
True lady’s incongruous action? (8) Anagram of TRUE LADY
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SIGNED
Endorsed study taken by American soldiers returning (6) (DEN + GIS) reversed
2 BREADTH
Sourdough, for example, served with nearly all of the spread (7) BREAD + (TH)e
3 RUMBA
Couple from band behind strange dance music (5) (BA)nd after RUM
4 COMMONERS
Cold men’s room unsettled ordinary people (9) C + anagram of MENS ROOM
6 MELODRAMA
Model prepared to push a theatrical production (9) Anagram of MODEL + RAM + A
7 LEG SLIP
Lancashire’s opener, for example, cutting for one close to the keeper (3,4) (L)ancashire + EG + SLIP
8 SET APART
Isolated source of water, listed in rates, varied (3,5) TAP inside anagram of RATES
9 SOAR
The sound made by annoyed fly (4) Sounds like SORE
15 PRECIPICE
Pimm’s original recipe, served mostly with ice, is a great drop (9) (P)imm + (RECIP)e + ICE
16 SPONSORED
Cross embedded in small body of water should be supported (9) SORE inside (S + POND)
17 MILLIONS
Factory is carrying on with a lot of money (8) MILL + (IS outside ON)
19 PIT STOP
Break in trip – it’s to pause? (3,4) triP ITS TO Pause
20 LATRINE
Variety of rat spotted in rank toilet (7) Anagram of RAT inside LINE
21 CRUSTY
Brittle fungus seen in outskirts of city? (6) RUST inside (C)it(Y)
24 LITE
Ingredients of nutritional items low in calories (4) nutritionaL ITEms
25 REGAL
Magnificent beer tipped over (5) LAGER reversed

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