AFR Cryptic (20/7/2024) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SOLITUDE
Trade union, active in firm, stood by end of employee’s privacy (8) TU inside SOLID + employe(E)
5 FORGET
Lose track of time following fashion (6) T after FORGE
9 RUN ON
Right one expelled from union is to continue (3,2) R + (UNION minus I)
10 PORCELAIN
China’s ore containing carbon found in open country (9) (ORE outside C) inside PLAIN
12 AUTHENTICATION
Hallmark gold on the Titanic at sea (14) AU + anagram of ON THE TITANIC
14 PLEA
A number of people accepted defendant’s claim (4) peoPLE Accepted
15 WORKMATE
Potassium absorbed by worm consumed colleague (8) K inside WORM + ATE
18 RESPIRED
Race’s leader, especially one flushed, took a breath (8) (R)ace+ ESP + I + RED
20 STET
Retainer is organised, including time (4) SET outside T
24 ORCHESTRATIONS
Arrangements made by composers or stores following case (14) OR + (RATIONS after CHEST)
26 HOTHOUSES
Conservatories you once fitted with external pipes (9) THOU inside HOSES
27 RAT ON
Moved quickly around to sell down the river (3,2) RAN outside TO
28 MASTER
Head of school in a term reviewed teacher? (6) (S)chool inside anagram of A TERM
29 INFERRED
Last part of dinner, after a blend of fine wine, is concluded (8) dinne(R) after anagram of FINE + RED
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SERIAL PORT
Old computer interface is real shoddy on side of case (6,4) Anagram of IS REAL + PORT
2 LUNETTE
Catch, fitted inside instrument, is a crescent-shaped ornament (7) NET inside LUTE
3 TINGED
Coloured container aged apart from a bit (6) TIN + (a)GED
4 DEPUTY
Lieutenant’s record in service (6) EP inside DUTY
6 OVERTAKE
Leave behind plain cake after first slice (8) OVERT + (c)AKE
7 GRANOLA
One of the family, old, cut back on a breakfast cereal (7) GRAN + OL(d) + A
8 TENT
Occupier giving up an abode meant to be temporary (4) TENANT minus AN
11 RECKON
Count on finishing dilapidated vehicle with front-end missing (6) ON after (w)RECK
13 JETTISONED
Black tie worn by son heading to dance should be thrown out (10) JET + (SON outside TIE) + (D)ance
16 WISHBONE
Quiet boy briefly tucked into wine and a piece of chicken (8) [SH + BO(y)] inside WINE
17 HEISTS
The man is admitting street robberies (6) (HE + IS) outside ST
19 STRATUS
Grey cover is right in position (7) R inside STATUS
21 TROTTER
Leading part of the swine? (7) (T)he + ROTTER
22 ORISON
Section of mahzor is one prayer (6) mahzOR IS ONe
23 STARVE
Celebrity vehicle with no passengers is fast? (6) STAR + V(ehicl)E
25 CHUM
Companion quietly slipped away from foolish person (4) CHUMP minus P

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