Cryptic crossword No 3,679

Across

1. Ordinary axes mindlessly juxtaposed 9a & 11a, among others (10)
2. Measure gold firstly in carats from shooting stars (8)
3. Active current runs through bell (5)
4. Moor left in good condition (6)
5. This time and place indeterminate (7)
6. Wax knight returned to Spain (4)
7. ...bad odds of it - 50:50! (3)
8. US city left on own, ending half destroyed... (3,6)
9. Back from fresh battle (3)
10. Knocks around Eastern region with something extra (5,4)
11. Sting is clever! (5)
12. Foundation report exposes defect (4)
13. Expert may make admission about something left unrewarded (10)
14. French bread given away without difficulty? (4,4)
15. Chip returned speed measurement in polar region (3,3)

Down

1. Now middle aged people occasionally undergo setback by mistake (3,1)
2. Morning spent in passionate affair on fire (7)
3. Blacken front of manor, revealing entrance (5)
4. Last word from first class fellows (4)
5. Labels bearing Latin for purists (9)
6. Latch over containers (4)
7. Flower with hug and kiss on cheek (5)
8. Either I'm out or apply anaesthetic! (5)
9. Malfunction of board game unethical (2,5)
10. Elevated rail inclined to be unreliable (4)
11. Garbo oddly offstage, rising (7)
12. Nothing, then rainstorm - live! (2,3)
13. Show thus has a modern music style over time but is not a musical! (4,5)
14. Scaled-down Sunday shopping centre over Casualty (7)
15. 1/6 in 150 go public (5)
16. Needed to pay nothing on Wednesday (4)
17. Hands over substitute (4)