Cryptic crossword 12/08/2011

Today's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Brief gamble evident if I'm dishonest about thermal capacity (8,4)

9 Kings George and Edward were more real (7)

10 No fake am I at paper folding (7)

11 Suffered with second-rate display (4)

12 Appearance of familiar people is called for (5)

13 Pupil loses English books at farm (4)

16 The heartless government is possessing a will (7)

17 Accessory worn across the front as aprons, right? Wrong (7)

18 Results in assets (7)

21 Rows in shed? Yes and no (7)

23 Honour you get first when you do as you're told (4)

24 Boasts about support of general staff (5)

25 Rascal heard in the body of the kirk (4)

28 System emerging without girl breaking up (7)

29 Traveller finds it's our accommodation at the time (7)

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30 Article on minimal gravity is just what one needs (3,4,5)

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2 Flier takes trips without rush to features of the solar system (7)

3 In company of French language (4)

4 A lot of money may be paid to acquire melody (7)

5 Passes over hardships (7)

6 Revise so as to turn back the tide (4)

7 Essay on alternative vehicle (7)

8 Begin to get established if need of nest's disposed of (4,4,4)

9 Take the advice of the directors — then let it be discarded (2,2,3,5)

14 Caned for disrupting hop (5)

15 It's time one contacted ravishing woman (5)

19 Ate out — 'After Eight' was the merchandise (7)

20 Medical instrument used to alter tip of mock orange (7)

21 Important Old Testament lines show narrow-mindedness (7)

22 Trying to keep out of trouble gives rise to number one rescue (7)

26 Pirate who shouts 'I'm here!' (4)

27 Does she have compassion? (4)