4  Wrongful admission by an officer at the fête? (1,4,3)

 9  Make a drama from Australian opener's caught and bowled? (3,3)

10 Sacred work, alternatively a notorious lack of all-round common sense ... (8)

12 ... deploying extra dogs behind net (5-3)

13 Like Caesar I came to Carthage (uninhabited city) (6)

15 You, old? I'm surprised, ok! (4)

16 Suffer a bad stroke? Take a taxi across river ... (5,1,4)

19 ... where Meals on Wheels service is available (6,4)

20 Bargain that constrains man's growing family (4)

23 Old king loves entertaining tots periodically in place of Santa (6)

25 Cut and run, nicking unbundled leftovers (8)

27 In military style I provide crew for old trading vessel (8)

28 Zanzibar getting shelled and bombed makes Japanese cry (6)

29 Sweetheart's constant, trapped by honour in former dependency (4,4)

30 Lord's officials may interpret this restricted ruling (3-3)

 1  Charwoman Rosie could be off her trolley (7)

 2  Paddy's aching to scoff Italian roll (5,4)

 3  Little chap given money for treat's beginning to fidget (6)

 5  Bisexual's range of interests in fashion (4)

 6  Laboured breathing's not right - that's a certainty (2,3,3)

 7  Palace favourite gets stuck into cognac or gin (5)

 8  Saw spin doctor going over part of speech (7)

11 Pack a gallery in WI place (7)

14 Performer is apparently to 'rest' more, needing change of direction (7)

17 Drummer starts to use zither, enchanting lovesick bird (4,5)

18 Actor Ken's awfully lousy at multi-tasking (3-5)

19 What an idiot to wrap fresh figs in seafood! (7)

21 Early opportunity to check out positive vetting (7)

22 Father's custody case absorbs Press Association office in Rome (6)

24 Former Eastender's no spring chicken (5)

26 Heads off by car in what's a long story (4)