Fao - The K M Players
Here are todays shaded clues for you -
12a. Shape of a fortune teller’s orbuculum for crystal gazing, a formal social gathering such as a masquerade, or a spherical mass of wound string, wool or yarn. (4)
15a. Country fair for the exhibit of dogs, handicrafts, horses, home-grown flowers and vegetables, etc, (4)
28a. Terra firma, a canvas or panel to which paints are applied, a cricket ground or rugby stadium etc (6)
39d. One of the pieces used in dibs, a male donkey or Merlin, a boot pull or a knave in cards (4)