4  Charlotte conceivably gets cut up here and steers towards green skip (4,4)

 9  Passionate consul trying clinches ... (6)

10 ... having just one trouble (8)

12 Keep an eye on male guard (8)

13 Big epithet relating to heavy artillery initially (6)

15 Current's blocking road outside (4)

16 Expanded lead philatelist's prize possession? (5,5)

19 Fantasist could be armed and ready ... (10)

20 ... a mistake whichever way you look at it (4)

23 The greatest university's cutting heartless vandalism to become calmer (6)

25 Excited teen with date getting one present (8)

27 US IT plan perturbed union (8)

28 Unsuccessful marine commander (6)

29 Hamlet's first to leave, receiving out of order abuse (3-5)

30 Impostor such as a ringer (6)

 1  Competition between Royal Mail and DHL, for example, ongoing since VE day (7)

 2  Being confrontational I landed invading crew on Cyprus (9)

 3  Blue Planet, say, doesn't have it (6)

 5  Crook's alternative way by which to succeed (4)

 6  Gnomes in favour of state control for instance (8)

 7  Bottle cut suit (5)

 8  Act of revenge could be idle talk (7)

11 Pub quiz that may lead to appearance in court (3,4)

14 Hypes up where we fly these days including Cuba (7)

17 One deserves another IPA? (1,4,4)

18 Cultivated Greens hailed enthusiastic followers (8)

19 Renowned Italian giantkiller briefly acquires North American company (2,5)

21 Black Sheep on track to introduce ultimate in bitter - here? (7)

22 Has rep ruined high-flier? (6)

24 Part of top copy pinched by Latin student (5)

26 Ad blocker (4)