Cryptic crossword No 1,814

Thanks Polymath; a mostly gentle solve with some very clever clues. I particularly appreciated 8a, 11a, 14a, 3d, 5d, 16d among others. A couple of nhos (15a, 21a, wp in 1d) and some tricksy wp slowed me down at times, but got there in the end. Almost all eyebrow twitches resolved via your explanations in annotated solutions, although one or two still feeling iffy - spoilers…

Thanks Polymath, good fun - not *too* tricky for the most part but a few notable exceptions that I got from crossers without fully parsing. Faves 8a, 11a, 15a, 18a, 21a, 25a, 3d (took ages!) & 4d. Spoilers ...

Some creative cluing in here, Polymath, and a few puzzled expressions along the way so I did need your Annotations. Lots to like inc 8a, 14a, 21a, 23a, 3d (COTD), 13d. Thanks. PM

Thank you, I agree with Fez, mostly not too tricky but it had its moments. Liked 7a, 8a, 11a, 18a, 3d, 14d...

Thanks Polymath, that was pleasant with my top picks being 7a, 8a, 12a, 14a (nice surface), 15a, 8d, 16d, and 25a. I revealed 1d and 21d. Spoilers in reply.

Thanks Polymath, an enjoyable puzzle with a few tricky parts to figure out. Favourites were 6a, 8a, 11a, 19a, 4d and 22d.