Cryptic crossword No 2,183

Merry Christmas! Thanks for a great puzzle!

Hahaha, excellent! Liked 9a, 11a, 2d, 7d and 19d. More in reply. Merry Christmas!

Lovely! Thanks. I enjoyed the Nina which helped me finish the puzzle. Merry Christmas to you too.

Nice to see you here, Umpire. I have to confess to not getting to this on the day but it provided welcome respite from the surfeit of Harry Potter movies enjoyed by the rest of the family yesterday evening! Some smooth cluing as I would expect. 14a, 15a, 23a, 1d, 7d and 25d my faves. Thanks. PM