1 A rousing speech (7)
5 Not cognizant of (7)
9 Appraises (9)
10 Due (5)
11 Tie together (7)
12 Of little importance (7)
13 A citrus fruit (9)
15 Pawns (5)
17 Enumerates (5)
19 Backwoods person (9)
22 Unsinkable ship (7)
25 Native of Gambia (7)
26 Group of 8 (5)
27 Disentangle (9)
28 Hole in the nose (7)
29 Lumps of precious metals (7)
Down
1 Forestall (7)
2 Seedlings (9)
3 Harmful (7)
4 Frisky or flirtatious (9)
5 Cause to overturn (5)
6 Do away with (7)
7 Proof of innocence (5)
8 Plunges (7)
14 Illuminate (9)
16 Bring to a head (9)
17 Disappointment (7)
18 Lawmaker (7)
20 Attacking with explosives (7)
21 One of New York's baseball teams (7)
23 Carries (5)
24 Wicker basket (5)