No 14468, Friday 25 Apr 2025, AFterdark

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ACROSS

9   Real-time construction (wasting money) of a studio (7) ATELIER {REAL+TImE}*

10 One at the very beginning orders; club has commotion to supply fruit (7) AVOCADO {A}{V}{Or...s}{C}{ADO}

11 First two characters and first officer beginning to negotiate with carelessness (7) ABANDON {A}{B}{AND}{Of...r}{Ne...e}

12 Beginner seen in hospital ward shouting (7) ENTRANT {ENT}{RANT}

13 Insight gained in teaching (9) INTUITION {IN}{TUITION}

15 Artist is primarily engaging the breed (5) RAISE {RA}{IS}{En...g}

16 Stateside server has merit (7) DESERVE [T]

19 Muscle displayed in second page at school (7) TRICEPS {TRICE}{P}{S }

20 Police officer drunk in break (5) SPLIT {SP}{LIT}

21 Female's menu disregards men, (European) in the plant (9) FENUGREEK {F}{mENU}{GREEK}

25 Brag about return of investment, otherwise rest (7) ROISTER {ROI}{REST*}

26 One month to receive offer for capital (7) ABIDJAN {A}{BID}{JAN}

28 Coder set out to buy gold at Erode (7) CORRODE {C{OR}RODE*}

29 General's note on regular duel on a type of wave (3,4) LEE TIDE {LEE}{TI}{DuEl}

DOWN

1   Nothing seen during South Africa, Rhode Island trip (6) SAFARI {SA}{FA}{RI}

2   A rule introduced in department for leave (6) DEPART {DEP{A}{R}T}

3   Penny in exotic dress at the inauguration but it's patchy in colour (4) PIED Acrostic

4   British heir essentially succeeded to lead country (6) BRUNEI {B}{hEIr} over {RUN}

5   Fruit of filbert seen in mist, left by a mad man (8) HAZELNUT {HAZE}{L}{NUT}

6   New actors before the bell are appearing together (2-8) CO-STARRING {ACTORS*}{RING}

7   Drone seen at soldier's location (8) PARASITE {PARA}{SITE}

8   It's futile to get footwear for a fewer amount (8) BOOTLESS {BOOT}{LESS}

14 Rita's note in press creates displeasure (10) IRRITATION {IR{RITA}{TI}ON}

16 Deputy Inspector from the beginning is stern in territory (8) DISTRICT {De...e}{In...r}{STRICT}

17 A group of fighters traded biyearly regularly (8) SOLDIERY {SOLD}{bIyEaRlY}

18 English army in New Delhi entrance executed (8) ENFORCED {E}{New}{FORCE}{De..i}

22 More or less, listener could follow nationalist lady without substance (6) NEARLY {EAR}<=>{N} and {LadY}

23 Enjoying dismissal of unknown girl by order (6) ENJOIN ENJOyINg

24 Founder gathers news on doghouse (6) KENNEL {KE{N}{N}EL}

27 Fancy half idli with meat essentially (4) IDEA {IDli}{mEAt}

Reference List

Money = M, Very = V, Club = C, Artist = RA, Page = P, School = S, Female = F, Men = M, Note = TI, Nothing = FA(Fanny Adams), Rule = R, British = B, Left = L, Note = TI, English = E, Nationalist = N, Unknown = Y, Girl = G, New = N