Cryptic crossword No 3,249

Not the first such tribute but hopefully still fun

Nicely done. Once I understood the theme, things started to flow much more quickly. Favourites 11a, 13a, 14a, 21a, 23a, 8d, 9d. Some spoilery comments to follow.

Thanks Sisyphus for a constellation of good clues. My favourites were 6a, 13a, 14a, 4d, and 8d. I missed only two, 23a and 15d. More in reply.

I've often wanted to use B for boy and G for girl but neither Chambers nor clue clinic supports this. What source endorses this?

Ha! Nice one, Sisyphus, thanks. I found this tricky but that was to be expected given the SI, until all became clearer that is. Ultimately, though, the NW had me well beaten. Favourites: 13a, 23a, 25a (revised version), 4d (!) and 20d. Spoilers …