August 29th Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Guest speaker's scuttlebutt (6) ROOMER
Homophone of RUMOUR

4 Expecting parliament's first ruling (8) PREGNANT
P(arliament) + REGNANT (ruling)

9 Takes out sticky fruit (5) DATES
Double Def.

10 Lawyer returned letter opener in trade (9) BARRISTER
SIR rev. inside TRADE

11 Ogled Der Alte swimming around end of June (6,2) LEERED AT
Anag. DER+ALTE

12 A survey covering startup of Hudson School in art history (6) ASHCAN
A SCAN around H(istory)

14 Require massage of the ears? (4) NEED
Homophone of KNEAD

15 Gets nosy about display area in western Canada (8) PRAIRIES
PRIES around AIR (display)

19 Villa in old city ready to get under way (2-6) UP ANCHOR
PANCHO (Villa) inside old city of UR

20 Drag racer uses mausoleum site in India (4) AGRA
Hidden

23 Have a nibble outside one Bavarian city (6) MUNICH
MUNCH around 1

25 Needle-dropper composed emergency treatment (5,3) FIRST AID
FIRS (drop their needles) + STAID (composed)

27 Frantic padres tee off (9) DESPERATE
Anag. of PADRES+TEE

28 Attempt to clear wine cellar (5) VAULT
Double def.

29 Heard you'll even break during December (8) YULETIDE
Homophone of YOU'LL TIED

30 Sounds like rescues stop (6) FREEZE
Homphone of FREES

DOWN

1 Fragrant European river rising fast (8) REDOLENT
ODER river rev. + LENT (a fast)

2 Nearly recovering shelled nut for dinner (2,3,4) ON THE MENU
ON THE MEN(-D) + inside of nUt

3 Europe's first flower festival (6) EASTER
E(urope) + ASTER flower

5 Bloody remarkable (4) RARE
Double def.

6 Denied winnings and support (8) GAINSAID
GAINS (winnings) + AID (support)

7 Ludicrous protestor beginning to cry (5) ANTIC
ANTI (protector) + C(ry) [not sure ANTIC=ludicrous, ludicrous behaviour maybe]

8 Despot in city ran Teamsters (6) TYRANT
Hidden

10 Snake bit oarsmen in competition (4,4) BOAT RACE
BOA + TRACE (a bit)

13 Candy coil unravelled on variety of pudding (8) LICORICE
Anag. COIL + RICE pudding

16 Distinguishing rising soldier's character (9) SIGNATURE
G.I.s rev. + NATURE

17 Fund bridges in western territory (3,5) WAR CHEST
ARCHES inside W(estern) T(erritory)

18 Aquatic mammal holds down person given orders (8) MANDATEES
MANATEES around D(own)

21 Filthy weird guy's MD (6) SMUDGY
Anag. GUYS+MD

22 Invariably a partition (2,4) AS EVER
A + SEVER

24 Rocket launchers atop large rhino? (5) NASAL
N.A.S.A. + L(arge), perpaining to the nose, rhino

26 Musical group not allowed in the auditorium (4) BAND
Homophone of BANNED