Cryptic crossword No 1,948

Across

1. Embrace European partner (7)
2. Puzzle-maker first appeared in Crossword? No! (7)
3. Minute German is King's man (6)
4. Lovey Lou's heart needs, for example, a girl with a monocle (8)
5. Reborn periodically, for eternity (3)
6. Chill, easy-going, regular Uzbek (6)
7. Hypocritical about defacto "Housing Leader" of Wales (3-5)
8. Dope I'd return to Setter (5)
9. Gina can't end drunken anger and initially doesn't enjoy a spicy cola (9)
10. Fake man putting care into synthetic skin bank (9)
11. Funny monarch found in deck of cards (5)
12. Hidden within genius, I'm a ritzy flipping Italian delicacy (8)
13. Pub retires part in Hopper  (6)
14. See 29
15. Note: new Setter surrounded by shooters after trace of pun found in funny surfaces (8)
16. Preliminary stress without a real reason initially causes rash (6,3)
17. What, I call my wife Fido? (3,4)
18. Giant type of truck! (7)

Down

1. Woken up to loveless riots: uprising against communist (7)
2. Honour called into question around the time bell tolls (2,3,4)
3. Plant owned by Gerard Way (6)
4. "Nice George" losing energy and heading to cold, harsh place (3,5)
5. Didn't even like them anyway, leaders change (5)
6. Where hammers come from, usually? (4,3)
7. Puppeteer broken revolutionist, replacing first official with queen  (13)
8. Some Parallelograms are found in the back (9)
9. Having no lead, Bond 4 is needing male action (8)
10. Eastern mountain range leads to snowy environment (7)
11. Friends instalment: "The One within A Broken Speedo" (7)
12. Terrible currency leaves vault with nothing (6)
13. Fargo ne'er-do-well captures 18 (5)