Cryptic. 'Nuff said.

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Across
  1. 4. Hurt man carries weapon (6)
  2. 5. measured 200 mg, say, of edible root (5)
  3. 7. lawyers with soft hearts must fill the rounds (9)
  4. 11. ignorant of fifty one in apparent surroundings (9)
  5. 12. illegitimate bark in an indic language (4,5)
  6. 13. The rival seems in order. (7)
  7. 14. dressing many a one is disorderly (10)
  8. 15. A word's earlier basic form - note my rearrangement (6)
Down
  1. 1. The one minding the child is easy to catch (6)
  2. 2. Couple of months ago, in London (7)
  3. 3. farmer rears a game bird (8)
  4. 6. a contemptible person ingests a shake (7)
  5. 8. radio communication has got an imperative - it takes two (3,2,5)
  6. 9. cattle spasm caused by motion (7)
  7. 10. Prison may lead to frugality (9)