7  Deep Thought: perhaps more charming to hide love, maintaining platonic overtures? (8)

 8  Perhaps 1 or 8 or 100 (use binary entries at first) (4)

11 Treatment regularly used by "headier" gorilla? (4,3)

12 DNA penned new, universal, and original ideas for real (7)

13 Zillionaire Zaphod retreated embracing a Caucasian person (5)

14 Draft opening of column on "Scenic Vacation / Bad Trip?" (9)

15 Elated leader of Krikkit-robots to go back for maintenance (6)

18 Gogrilla M., entrepreneur bearing regret (6)

22 Thor and Loki, perhaps running backwards bare-arsed with girl; Odin's not in? (5,4)

25 Heart of Gold returns, oddly steers wretched person (5)

27 One might take risks and charge in with more confidence (7)

28 Apprehension of Vogon AI lingers (7)

29 Shock creatures centrally inhabiting a small, unregarded yellow star in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy (4)

30 Draw world like Lamuella, suited well to idyllic, laid-back terminations (8)

 2  Veet is opportunistic, embraces upcoming rival (8)

 3  An emphatic type of intergalactic New Work Act shelved (6)

 4  True, Stavro Mueller finishes ailing all over the place (8)

 5  Representative rewired Colin after removing the last bit of towel, getting InfiniDim credit openings (6)

 6  Finally, piano and violin playing around the conclusion of Gnab-Gib. Nothingness... (8)

 9  Inexpensive headgear worn by hitchhiking Earth-born beginners (5)

10 Hotblack Desiato demise is to block a redistribution (5)

16 The extent to which rock can absorb pop? Limitless! So, I try, desperately (8)

17 Come out of terrible rut, drop indifference at last (8)

19 Loudly contemplate liquor product (8)

20 Inappropriate, extremely utopian BBC Guide segment? (5)

21 Slippery creatures that are somewhat froody beings on the outside (5)

23 DNA is back after adding top record-breaking "Restaurant at the End of the Universe" to trip! (6)

24 Phrasal structure from the Reverend's metallic jazz instrument (6)

26 Sperm whale starts yearning for change of direction (6