Times 27,407: A Toast To The Happy Couple?

ACROSS
7 Kind of rock wayward genius has put in ring (7)
IGNEOUS – (GENIUS*) [“wayward”] has put in O [ring]

9 Somehow, is crop circle a sign? (7)
SCORPIO – (IS CROP O*) [“somehow”]

10 United duo having just achieved goal in match? (9)
NEWLYWEDS – cryptic def. We’re talking about the sacred institution of marriage, not the even more sacred one of football, here.

11 Daughter and a friend, ignoring the odds, took on challenge (5)
DARED – D + A + {f}R{i}E{n}D

12 Method of paying, initially, that could be catch (3)
COD – or, alternatively punctuated, C.O.D., the acronym for Cash On Delivery.

13 Its consumers are celebrating achievement of union (7,4)
WEDDING CAKE – cryptic def. Again we’re talking about people getting married. Is this puzzle dedicated to an actual pair of 10 perchance?

15 Finishes off any new ale — one way to work on glass (6)
ANNEAL – AN{y} NE{w} AL{e}

16 Records a pair of names, too — endlessly together (6)
ANNALS – A + N N + ALS{o} [too, “endlessly”]

20 They extend a line — casts twice end badly (11)
DESCENDANTS – (CASTS END END*) [“badly”]

22 Original piece of art framed in fine 4 (3)
OAK – A{rt} in OK [fine]. 4dn = WOOD.

24 For example, working with 4 boats (5)
CRAFT – Double def. 4dn still = WOOD.

26 Desirable feature of house that’s comprehended by groom, in essence (9)
ROOMINESS – hidden in {g}ROOM IN ESS{ence}

28 Literary great, in time, was told about book (3,4)
THE BARD – T [time] + HEARD [was told] “about” B [book]

29 Dog that is with novelist from same part of world (7)
SCOTTIE – I.E. [that is], with SCOTT [novelist who is from Scotland, like the dog. There’s a clue to their provenance in both their names, really]

DOWN
1 Easy task? Part of it could be a piece of cake (6)
PICNIC – Double def. If this is a thematic puzzle, maybe the cake is wedding cake.

2 Unable to move under white blanket (6,2)
SNOWED IN – cryptic def

3 Fish from front or stern of dinghy (4)
DORY – or, put another way, the D OR Y of “dinghy”

4 Duke attached to court in deal, for example (4)
WOOD – D [duke] attached to WOO [court]

5 Ornamental shrub is feature of cathedral area (6)
SPIREA – SPIRE A [feature of cathedral | area]

6 Unable to deliver speech in exceptionally low dress (8)
WORDLESS – (LOW DRESS*) [“exceptionally”]

8 Place with company, finally, as regular partner (6)
STEADY – STEAD [place] with {compan}Y

9 Bird appearing as one’s sitting in hide (6)
SISKIN – I’S [one’s] “sitting in” SKIN [hide]

13 Practice a craft, as setter and solvers have stated (5)
WEAVE – homophone of WE’VE [setter and solvers have]

14 Casual garments, we hear — they’re passed on by parents (5)
GENES – homophone of JEANS [casual garments]

15 Including account in financial check, said why that’s bold (8)
AUDACITY – including AC [account] in AUDIT [financial check] + Y [“said” WHY]

17 Transformed art tome with old representation of Cupid (8)
AMORETTO – (ART TOME*) [“transformed”] + O [old]

18 Really liked a party on extreme left (6)
ADORED – A DO RED [a | party | on extreme left, like Ken]

19 Cause of tears known to the cognoscenti? (6)
ONIONS – and the cognoscenti “know their onions”

21 Does some gardening work in suit (6)
SPADES – double def

23 Satisfied with endless show of affection? That’s fate (6)
KISMET – MET [satisfied] with KIS{s} [“endless” show of affection]

25 Timber used in the afterdeck, being extremely selective (4)
TEAK – T{h}E A{fterdec}K

27 Revered person adding line to acceptance speech (4)
IDOL – add L [line] to I DO [acceptance speech]