Cryptic crossword No 1,420

Thanks Tutti a great start with 7a and fun throughout - other highlights include 19a, 26a, 3d, 15d & 24d. Spoilers ...

Thanks for a fun puzzle Tutti, I enjoyed dipping into this over the past few days. A nice level of difficulty and some fun surfaces throughout. I particularly liked 7a (neat and fun), 10a (neat), 21a (very neat), 23a (nice assembly), 25a (very neat), 26a (very smooth), 3d (very clean), 4d (nice surface), 18a (fun surface) and 24d (cute) - lovely stuff!

Well done, Tutti. Did this last night and then forgot to comment earlier. Some decent surfaces and solid cluing made this an enjoyable romp. As Fez says, 7a is a great tone setter with 11a, 12a, 26a, 15d and 24d being my other big ticks. Thanks for this. PM