CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,962

ACROSS: 1 Tactlessness. 8 Reviled. 9 Lambada. 11 Narcissist. 12 Pint. 14 Tearaway. 16 Lean on. 17 Red. 19 Actual. 21 Tent pegs. 24 Exam. 25 Referendum. 27 Dungeon. 28 Roedean. 29 Peter Sellers. DOWN: 1 Taverna. 2 Call it a day. 3 Lodestar. 4 Splash. 5 Numb. 6 Station. 7 Bring to a head. 10 Astonishment. 13 Weather eye. 15 Yet. 18 Deferral. 20 Trainee. 22 Endless. 23 Tennis. 26 Here.