Cryptic crossword No 3,323

Always relish the prospect of a Scruffy submission.

Cracking!! Took me a while but yay!!

Thanks for that, Scruffy, I enjoyed that and managed most of it. Favourites included 11a, 20a, 22a, 8d & 15d. I couldn't parse 12a or 29a (but admired the superb surface of the latter in particular).