Cryptic crossword No 1,449

Thanks sitter, some nice succinct clueing here, my faves were 4a, 9a, 16a, 17a 11a, 3d & 6d. Spoilers ...

There is an advantage in being a bit slow to get round to things - Fez gets in first and does all the hard work. My list of comments is identical to his al though we only overlap rather than mirror when it comes to likes. Faves inc 17a/11a, 24a, 2d, 7d/1a/23d. Spoilers in Reply. Thanks. PM