Sun Tel Cryptic Prize 3095

[chokkie]

Can only barely get started on this one - seems really tricky this morning!

4a raised platform out back in burn (8) ???f????

5d draw sword: replace another way (5-7) ????????????

20a might that be still belonging to me, a trawler at sea (7,5) ???e??? ?????

8d jog across the desert, p erhaps, for practice (3,3) ??? ???

17a US car notably breaking the law (12) ????????????

Many thanks in advance, Chox.

[Neveracrossword]

17b Constabulary, the law, anagram
20 Mineral Water
8 Dry Run.

[Giselda21]

8d is dry run.

[aelmpvw]

5d crowd pleaser

[aelmpvw]

4a scaffold

[chokkie]

thanks so much folks, really appreciate your help, you've given me a really good start .... just scratching my head with this one today! Cheers, Chox.

[chokkie]

Just a smidgin more help, this morning, would be gratefully received ...

13a bill featuring in play, sycophant (5) ?o?d?

28a capital I invested in a report, wasted (8) p???a?i?

30a appreciation of music in big band style - might that cause offence (8) s???l?n?

24a note minister provided, passed to the left (5) ?i?e?

Cheers, Chox.

[Neveracrossword]

13 Toady, sycophant. Ad inside Toy.

[Neveracrossword]

24 Fiver, note. If Rev, both reversed.

[Neveracrossword]

28 Pretoria, capital, anagram of I report +a.

[Neveracrossword]

38 Swearing, that might cause offence. Swing, big band music, with Ear, appreciation, inside

[chokkie]

Thanks so much everyone, that's fantastic. Lastly, is 26d (4) "boar"
(heard,painful sound of wild animal) ?o?r

and is 22d (6) gasp, great idea! (?h?e?e)

Cheers, Chox.

[aelmpvw]

22d wheeze

[chokkie]

or is 26d "roar" ....

Cheers, Chox.