AFR Cryptic (13/7/2024) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SUMMONED
Called managing director about one after an amount of money (8) (MD outside ONE) after SUM
5 STABLE
Small piece of furniture is solid (6) S + TABLE
9 LUNATIC
Ulna broken by jerk out to lunch (7) Anagram of ULNA + TIC
10 STEP OUT
Briefly leave pesto mixed with shelled nuts? (4,3) Anagram of [PESTO + n)UT(s]
11 TURNED AWAY
Detective, engaged by weary aunt, refused and refused to help? (6,4) D inside anagram of WEARY AUNT
12 DEBT
Foundation retrieved patient’s final financial obligation (4) BED reversed + patien(T)
14 CATALOGUE
A journal seen in a cute, jumbled list of items (9) (A + LOG) inside anagram of A CUTE
16 IMAM
I am a leader of muslims (4) IM + A + (M)uslims
18 OMEN
Warning ladies down at the front (4) (w)OMEN
19 REPRESENT
Stand for show once more (9) Double Definition
21 PULP
Soapbox without it is trash (4) PULPIT minus IT
22 STRAIGHTEN
Tension broken by head of Government with the amended order (10) STRAIN outside [(G)overnment + anagram of THE]
25 NATIONS
Lots of people do parting gifts (7) DONATIONS minus DO
26 EDIFICE
Body fellow removed from editor’s office building (7) EDI(tors of)FICE
27 RESIDE
Live on the slope of a hill (6) RE + SIDE
28 INCLUDES
Covers batting tips about driving primarily (8) IN + [CLUES outside (D)riving]
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SOLSTICE
Cosmic time – it’s close in a strange way (8) Anagram of ITS CLOSE
2 MANOR
Inner parts of sanctum – an ordinary house and property? (5) sanctuM AN ORdinary
3 ON THE BLINK
Thorium, used in one boron connection, is not working (2,3,5) TH inside ONE + B + LINK
4 EXCHANGE RATES
Adjusted tax charge seen in values monitored by currency dealers (8,5) Anagram of TAX CHARGE SEEN
6 TIED
Letters, carried by postie, delivered in a secure fashion (4) posTIE Delivered
7 BROKERAGE
Trader’s business failed to continue unchecked (9) BROKE + RAGE
8 ESTATE
Develop without opening a housing development (6) (g)ESTATE
10 SHAKESPEAREAN
Student of literature gets to area covered by writer (13) SHAKES + (AREA inside PEN)
13 MIXED GRILL
Cross rocky ridge in range of mill with tasty dish (5,5) (X + anagram of RIDGE) inside MILL
15 TEMPLATES
Workers sometimes checking late models (9) TEMPS outside LATE
17 STINKERS
Ratbags mess around in middle of lesson (8) TINKER inside le(SS)on
20 OPENER
First in is not accepted by Reformed Pioneers (6) Anagram of PIONEERS minus IS
23 TRIED
Triathlon writer for a newspaper is experienced (5) TRI + ED
24 CORD
Fish biting end of angler’s line (4) COD outside angle(R)

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