SOLUTIONS

ACROSS
1 Esteemed.
E+S+TEE+ME+D
5 Varied.
V(A)RIED (drive anag.)
9 Retainer.
RETAIN+ER
10 Lusaka.
LUSA+K+A (Saul anag.)
12 The States.
THE+STATES
13 Spill.
(two meanings)
14 Riga.
RIG+A
16 Shakers.
(anag.)
19 Plotted.
P(L)OT+TED
21 Rued.
(rude hom.)
24 Rosie.
ROS(I)E
25 Come clean.
COME+CLEAN
27 Terror.
T+ERROR
28 Hornpipe.
H+ORN+PIPE (Ron anag.)
29 Freaky.
FREA+K+Y (fear anag.)
30 Debonair.
DEB+O+N+AIR


DOWN
1 Errata.
ER(RAT)A (tar rev.)
2 Tether.
T+ETHER (there anag.)
3 Eliot.
ELI+OT
4 Electra.
ELECT+RA
6 A mug's game.
A+MUG+S+GAME
7 Imagines.
IMAG(IN)ES
8 Dead loss.
DEAD+LOSS
11 Isis.
I(S+I)S
15 In the dock.
(anag.)
17 Aperitif.
(anag.)
18 Conserve.
(two meanings)
20 Dock.
(two meanings)
21 Rumpole.
RUM+POLE
22 Retina.
(anag.)
23 Endear.
(m)EN+DEAR
26 Congo.
CON+GO