Cryptic crossword No 1,878

Very nice indeed, PM. I particularly liked 10a, 11a, 1d, 4d, and 8d.

Thanks PostMark for a very satisfying crossword. I needed your notes to parse 17d but all else made sense without much angst. I found the SW the most difficult quadrant but that eventually came to light. My top picks were 10a, 13a, 17a, 26a, 27a (brilliant surface), 4d, 8d, and 25d.

Lovely stuff as usual PM, with trademark clever definitions at 14d, 26a, and 8d. Other favourites included 13a, 18a and 24d. A few NHOs requiring either a Google or a reveal, but nothing unfair. Thanks!

Thanks PM, great stuff. Nice tight clues which largely went in fine with only the Spoonerism tripping me up (as they often do). My favourites were 6a, 10a, 26a, 27a (very clever), 6d and 25d (parsing defeated me, but nicely done).

Very nice, thanks PM. I ground to something of a sticky halt halfway in when I first looked at this on Sunday but managed to get it mostly completed coming back to it fresh just now, with just a little e-help required. Lots of very neat, cunning constructions. Favourites: 6a, 7a, 19a, 27a, 1d, 8d, 21d and 22d.

Marvellous fun! A lucky wavelength thing tonight as I did this in one sitting and didn’t find one quadrant to be trickier than the rest 😆 (my usual PM solving experience). Liked 7a, 13a, 17a, 27a, 28a, 8d and 22d. Thanks!