Cryptic crossword No 3,049

Across

1. From the east, revered fellow captivates chamber in hearings (6)
2. Country's hazier leader removed, sent off (5)
3. Take short cut, but fail to finish brief reading (4)
4. Offering extra understanding if hustling goes wrong (10)
5. Skirting around near disaster, gets on well with these officers (8)
6. Software permits no hint of transparency for these computers (6)
7. It's nasty going to it, and it's rough coming back (3)
8. Family with head of state has a big place in 16 across (8)
9. Sat next to popular G.I. hugging popular date after promotion (8)
10. In exams I top English, but going to the west, it's jobs for insiders only (8)
11. Worry south, abandoning east (3)
12. Sort of officers most deride ... almost none returning! (6)
13. Diplomats from east fail to spot first of dozen signs (10)
14. Left and right wings both go out impeaching everyone (4)
15. Popular beast's back entrance (6)

Down

1. Disgusting! On both sides most ran away, having no loyalty (6)
2. Swirling mist a mercy for guerrilla's sort of 15 (10)
3. Two 14 of 16 across, a liberal (briefly) and a king on the rise? (6)
4. Make no progress getting any good new leaders in country (8)
5. Mandate vehicle (4)
6. This may force a change, but fool follows fool in heading country (13)
7. West coast city and university tore senior 3 from east 16 across (7)
8. Leaders from India make an impact in the papers (10)
9. Simba leader, having become leader of 16 across (by tangled web), 9 3 sought help here (8)
10. Chopper with overdose in Sultanate (7)
11. Leaders of junta offered son eminent position ... he being the junior 3 (6)
12. Without hint of hesitation, one deposed exercises state barbarity (6)
13. Convinced head of state past his prime? (4)