Cryptic crossword No 2,256

Quibbles still welcome, hopefully I’ve taken some of the last ones on board

I enjoyed this, a good mix of easy and tricky. Favourites were 7a, 10a (great idea, can't remember seeing this before) and 12a. while I like 11a, I'd prefer a better indicator than something.

Cheers Pippi, I found this quite tough but enjoyed the ones that I got and appreciated the theme. 13a my COTD

Thanks Pippi. I thought this was a decent effort; I particularly liked 14a, 17a, 21a, and 4d (COTD). I also enjoyed 'A few last words ...' More in reply.