2: at peoples uptown bar for starters? (3)
3: One embraced by merciful Christian (7)
4: Height is equal to three-fifths of the first one (3)
5: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)
6: Senior citizen losing 500 toddlers at sea (7)
7: 28 Invitation for man to get a cent on November 5? (5,3,3,3)
8: Remember, mine cries in distress (9)
12: Carelessly let teeth rot completely (2,3,6)
14: Be prepared with amnesties for truancy (11)
16: Finish up with discontinued language? (6,3)
19: Big stink-up. Location is disgusting (7)
21: Most capacious, having little and small in great combination (7)
25: Supplementing oriental ruler (5)
27: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)
29: Compete with life in France (3)