Cryptic crossword No 1,329

Thanks PM. A good workout for me, with only a couple of letter reveals needed to get to the end. I particularly appreciated 10a, 26a, 28a, 1d, 8d & 18d among others. No grumbles from me today...

Top stuff PM, thanks. It took me a while to make inroads before the right hand side fell nicely into place. I found the left hand side much heavier going but didn’t need as much help as normal to get over the line. Some cracking clues, my pick being 11a, 22a, 28a, 2d (cunning!), 5d, 6d, 8d and 19d. Special mention also for 9a, which brought back good memories for me.

Very good, PM, and quite testing for me. 9a my favourite, also enjoyed 19a, 7d, 13d and 14d among others. Impressive range of clueing devices used: wish I could remember all of them for future use.

Super stuff, thanks PM - favourites from plenty of contenders include 9a, 11a, 22a, 26a, 2d, 6d, 8d, 16d & 18d.

Marvellous, and a touch less tough than some of your recents, I thought. Some very clever clues of short words! Loved 9a, 12a, 1d, 6d, 24d. Geeky spoiler comment in reply 🤓

Thanks for the puzzle PM! Lots of fun surfaces as per usual, I particularly enjoyed 9a, 11a, 12a, 14a, 19a, 20a, 28a, 5d, 6d and 8d. I'm in agreement with Henri that you've done a cracking job with some of your short words (particularly 9a (cute), 12a (very neat), 20a (likewise), 6d (lovely all round)), I also liked 14a (neat and fun, satisfyingly gettable for a nho), 17a (neat), 22a (very neat), 28a (clean), 13d (superb), 14d (very neat) and 18d (clever) - lovely stuff :)

Thanks PostMark for another enjoyable puzzle. As always there is a great diversity of clues on display here which I like very much. Favourites were 15a, 22a, 26a (very well hidden), 2d (the idea is great but the use of "gripping" really elevates the clue), 4d (lovely surface) and 16d.

Sorry to be late to the party, but I enjoyed this as much as any of your puzzles PM. Very neat, varied and at times witty clueing ... and no grumbles!! 9a, 10a, 20a, 26a, 6d, 8d, 13d being just some of my favourites, but I could probably pick as many again! Well done.