Lovely theme, very smartly done. 17a, 23a, 3d, 5d, 6d and 24d all tickled me. Super mix of difficulty too – I thoroughly enjoyed it. A couple of non-quibbles …
Nice one Cigogne, thanks. Mostly a good level of difficulty for me until I ran aground somewhat on the right hand side. Lots of very good constructions. I particularly liked 9a, 11a, 17a, 23a, 4d, 5d and 24d.
Thanks Cigogne for a surprisingly gentle crossword. I sailed through this; maybe if I spent more time I would have seen the theme. Lots to like including 13a (my LOI), 17a, 20a, 28a, and 8d. Nice job.
I really enjoyed that! A nice difficulty curve too, not too quick and only really chewy towards the end. Some very clever clues too such as 13a, 1d, 5d (that surface!), 6d to name a few. More in reply. Thanks!
I was beaten by a couple in this one, Cigogne. As others have said, overall a nice puzzle with a few tricky clues to stumble over towards the end of the solve. Faves inc 10a, 11a, 17a, 28a, 1d, 4d, 5d (ho ho), 16d, 24d and 25d. Thanks. PM
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