Cryptic crossword No 1,992

Thanks Longyfan, typically inventive and great fun. Faves include 9a, 14a, 18a, 22a, 24a, 25a, 7d (though needed to look up the phrase as a US verb, and would prefer eg "and" to "then" as a link), 15d & 23d. Spoilers ...

Enjoyable despite having to reveal some on the left side. Thank you. Liked 9a, 22a, 24a, 1d, 21d, 23d...

I found this quite tricky, Longyfan. Partly the originality of the cluing and a few where I did not recognise defs/synonyms. Some real crackers like 9a, 16a, 22a, 24a, 2d, 6d and 21d. Thanks. PM