AFR Cryptic (26/10/2024) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 DISMANTLE
Knock down front part of dangerous and dilapidated salt mine (9) (D)angerous + anagram of SALT MINE
6 COPSE
Body not connected to river or thick bush (5) CORPSE minus R
9 STORM
Part of forecast or, maybe, violent weather (5) forecaST OR Maybe
10 PARTRIDGE
Game bird’s split long narrow crest (9) PART + RIDGE
11 EASINESS
A selection of ideas, in essence, may be linked for simplicity (8) idEAS IN ESSence
12 BOGOTA
Leave in boat prepared for South American capital (6) GO inside anagram of BOAT
14 BRAS
A large number of bold women wear these (4) (BRAS)h
15 RANSACKED
Group of sailors fired and searched thoroughly (9) RAN + SACKED
17 INTERFERE
One arranged free rent to cause obstruction (9) I + anagram of FREE RENT
19 EVEN
Most of contest is neck and neck (4) (EVEN)t
22 CURATE
Take care of museum’s clerical assistant (6) Double Definition
23 STRAPPER
Agent leaves retired person who’s big and strong (8) (REP + PARTS) reversed
25 EPITOMISE
Illustrate nearly all of epic island portrayed in book (9) (EPI)c + (IS inside TOME)
26 DENSE
Study set largely tightly packed (5) DEN + (SE)t
27 TURNS
Temperature connected to water boilers changes (5) T + URNS
28 DETERGENT
Cleaner put off by fellow with good manners (9) DETER + GENT
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 DASHER
Speeder has crumpled front-end of Escort in drive (6) [Anagram of HAS + (E)scort] inside DR
2 SPONSOR
Small bridge of connecting tissue or support (7) S + PONS + OR
3 ADMINISTRATIONS
Management teams in commercial vehicle on street restricted supplies (15) AD + MINI + ST + RATIONS
4 TAPESTRIES
Needlework samples shown at end of videos (10) TRIES after TAPES
5 ECRU
Section of piecrust is very light brown (4) piECRUst
6 CORPORATE RAIDER
Professional held up by area director worked with takeover specialist (9,6) PRO reversed inside anagram of AREA DIRECTOR
7 PADDOCK
Protect waterfront area that’s enclosed by a fence (7) PAD + DOCK
8 EMERALDS
Centrepiece of diamond fenced by shoddy dealers in gems (8) diaMond inside anagram of DEALERS
13 INVESTMENT
Venture capital, say, established millions in coin (10) (EST + M) inside INVENT
16 DISCREET
Judicious, amended edicts are lacking a bit (8) Anagram of EDICTS ARE minus A
18 TERRIER
Tenacious person’s blunder acknowledged in bank (7) ERR inside TIER
20 EXPENSE
Cost is seen in a different light after international show ended early (7) Anagram of SEEN after EXP(o)
21 ARREST
Check resolution used in gallery display (6) RES inside ART
24 WIND
Snake doctor in WA, say (4) Double Definition

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