Across
| 1 | PAL (1st letters) [From the very beginnings, puzzlers all laughingly associate,] |
| 4 | BEAR + H + aUGust [put up with bit of heat the 2nd & 3rd of August for enthusiastic greeting,] |
| 9 | ADIEU (1st letters) [initially, (afterward, departure involves emotionally unsettling good-bye).] |
| 10 | BEE + R [Gathering of people at first resents alcoholic beverage] |
| 12 | REI(G)N [rule. It ends in a bit, with leader of grumblers] |
| 13 | TEDIOUS (OUTSIDE anag) [outside. Surprisingly devoid of interest,] |
| 14 | I + RON (rev) [start to increase (and not, upon reflection, decrease?)] |
| 16 | PITCH (2 defs) [PITCH (2 defs)] |
| 18 | ABH + OR (BAH anag) [Bah, humbug! Two from Oregon really dislike] |
| 20 | STOA (hidden) [covered walkway within premises. To appease] |
| 22 | REAL + TOR [one with lots to sell, true, mountain] |
| 25 | LI(N)D + A [top has name. A lady's name,] |
| 26 | KNOT ("NOT" hom) [we hear; not a problem.] |
| 27 | E'ER + IE [Out of this world, always poetic, believer at heart;] |
| 28 | TEACHER (CARE THE anag) [rendering care, the instructor] |
| 29 | FED (2 defs) [gave food to man from Washington.] |
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Down
| 1 | PART(I + ALL)Y [To some degree, one and all in party] |
| 2 | ADVERB (BRAVED anag) [braved traveling. Deliberately, maybe,] |
| 3 | LIED (IDLE anag) [idle rambling told a story.] |
| 4 | BEGIN (BEING anag) [Being lost, set off,] |
| 5 | EURO (hidden) [neurotically gripping money;] |
| 6 | A + BRU + PT (RUB anag) [rub the wrong way after a point. Unexpected] |
| 7 | HEIST (IS THE anag) [hold up is the strange] |
| 8 | URGE (hidden) [desire for burgers' ingredients,] |
| 11 | UNCHARTED (AND THE CRU anag) [and the Cru assembling, without plans, |
| 15 | WREAT + H (WATER anag) [garland. Hot dogs; exotic water;] |
| 17 | CO + OK + IE [dessert; a couple of cordials. I agree, that is] |
| 19 | H + ENNA (rev) [Anne Heche, starting to make a comeback. Red hair dye?] |
| 20 | SLYER (LYRES anag) [Foxier! Lyres playing;] |
| 21 | LIKE (even letters) [enjoy every other oldie. Keep] |
| 23 | ALE + E [out of the wind. Drink last of lemonade;] |
| 24 | TURF (last letters) [finally, get menu number of steak in a seafood restaurant.] |
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