No 11777, Saturday 13 Aug 2016, Afterdark

ACROSS

1 Revenue from delivering beer to ship (5) SALES {S{ALE}S}

4 Furniture and bed is returned, row on delivery primarily (9) SIDEBOARD {BED IS<=}{OAR}{Delivery}

9 Your old itch often gets scaly at the end (3) THY {iTcH}{scalY}

10 Scarcity; short of resin (3) LAC {LACk}

11 We, on a sign got Jades (7) WEARIES {WE}{ARIES}

12 Upper surface of floor to be repaired; no money (4) ROOF {FlOOR}*

13 Renovate, resettle American, Australian in property (4,6) REAL ESTATE {RESETTLE+A+A}*

15 Dismiss boy at meal, get girl band (5) BUNCH {(-l+B)UNCH} Anno not clear

16 Upset, plan is in the air (9) DOWNDRAFT {DOWN}{DRAFT}

17 Terminated boy almost, rogue, not even immensely big (9) OVERLARGE {OVER}{LAd}{RoGuE}

21 Ground flour union leader obtained for nothing (5) FLOOR {FLO(-u+O)R}

23 Say measure oriental girl on tree having sex appeal (10) EMISSIVITY {E}{MISS}{IV{IT}Y}

24 Cut his head, and other things before (4) ETCH {ETC}{His}

27 Fresh laceration, remove CRT, it’s related to wind activity (7) AEOLIAN {LAcErAtION}*

28 Strange, was aware weekend is lost (3) NEW {kNEW}

29 Retain dress girl discarded (3) OWN {gOWN}

30 Others, including me follow subject without introduction that's most radical (9) EXTREMEST {tEXT}{RE{ME}ST}

31 Tribe to prohibit Tory leader at university (5) BANTU {BAN}{Tory}{U}

DOWN

1 Lecher sat unknown at the end of the river (5) SATYR {SAT}{Y}{riveR}

2 Soft-pedal loss of leader, give up (3,4) LAY DOWN {pLAY} {DOWN}

3 Eldest sister's description of fabric (4) SILK {Sister}{ILK}

4 Follow and somehow seduce, captivate charmer at first (7) SUCCEED {SEDUCE}* around {Charmer}

5 According to report, proper copyright act issued for an animal part (7) DEWCLAW {~DUE}{C}{LAW}

6 Exasperated with guards stopping bread distribution; postponed (7,3) BRASSED OFF {BREAD}* around {SS}+{OFF}

7 Character from folktale featured in tabloid, beat bear often (3,4) ALI BABA {tAbLoId BeAt BeAr}

8 Residents beat up protestor (9) DISSENTER {RESIDENTS*}

14 Nihilist sweating during exercise becomes boorish (10) PHILISTINE {NIHILIST}* in {PE}

15 Commission split with artist and company (9) BROKERAGE {BROKE}{RA}{GE}

18 Contract given by individual at market to strangle policeman (4,3) EDIT OUT {E{DI}{T OUT}} E from?

19 Rewards for clergy to reinsure regularly (7) REVENUE {REV}{rEiNsUrE}

20 Former spouse to get can, can-opener before time's out (7) EXTINCT {EX}{TIN}{Can}{T}

22 Somehow, our town is no longer acceptable (7) OUTWORN {OUR TOWN}*

25 After University find religion (5) HINDU {HIND}{U} Find=Hind? See comments

26 Clean sore with antiseptic balm initially (4) SWAB (Acrostic)

Reference list

Ship=SS, Money=L(Pound), American=A, Australian=A, Nothing=O, Oriental=E, Girl=Miss, Sex Appeal=It, Other things=Etc, Girl=G, University=U

Unknown=Y, Copyright=C, Guards=SS, Exercise=PE, Artist=RA, Company=GE, Policeman=DI(Detective Inspector),  Former spouse=Ex, Can=Tin, Time=T

Color/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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