Solution to 25A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
Open for anyone to solve, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
9 One US state holds grain with selfishness (7) AVARICE {A}{VA}{RICE}
11 Apparent papers will be collected in tournament (7) EVIDENT {EV{ID}ENT}
12 Option to buy one dessert (4-3) CHOC-ICE {CHO{C}ICE} Buy 1 or Buy C?
19 Company to insist head should be removed from school (7) COLLEGE {CO}{aLLEGE}
20 Disorder at tea shop regularly to refund (5) CHAOS {CHA}{sHoP<=}
21 Spells of bad weather land cops in trouble at Sweden (4,5) COLD SNAPS {LAND+COPS}{S}
25 Think again about individual help (7) R?L?E?E ()
26 Auditor's quiet, that is nervy essentially for the bank employee (7) CASHIER {CA}{SH}{IE}{neRvy}
28 Reportedly boy got breads at dawn (7) SUNRISE {(~son)SUN}{RISE}
29 Sat uncomfortably with anger, fixed in a place (7) STABILE {SAT*}{BILE}
DOWN
1 Concern on ship for stroke (6) CARESS {CARE}{SS}
2 Wickerwork displayed by American in Germany (6) CANING [T]
3 Mountain of wealth (4) PILE [DD]
4 Instead of dollars, use krone to pay for container (6) KETTLE (-$+k)KETTLE
5 Actor in first cinema takes action on controlled substance (8) NARCOTIC {ACTOR+IN+Ci...a}*
6 Fish is sad, lonesome in house (5,5) LEMON SOLES Letter Bank
7 Friend, a bud made a poem of recantation (8) PALINODE {PAL}{1}{NODE}
- I never saw a purple cow.
- I never hope to see one.
- But I can tell you anyhow
- I'd rather see than be one
8 Letters distributed to primarily everyone to migrate (8) RESETTLE {LETTERS}*{Ev...e}
18 Choose new reel about fish (8) PICKEREL {PICK}{REEL*}
24 New setter's on the way (6) STREET*
27 Vessels are upside down; catch (4) SNAP<=
Reference List
Papers = ID, Siemens = S, Big = B< Tea = CHA, Sweden = S, Quiet = SH, Ship = SS, Dollars = S, Krone = K, King = R, Year = Y