Cryptic crossword No 3,522

Thanks Pentman, I enjoyed the theme having some personal experience in this area. (Avoided 1d though!) 8a was a NHO but everything else went in ok. Faves: 9a, 15a, 23a, 2d, 5d, 14d! 19d. Small print stuff…

Thanks from me too. Thoroughly enjoyed this particularly 14, despite being the worlds worst ...