8 Part of the eardrum (4)
9 Spun (10)
10 Dealer (6)
11 Plinth (8)
12 Nature of being (4)
13 Encroachments (10)
17 Spheres (4)
18 Chieftain (5)
19 Slashes (4)
20 Very loudly (10)
22 Pal (4)
23 A succession of events (8)
27 Relating to apnea (6)
28 Also called "Hoops" (10)
29 Lobbed (4)
Down
1 Showman (10)
2 Infants (8)
3 Lacking vigor (10)
4 Strike sharply (4)
5 Herring-like fish (4)
6 Feels or detects (6)
7 Soft white Greek cheese (4)
14 A resin used in incense (5)
15 As oneself (10)
16 Exuberance (10)
19 Large oval nuts (8)
21 Large land vehicles (6)
24 An unfledged hawk (4)
25 Insect eggs (4)
26 Type of cheese (4)