A cryptic crossword that I'm playing around with.  I can't do it alone (..who can?), and not sure anyone who could would admit that....way too nerdy! LOL.  Its in need of your love, your ideas, hints, clues and just 'way out there' word associations, or thoughts.

Cryptic Crossword

1 French revolutionary with sweetheart in battle (8)
5 Texas city in which everything is grabbed by lawmen? (6)
9 Form of licit sea salt (8)
10 Regard wise man, reportedly, in cold spell (3,3)
12 Singers in a special Tosca production (5)
13 Writer producing page behind a king (9)
14 Great detective finding second of clues in accommodation (6)
16 Fish or insect for captain (7)
19 European nation curtailing an American test (7)
21 Sort of wet? Ay, that's about right (6)
23 One giving evidence, if ignored, would be more snappish (9)
25 Irene's new name (5)
26 Capone deceives colleagues (6)
27 Understand about language spreading out (8)
28 Player one's seen in new boots (6)
29 Through this you may see a star, perhaps (8)

1 Accident caused by masthead on a ship at sea? (6)
2 Family accounts (9)
3 They secure money for the government, so we hear (5)
4 A month's work for a denizen of the deep (7)
6 St. Michael transforms metal transformer (9)
7 King John's last to find out (5)
8 Audio equipment for presiding officers in the legislature (8)
11 Goddess - one with little sister (4)
15 Strait men may be strict disciplinarians (9)
17 Pop not buying mom and pop art? (9)
18 Wild goats in a capital city (8)
20 Eager prima donna turns up (4)
21 Dionne's place in England (7)
22 The importance of delay for a listener (6)
24 Round of fire involving Vietnam's leader in Laos disturbance (5)
25 Messages transmitted about a mile (1-4)