Solution:

Birth of Dolly

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Across: 9 Parthenogenesis, 10 Sponsor, 12 Tighter, 13 Conundrum, 14 Twain, 15 Bewitch, 18 Repasts, 21 Ogres, 23 Anchorage, 25 Diptych, 26 Marmots, 29 Nearsightedness.

Down: 1 Opus, 2 Ergo, 3 Chestnut, 4 Snorer, 5 Egg timer, 6 Knight, 7 Ashtrays, 8 G-strings, 11 Prone, 15 Brooding, 16 Word play, 17 Head high, 19 Protrude, 20 Tight, 22 Shyest, 24 Cometh, 27 Obey, 28 So-so.