Cryptic crossword No 2,258

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I deleted my first comment because somehow quoting the clue numbers revealed the answers. Suffice to say, I very much enjoyed your twisted definitions and the mad pictures painted by several surfaces. And the disguised wordplay in fourteen was fun. I had a blast

Cheers maymes, enjoyed this and pleased to have got to the finish with no reveals. Faves 12a, 1d, 22d. Cont...

Really good crossword. FOI 1a, LOI 24a, Favourites were 1d and 13a. although most of the surfaces were far above the norm. Thanks.

Thanks maymes for a very good crossword. My top picks were 9a, 11a, 25a, 3d, 10d, and 13d. I ended up revealing 12a and 24a and didn't know where to start parsing 14a. All else made sense.

Thanks maymes, that was good fun. I was pleased to get a complete grid. Favourites: 12a, 21a, 10d, 13d and 22d. Spoilers ...

1d took the longest and was the most painful, along with 24a -- true to their namesakes. But I got there in the end and had a great time! Enjoyed 9d, 6d, 13d, 8a among others, and was saved by the hiddens. Thanks, maymes!