CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,286

ACROSS

1 Centre with good stage in an event has area for compromise? (6,6) 8 Indoor places in which to see schools? (7) 9 Star in publicised opening to gig excelled in rendering tunes? (7) 11 Military supremo in country not operating in U.S. city (10) 12 Duplicate card game (half forgotten) (4) 14 Refined MD in end acquires article much sought after? (2,6) 16 Excited agent hoards rare precious stone (6) 17 Talk a lot amid acting, astonishingly (3) 19 Woman forming a racket in Nebraska (6) 21 Drink always put in container by European (8) 24 Diplomat dismissing ordinary jealousy (4) 25 Complaint also about dull salad fruit (4,6) 27 Prepared rugby player for problem (7) 28 Noted actor in musical film about India (7) 29 Teen reheard possibly around hotel in various places (4,3,5)

DOWN

1 Felt sorrow over heart of guy in modern novel (7) 2 Peculiar term nailed for mishap on a track? (10) 3 Tendency about Republican to show erudition (8) 4 Poor girl regularly trailed by extraordinary unknown character (6) 5 Solemn promise made in boathouse (4) 6 Type of cell containing first sign of this subatomic particle (7) 7 No resistance surprisingly for those supporting penalties? (12) 10 Ignore the table and suffer rejection? (2,2,3,5) 13 Designate car and see it go off (10) 15 On reflection, poor expert (3) 18 Sent for a change to find part of coastal place? (8) 20 Fan in ballot defended by judge largely (7) 22 A fault encapsulating a Republican is greed (7) 23 Summon British judge right away (6) 26 Fine writer acquiring a celebrity (4)