No 13294, Thursday 08 Jul 2021, Incognito

Solution to 30A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

1 Rescues rookie surrounded by uncultured people (8) SALVAGES {SA{L}VAGES}

5 State loses right to make district (6) COUNTY COUNTrY

10 Close second conceals and does not win (5) LOSES [T]

11 Egyptian queen’s chaotic palace rot (9) CLEOPATRA* 

12 Ancient person’s father (3,3) OLD MAN {OLD}{MAN}

13 Arrange all pearl fragments in the form of an electrical circuit, perhaps (8) PARALLEL*

15 What thespian did when cadet danced? (5) ACTED*

17 One more time India is after former chief (4,5) ONCE AGAIN {IN}<=>{ONCE AGA}

19 Hound fear complex is little known (7,2) UNHEARD OF*

20 First educated and registered nurse serves and makes money (5) EARNS Acrostic

21 Yearn for a piece of furniture without Charlie's tresses (4,4) LONG HAIR {LONG}{cHAIR}

23 Prohibit King, Queen and financier (6) BANKER {BAN}{K}{ER}

27 Kerry Owen is playing for American city dweller (3,6) NEW YORKER*

28 Roman year mentioned in Roman numerals (5) ANNUM [T]

29 Move through displayed screen to Supreme Court’s list of names (6) SCROLL {SC}{ROLL}

30 Type of output to expect from a money plant or a mint? (8) ?A?H?R?P (Addendum - CASHCROP [DD] - See comments)

DOWN

1   Volley of shots fired in honour of a member of the Salvation Army in Australia (5) SALVO [DD]

2   The French suture around beginning of duodenum in eleventh hour (4,5) LAST DITCH {LA}{ST}{Du...m}ITCH}

3   Where a baffled person might be when sailing? (2,3) AT SEA [DD]

4   Carve inside Somerset Church (4) ETCH [T]

6   Pagan hero constructed an institution for children without parents (9) ORPHANAGE*

7   Process natural gas compound without sugar in South African region (5) NATAL {NATurAL+gas}

8   Yes, rook takes fishes between twelve and twenty four months old (9) YEARLINGS {YEA}{R}{LINGS}

9   Sticker if used inside city limits: “Reduce presence of calcium” (9) DECALCIFY {DECAL}{C{IF}itY}

14 Gangster bats an eyelid and cheats (9) HOODWINKS {HOOD}{WINKS}

15 A question following which criminal damages guns and underwater breathing equipments (9) AQUALUNGS {A}{QU}{AL}{GUNS*}

16 Casualty count for estate tax? (5,4) DEATH TOLL  [DD]

18 Build a finer ark for a descendant of a Dutch settler (9) AFRIKANER*

22 Later version you get when you upgrade and renew production (5) NEWER*

24 Embarrass a graduate with a short request for silence (5) ABASH {A}{BA}{SH}

25 Chart once again with average returns around opening of equity markets (5) REMAP {R{Eq...y}{Ma...s}AP<=}

26 This is expressed in square units; even for circles (4) AREA [CD]

Reference List

Rookie = L, Right = R, India = IN, Charlie = C, King = K, Queen = ER, The in French = LA, Rook = R, Question = QU, Criminal = AL(Capone), Average = PAR