As usual with this setter, some nice cryptic definitions. 14dn fooled me for a while, but of course is obvious in retrospect. It felt to me that this puzzle had a few too many easy anagrams; I would have preferred a few more of the cd’s.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | PIGEON PIG (creature that can’t fly) + *(ONE) |
| 4 | ANSWERED *(NEWS DEAR) |
| 9 | LOOTED cd |
| 10 | IRRIGATE RIG (dress) in IRATE (angry) |
| 12 | MAN-OF-WAR dd |
| 13 | MESHES HE (man) in MESS (trouble) |
| 15 | CHID CHILD (infant) minus L (start of lesson) |
| 16 | WATERFALLS *(FATS WALLER) |
| 19 | DOG BISCUIT cd |
| 20 | ACID dd |
| 23 | CAPONE CAP (cover) + ONE |
| 25 | PLANTAIN ANT (worker) in PLAIN (Spartan) |
| 27 | ROSEMARY ROSE + MARY (two female names). |
| 28 | ARTIST *(I START) |
| 29 | MODERATE MODE (fashion) RATE (price) |
| 30 | UPPERS cd |
| Down | |
| 1 | POLEMIC *(COMPILE) |
| 2 | GROUNDING dd |
| 3 | ONE-OFF dd |
| 5 | NERO hidden in pre-AntoniNE ROme |
| 6 | WRITE OFF homophone of RIGHT OFF (immediately) |
| 7 | REACH dd |
| 8 | DRESSES cd |
| 11 | BALANCE dd |
| 14 | CEDILLE cd |
| 17 | LUCRATIVE *(VITAL CURE) |
| 18 | MISNOMER *(MR IN SOME) |
| 19 | DECORUM DECO (form of art) RUM (spirit) |
| 21 | DENOTES *(NEEDS TO) |
| 22 | ENWRAP *(NEW) + RAP (blame) |
| 24 | POSED P (Pakistani opener) + *(DOES) |
| 26 | GRIT dd |