Cryptic crossword No 1,749

Some clever stuff here Croup, quite chewy in places but I think all fair. My podium 7a, 23a, 8d & 24d(!).

Well done Croup for producing this fun puzzle - if you like you can watch/hear me solve this at twitch.tv/contocrosswords - if you do I hope it's fun/useful!

Apart from the unknown (for me) 15a, this was a nice approachable puzzle, for which many thanks. 10a, 19a, 22a and 2d were favourites. Spoilers in Reply. Thanks. PM

Thanks Croup, fun puzzle, (15a NHO for me), favourites included 14a, 19a, 2d, 3d, 17d! Cheers!