Cryptic crossword No 3,250

Thanks Gennaro for a very pleasant accompaniment to breakfast. Foiled by 3d (tried to exhaust the wrong word and insert the wrong abbreviation in the wrong place) and 16d (but loved the ground breaking instrument when I got it!) The rest of the clues went in nicely and satisfyingly. I particularly liked 8a for its misdirection, 12a for its irony, 1d for being cool and 18d for being so cleverly deliberate. Small query below

Thanks Gennaro. It won't surprise you that I found the second of the key clues very tricky - like the band, I'm afraid, nho for me. (And, no, I did not spot the band). Some tricky assemblies in here but all seemed pretty solid. Faves inc 10a, 23a, 26a, 3d and 13d. Thanks. PM

Thanks Gennaro for a very enjoyable crossword, including the hidden parts. I struggled with 19a and 3d and especially enjoyed 24d, 22d, 18d, 4d, 1d, 26a, 14a (struggled with that one too), and 8a.