1: Uncharacteristically, Dickenson pens uplifting romantic ballad (5)

3: Also major European capital lawman in northern constellation (9)

8: Part of book covers ballpark legends, using reliable background sources (5)

10: One who wanders amidst fantastic text is one who is very outgoing (9)

11: Get into the archeology scene. (3)

12: Notices substituting first paragraph for up town witticisms (7)

14: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)

16: To initiate into communist units, they carry the vital gas. (3, 5, 5)

18: Double profit repeatedly (5,3,5)

21: Polygraph unexpectedly traps vandal (3)

22: Sea creatures with vocal powers (7)

23: Compete with life in France (3)

25: Switch trains without interest and sit (9)

27: Tired backing cookie brand (5)

28: Detective negotiated nicer post (9)

29: Piece of wisdom from a quiet aristocrat (5)

1: Bury with arms and legs but no head (5)

2: More up-to-date way for Oscar to greet Felix? (7)

3: Consumed, beginning at the end (3)

4: Don't encourage satellite pace to slacken. (11)

5: Smells renovated doors (5)

6: 'Observe!' I cry to the audience (7)

7: Articles by the uncentred Hazards - they usually indicate omissions (9)

9: Beethoven's first love - sculptor or composer (7)

13: Fast times with company cracked high-strung recruiter (6,5)

15: Style of western pasta (9)

17: French song composed by German boy in study (7)

19: Uncovered references containing name for certain flowers (7)

20: Starburst adorns wing of building's story (7)

22: Body English for a billiards shot (5)

24: Correspondence with meal I cooked (5)

26: Emergency room stocks one sensitive organ (3)