Cryptic crossword No 1,616

Thanks for posting this here Amoeba - I enjoyed revisiting it. And my COTD is still 17d!

Great puzzle, Amoeba. Nice and gentle mostly. Agree with Coot about 17d. Lovely. My other faves were 8d 14d 15d 10a and 21a

Great puzzle indeed, can see why you graduated with it! Most pleased you shared it here as I missed its original posting, and lots to like, particularly 11a (smooth assembly), 14a (neat), 21a (fun, great minds think alike!), 23a (fun and creative), 1d (nice), 3d (neat), 15d (smooth), 18d (smooth) and 23d (very neat). Your anagrams are particularly smooth here, and surfaces are compelling and interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Amoeba - nice to revisit this (after quite a while!) Faves 12a, 13a, 14a, 21a, 4d, 8d, 15d, 17d, 22d & 23d Thanks again!

I enjoyed redoing this, Amoeba. It did ring quite a few bells so I certainly did it over on RC and it was lovely to encounter some of these clues again. 11a, 14a, 22a, 23a, 5d, 15d, 17d and 21d are my faves. Thanks. PM