1. Familiarize (8)
5. Not unusual (6)
9. Lodgers (8)
10. Trifle (6)
12. Care giver (5)
13. A political system governed by a few people (9)
14. Athletic competitions (6)
16. Defraud (7)
19. Incomplete (7)
21. 2nd largest country in area (6)
23. Grossly unconventional (9)
25. Specialty (5)
26. Beginning (6)
27. Not a pessimist (8)
28. Intensify (6)
29. Colander (8)
Down
1. A person with white hair and milky skin (6)
2. Increase fourfold (9)
3. Befuddle (5)
4. Anxious (7)
6. A medical procedure (9)
7. An illusory feat (5)
8. Someone recently married (8)
11. Boosts (4)
15. Bury the hatchet (9)
17. Reasoning (9)
18. Space rock (8)
20. 3 feet (4)
21. Pilot compartment (7)
22. Annoy (6)
24. Law-breaking (5)
25. Nigerian monetary unit (5)