Cryptic crossword No 1,103

Phew, Lamppost. I did not find that one easy. A few of your annotations had to be called into play. Favourites include 9a, 14a, 23a, 5d, 6d, 16d. Many thanks. PM

Great stuff Lamppost. I'd agree with PM that it was tough and I couldn't complete or parse everything unaided but I really enjoyed it. Lots of ticks - 9a, 12a, 14a (lol), 17a, 22a, 23a, 3d, 4d, 5d (COTD), 7d 11d, 16d , 18d (big lol), 19d

Tricky solve lamppost and I found some of the defs a bit of a stretch - something I've been accused of myself - but lots to like

Thanks for the puzzle Lamppost, perhaps your trickiest I've tried (needed a few reveals to cross the line) but all cunningly constructed. I particularly liked 9a (neat and clever), 12a (neat), 14a (fun), 23a (very clean), 2d (neat), 5d (neat), 11d (very nicely done), 13d (neat), 15d (nice construction) and 17d (very neat) - lovely stuff!