Really good puzzle! Great words and well constructed clues. I really liked
3D3DMy half of school gets rowdy, gathering in topless dance that's lovey-dovey (9)
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9A9AListener left in article for you, perhaps? (9)
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7D7DJohn, getting D, to write, starting with book's intro - now getting A+, perhaps (5,4)
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27A27AAds and such for old ship housed by museum in gallery's opening (9)
[---------] , loads of them basically! There were a couple where I struggled to make full grammatical sense of the surface reading -
13A13AFans' elect in where plant is to be made, making a comeback (8)
[--------] and 8A (in fact I still can't see how the cryptic bit of 8A works). Also the word 'in' in
1A1AAngry daughter hosting debate brought back what needs to be solved (9)
[---------] was a bit confusing. Either it was backwards (argument is in angry daughter) or it was superfluous (angry, followed by daughter argument backwards). Regardless, these are all really minor things, and this was a strong puzzle for a first attempt! I look forward to the next one.