AFR Cryptic (5/10/2024) Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SPORT
Exhibit page in catalogue (5) P inside SORT
4 BUSH PILOT
Prepared to publish outback flyer (4,5) Anagram of TO PUBLISH
9 CATERPILLAR
Provide leader with grub (11) CATER + PILLAR
10 TWO
Number in addition so to speak (3) Sounds like TOO
11 EVENING
Time for a soiree just in back of building (7) EVEN + IN + buildin(G)
12 CAME IN
Entered cinema in a drunken manner (4,2) Anagram of CINEMA
14 OVAL
Eggs discovered next to large field (4) OVA + L
15 HEIRLOOM
He left in one room an object of passing interest? (8) HE + [L inside (I + ROOM)]
19 FLIPPANT
Turn over trousers with end trimmed to be irreverent (8) FLIP + PANT(s)
20 OGLE
Participants during jog leer and stare impertinently? (4) jOG LEer
23 ATTACK
Criticise a troop’s leader before strategic move (6) A + (T)roop + TACK
25 SPANNED
Crossed a wide area as speculators initially looked for gold (7) (S)peculators + PANNED
27 DUE
Outstanding pair of performers finished early (3) (DUE)t
28 BRAIN-TEASER
Variation of base rate in quarter, ultimately is a difficult problem (5-6) Anagram of BASE RATE IN + quarte(R)
29 EXPERTISE
Special knowledge and time one invested in old friend, as such (9) (T + I) inside (EX + PER SE)
30 TODAY
Small dog biting dad briefly is right now (5) TOY outside (DA)d
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 SOCCEROO
Australian sports star’s century boosting score ruined by two ducks (8) C inside anagram of SCORE + OO
2 ON THE BALL
Is deserting this during one social event smart? (2,3,4) (THIS minus IS) inside (ONE + BALL)
3 TARDIS
Who’s transport is behind time on a road? (6) IS after (T + A + RD)
4 BRIDGEHEAD
Raised ground the man spotted in poor fortified position in enemy territory (10) (RIDGE + HE) inside BAD
5 SALE
Selling alcohol after closing of pubs (4) ALE after pub(S)
6 PORTABLE
Piano or furniture easily or conveniently transported (8) P + OR + TABLE
7 LATTE
Coffee cart with no wheels entering behind schedule (5) CART minus CAR inside LATE
8 THORNY
Complex gadget finally turned on (6) gadgeT + HORNY
13 SIXTH SENSE
Insight is kept back by ten anxious about high school (5,5) IS reversed + X + (TENSE outside HS)
16 ORGANISED
Orderly’s god is near orderly (9) Anagram of GOD IS NEAR
17 SPACE BAR
Fine boxer’s start in fight is key for creating an opening (5,3) [ACE + (B)oxer] inside SPAR
18 TENDERLY
Offer lady proposed without notice in a kind way (8) TENDER + (LADY minus AD)
21 CANDLE
Type of light tin used by new sort of LED (6) CAN + anagram of LED
22 CAVEAT
Warning at grotto set out front (6) AT after CAVE
24 TIE UP
Tether that is bitten by ram (3,2) IE inside TUP
26 TAXI
Thanks team that plays cricket for coast (4) TA + XI

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