Cryptic crossword No 1,398

Hi all, and thanks for the feedback on the previous puzzle. Here's another, hopefully taking on board some of your comments.

I found this a mixture between pretty easy (especially the start in the NW corner) and really difficult. Favourites for me were 16a and 6d...

I liked this puzzle and solved it without a reveal despite some unfamiliar terms for me in 1a and 27a and nho in the long anagram. Nothing too esoteric in the vocabulary though and the clues were well-constructed. I liked 4a. Thanks.

Well I had a bash at this and enjoyed very much, thanks Tutti. Probably a touch friendlier than your debut, though still plenty of tricky stuff to get into. Favourites 4a, 9a, 10a, 16a, 23a, 6d, 18d & 25d 17a 7d. Spoilers ...

Very good, Tutti, thanks. Most certainly more approachable for me than your debut puzzle, not least because of…well you know! But still quite a challenge, which I gradually overcame. I enjoyed the 1a 27a combo even if I couldn’t parse the latter. I think it works ok in the way that Fez has articulated. Other favourites: 4a, 14a, 23a (ha!), 3d, 6d and 18d (COTD). Spoilers…

Hi Tutti, welcome to MyC. Good fun, challenging puzzle. I particularly enjoyed the clues which got me started: 1a 9a 11a 2d and 3d, which were all neat and tidy! My other top picks were 20a 18d and 19d. Thanks