Mephisto 3004 – by Don Manley

In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments

ACROSS

1 Teams drink a cold tea — more than one sugar needed (11)
SACCHARIDES: S(A-C-CHAR)IDES;
9 Christmas involves companion giving financial warning (6)
NOCHEL: NO(CH)EL;
10 Piano rendering what could be gleeful lacking heart (6)
FLUGEL: (gleeful – e)*;
11 Arguing Europeans interrupted by Monsieur in charge (8)
POLEMICS: POLE(M-IC)S;
13 Big fellows — a number seen in French art (5)
ETENS: E(TEN)S;
14 A male locked in primitive building becomes a martyr (7)
SHAHEED: SH(A-HE)ED;
15 Some beer and you will get aroused! (5)
RANDY: hidden (bee)R-AND-Y(ou);
17 Friend has a sort of coat for horse (8)
PALAMINO: PAL-A-MINO;
19 Young female nabbed by fellow made a noise with tongue (8)
TCHICKED: T(CHICK)ED;
24 Soldiers knocked back drink? Nothing to be admitted (5)
TROOP: PO(O)RT all reversed;
25 Cad afflicted with ruin inclined to fly off the handle (7)
IRACUND: (cad ruin)*;
26 Porridge one gives character in Greece? (5)
SAMPI: SAMP-I;
27 Steering carelessly, lost grip? (8)
STREIGNE: (steering)*; lost=old word indicator;
28 Records set by South African sportsman crossing water (6)
ELPEES: EL(PEE)S; reference SA golfer Ernie ELS;
29 Kitchen item in stone cask knocked over (6)
NUTMEG: GEM-TUN all reversed;
30 International ceremony interrupted by flighty type, female plotter (11)
INTRIGUANTE: INT-RI(GUAN)TE;

DOWN

2 Vessel’s taking a bit over a lake (6)
AORTAL: A-ORT-A-L; bit over=ORT;
3 Tissues pocketed by hypochondriacs (7)
CHONDRI: hidden (hypo)CHONDRI(acs)
4 Pole outside pub in estate surrounded by a watery expanse (8)
ALE-STAKE; A-L(EST)AKE;
5 One boy absorbing island story of adventure (5)
ILIAD: I-L(I)AD;
6 Peer’s domain wanting tax — customs house is installed for short time (5)
DUCHY: tax=duty then substitute CH=customs house for T=time;
7 Separate, using form of screen (6)
SECERN: (screen)*;
8 Boorish old fools in activity on the block? (11)
CLODHOPPING: C(old)*HOPPING;
9 Wine served by inn with retirees getting drunk (11)
NIERSTEINER: (inn retirees)*;
11 Old plants thespian’s written about (8)
PENTHIAS: (thespian)*;
12 Not all having to collect money turned up — four such would get round together? (8)
SEMIDOME: S(DIME reversed)OME; I think two would be enough rather than four?
16 President in top position for arguing a cause (8)
PLEADING: P-LEADING;
18 Rodent eats insect and tropical plants (7)
MARANTA: MAR(ANT)A;
20 Coins celebrate independence (6)
CAROLI: CAROL-I;
21 Highest place heated? The lowest actually! (6)
TOPHET: TOP-HET; Hell;
22 Group in company set up before new year (5)
OCTET: CO reversed – TET;
23 Vet maybe about to penetrate dog (5)
CURER: CU(RE)R