No 10780, Thursday 23 May 13, Sankalak

End of another good round from Sankalak.

ACROSS

1   Support, then abandon the setting (8) BACKDROP {BACK}{DROP}

5   Pursued two points in a north-central African state (6) CHASED {CHA{S}{E}D}

10 Daughter in the protection of core group (5) CADRE {CA{D}RE}

11 Destroyer of gang, loner, will go far (4-5) LONG-RANGE*

12 A course for horses in competition, say (9) RACETRACK [CD]

13 Remove wrinkles unknown in sarcasm (5) IRONY {IRON}{Y}

14 Pieces of land that could be British for one (5) ISLES [CD]

16 Henry, with no weapon outside, is safe and sound (8) UNHARMED {UN{H}ARMED}

18 The atmosphere that a manic bee spoilt (8) AMBIENCE*

20 Setter backs study on German port city (5) EMDEN {EM<=}{DEN}

24 What many doctors may not do nowadays (5) VISIT How true. It's rare if you can find one of those types, especially with aged parents at home.

25 Flight attendants we can crib about (5,4) CABIN CREW*

27 Piece of furniture in a team list (4,5) SIDE TABLE {SIDE}{TABLE}

28 Journey beginning to exasperate? Rubbish (5) TRIPE {TRIP}{E}

29 The urge to soak teacher in a river (6) DESIRE {DE{SIR}E}

30 A Scrooge holding to a sprayer (8) ATOMISER {A}{TO}{MISER}

DOWN

1   Rum served in a Cuba car distributor’s (7) BACARDI [T]

2   It is added to a testament by a detective losing royalty in spring (7) CODICIL {CO{DICk}IL}

3   Resided in a district with reduced water source (5) DWELT {D{WELl}T}

4   A lubricator that California designed, one far out (6) OILCAN CALIfOrNia*

6   Old British fighter in a violent storm (9) HURRICANE [DD]

7   Well-lit space for a boy, did you say? (7) SUNROOM {~ son room}

8   Such a girl as to invite the attention of a deer? (3-4) DOE-EYED {DOE}-{EYED}

9   Eating something light, losing calorie and moving sinuously (7) SNAKING SNAcKING

15 One who watches and protects a deviant (9) SPECTATOR*

17 Bit of rock in undiluted drink (3,4) ICE CUBE [CD]

18 A daughter competed, received a bit of shock and was given counsel (7) ADVISED {A}{D}{VI{S}ED}

19 Waits to receive directions in addition (7) BESIDES {B{E}{S}IDES}

21 One given to fibs held up by society editor goes off the track (7) DERAILS {DE}{RAIL}{S}<=

22 Novel, unknown listener on the 1st January (3,4) NEW YEAR {NEW} {Y}{EAR}

23 Worthless article replaces top of the thing (6) ABJECT (-o+a)ABJECT

26 A part of an insect but certainly not stomach (5) NOTUM {NO}{TUM}

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