1: Field of fruit trees resulting in poor Chardonnay (7)
5: Pole lashed with rag to the arbour (7)
8: Following unsullied rise, Edward broke out (7)
9: Plate through the nose for lasso (5)
11: This identifies the literary epic at the outset! (5)
13: Wrath, dear, turned in a lower direction (9)
14: Gymnast produces hybrid of car and boat (7)
16: Rip male off for money in Honduras (7)
19: Like a good actor (e.g. Redford playing 13 across?) (7)
20: Oft-visited neighborhood, according to Gehrig, reportedly (7)
21: Can patriot make paver dither? (4-5)
24: Keep firm about the ring (5)
25: Solidified education after California strike (5)
26: Opposition leader has share in speech (7)
28: On the way up, the german rats played a leading part (7)
29: You're told the cost in old money (7)