Cryptic Crossword 1-17

Theme: Nautical terms

Across

1 Bright, DD

4 Doorjamb, do (cook), or (soldiers), ja (and in Finnish), key component of portal frame (def),

10 Gunwale, became (anagram of) u (superior) + lawn + eg (for example), place for artillery on boat (def),

11 Officer, functionary (def), I (Sam as in setter), c (caught), interrupting (insertion), offer (trial)

12 Port, DD

13 Forecastle, forecast (call), Le (the in French), crew’s quarter (def)

15 Looter, pillager (def), retool (revolutionize), in retrospect (reversal)

16 Rectify, spurious (anagram of) certify, remedy (def)

20 Steward, handle (def), stew (commotion), on (juxtaposition), a (a), st (road)

21 Orient, introduce (def), characters in (hidden), rest is fodder

24 Age bracket, algebra (type of math), without (deletion of) l (lambada), K (constant), in (insertion), cet (this in French), key determinant of consumer segmentation (def)

26 Able, Elba (Idris Elba is possibly a future Bond portrayer), turning (reversal), competent (def)

28 Vertigo, strange (anagram of) ET (alien) + Virgo (sign), a dizzy, confused state of mind (def)

29 Diorama, Io (maiden), in (insertion), drama (theater), 3D model of scene (def)

30 Seraglio, massage parlor (def), a lot of (delete last letter of) grease, treatment (anagram of) oil + grease - e

31 Drudge, labourer (def), tortured (anagram of) drugged, losing (deletion of) g (grand).

Down

1 Big apple, lost (anagram of) bag + pipe + l (learner), city (def)

2 Innermost, furthest inward (def), built (anagram of) store + in + MN (Minnesota)

3 Head, DD

5 Odometer, crashed (anagram of) motor + Dee (river), blue book value depends upon this reading (def)

6 Refractory, defiant (def), r (resistance), in (insertion), RE (Royal Engineer), factory (plant)

7 Ascot, neckwear (def), sources (acrostic), rest is fodder

8 Barter, trade (def), t (ton), without a ton (deletion of t from) batter, to bring in (insertion), opener (1st letter in) rookie

9 Below, down (def), El (the in Spanish), in (insertion), bow (sweep)

14 Networking, how to (meta), profit on (target), rest is def, one way is net (profit), working (on)

17 Freeboard, free (complimentary), board (room), rest is def

18 Broccoli, vegetable (def), invented (anagram of) oil + c (conservative), Br (British), co (company)

19 Steerage, e’er (perpetually), in (insertion), stage (theatrics), rest is def

22 Calves, pups (def), L (corner), in (insertion), caves (grottos)

23 Seedy, miserable (def), sounding (homophone of) CD (music media)

25 Error, illusion (def), in (hidden), flipped (reverse scan), rest is fodder

27 Poor, bad (def), or (alternative), after (position), po (order)