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15d. Frank was the fourth man
BLUNT

12a. Thought to bamboozle subordinate plainly inflamed.
CONSIDERED

24d. He's a high-flier - a high-minded individual
ERNEST

11a. A jumper for the master
SKIPPER

Parses for the above please.

15, Blunt.
Sir Anthony Blunt was "the fourth man" of "the Cambridge Five, a group of Soviet spies.

11, A skipper (jumper) can be the master of a ship.

24, An "erne" is a sea eagle/high-flier.
"St" is an abbreviation for saint, who could well be a a high-minded individual.
He must be Ernest, a man's name?

12. ‘Thought to’ is the def. Bamboozle is CON, inflamed is RED and side (as in a “sidekick”) is the ‘subordinate plainly’

Thanks for the replies.

Glad to help.

21d. Not paid for dressing the guinea fowl
PINTANO

24a. A glass shop rigged fore-and-aft
SCHOONER

29a. How a ferryman assumes control?
TAKES OVER

Parses for the above please.

24 Just a double definition - of a glass and a ship
(I assume shop was a typo?)

21 Pintado, I think? Anagram of 'Not paid', and it's guinea fowl.

Cheers Malone, bloody autocorrect on my phone caused the typos.

17d. Ghostly appearance has head removed and held in both hands
SPECTRAL

29a. Relaxed, as the Frenchman is...
DEGAGE

10a. The cost to be met in a bayonet attack?
FIXED CHARGE

16d. Pop's executors?
GROUP

Parses for the above please.