A day at the bourse from Sunnet, having given us a CHIP right when we started going down.
Compliments to Sunnet for having such a large complement of themed entries and clues (15). As far as I can make out, I have marked these clue numbers with an asterisk (I have not marked the indirect ones, for example, 13 and 21 Across could have been stretched to link to a stock market). Only grouse was large number of Demand Drafts were presented in the stock exchange (9). ACROSS
*1
Brother, in Southern U.S., has approval to act as a
go-between (6)
BROKER (OK in
BRER,
remember Brer Rabbit and other similar creatures)*4 Take some steps, after study of premium paid, to defer settlement (8) CONTANGO (CON+TANGO) This when 1 across takes a client on a merry dance
10 As different from Snow White as possible? (9) UNFAIREST CD
11 Suppressed, dumb daughter (5) MUTED (MUTE+D)
12 The leaders of
environmental
organisation
have
offered
cooperation over
salmon (5)
COHOE (E O H O C<)
13 Once meddlesome America lost position held by virtue of another one (2,7) EX OFFICIO (EX OFFICIOUS)
14 Raids fashionable streets (7) INROADS (IN+ROADS)
*16 Almost stop going unaccompanied to an event (4) STAG I wondered whether a broker getting married would allow BULLS and BEARS to his STAG party
*19 A test for the second brightest one (4) BETA 2
21
Ranges of colour ruined carpets (7)
SPECTRA (CARPETS*)
24
Gardner perhaps made a hole in the channel, precipitating
a landslide (9)
AVALANCHE (
AVA+CHA
nNEL)
*25 Russia's // pessimists (5) BEARS 2
26 Role a journalist disliked (5) HATED (HAD+ED)
27 Could mine become jarring? (9) UNMELODIC (COULD MINE)*
*28 Pledge // protection (8) SECURITY 2
*29 Fool holding fixed advantages (6) ASSETS (ASS outside SET)
DOWN
*1 Valuable //
cerulean piece (4-4)
BLUE CHIP 2
*2 Kills, decapitating a woman of loose morals, at sea (8) OFFSHORE (OFFS ~whore)
3 The best // typewriter font (5) ELITE 2
*5 Choose charged particles' alternatives (7) OPTIONS (OPT+IONS)
*6 It is a stretch if ammeter is adjusted (4,5) TIME FRAME (IF+AMMETER)*
7
Look! This isn't methamphetamine (6)
NOTICE (NOT
ICE(amphetamine))
*8 Uneven set // that used to be difficult to dispose of on the 'change (3,3) ODD LOT 2
9 Part of bicycle versus simple machines (6) LEVERS (T)
15 Name a spacecraft having some explorers aboard (9) ALEXANDER (A LANDER around EX)
*17 Call and put together // a non-committal position (8) STRADDLE 2
18 Managed to fire some small rifles (8) RANSACKS (RAN+SACKS)
*20 Explain // a financial statement (7) ACCOUNT 2
21 Checks captured article's fumes (6) STEAMS (STEMS around A)
22
Luxurious floaters for heartless girls?
Yes for
a start (6)
YACHTS (Y+A+
CHiTS)
23 A sea captain going after a spicy Indian dish (6) BALTIC (BALTI+C), Pakistan may dispute this. A demarche may be expected any time soon
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