Annotated solutions for Prize 29,051

* Bob Marley and the Wailers (Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer) released their album Catch a Fire in April 1973 (many references and allusions are included in the clues and solutions)

Across

1 tamarisk (River) TAMAR/I(sland)/S(toc)K

5 decade DE<C{A(nswer}D>E [Kiki Dee]

9 woodsman WOOD’S + (nor)MAN

10 avocet OCTAVE (anag)

12 re-examine RE + MAXINE,(peak)E (anag)

14 deva slAVE-Driver (hidden rev)

16 earnest double def

19 protest P(e)TER TOS(h) (anag)

21 Tupi IT UP (anag) [people of the Amazon valley]

24 onset ON + SET

25 aggregate G(i)A(n)T in REGGAE (anag)

27,13 twelve score TWELVE (midnight) + (raver)S/CORE

28 alphabet ALP/H(ospital) + ABET

29 disuse D(etective)I(inspector)S + USE

30 educator U (posh) in RECOAT (anag)

Down

1 thwart T(hat)/T(rain) round H(ard)/WAR

2 mooner NO MORE (anag)

3 Rasta A(merica) in STAR (anag)

4 stamina M(ile) in ANITA (harri)S (anag)

6 eavesdrop (l)EAVES DROP

7 anchored A/N(ew)/CHORE/D(egree)

8 entreaty E(xeter) + N<TREAT>Y

11 jeté concrETE Jungle (hidden rev)

15 electives (s)ELECTIVE(S) [S = society]

17 sprouted SPROUT + (s)E(e)D(s)

18 dossiers DOSS<I(ndia)>ERS

20 tear T<E(nergy)>AR

21 toggled T(ee) + DOGLEG (anag)

22 rabbit (waile)R + IT.BAB(y) (anag)

23 heater (c)HEATER

26 ethicETH(n)IC