Cryptic crossword No 3,578

Thanks Gennaro for this gentle launch into a new week- though the nina was hard to make out despite me guessing it early! I enjoyed all of it with my standout clues being 8a, 20a, 17d and 24d. Your trademark formula never disappoints!

Very nice, and right up my alley in skill level! Nina was gettable and helped a tad through my solve. Some of my favorites include 8a, 29a, 17d, and 24d

The last ones in were that beautiful mixture of utter bafflement yielding to delight as the tricky wordplay finally made sense. Lots of lovely devices and nice little stories. Faves include 7a,9a,14a and 4d,5d,10d,17d. And Nina arrived early enough to supply the needed final push. Thanks for never disappointing your many fans!

Very nice Gennaro, another enjoyable start to a Monday morning. My favourites: 12a, 14a, 27a, 5d, 17d, 2d, thank you.

That all went in quite smoothly which is a testament to the clarity of the clues. For once, I actually spotted the hint and with that entered very early on, it was plain sailing. Thanks Gennaro.

Great stuff! I’ll be back…

Very nice late Friday afternoon entertainment, thanks Gennaro. A fairly quick solve with the Nina helping me right at the end in the SW corner. Favourites: 14a, 5d and 17d. Spoilers …

I'm late to the party as usual, but always a pleasure Gennaro! I admire your consistency of quality output and commitment to good mischief. Like others, the nina helped a little toward the end, with my holdouts being in quadrant 2 (NW). But all made sense in the end. My podium 8a, 23a, 25a, 5d, 17d (top marks!) & 26d. Have relocated hemispheres for the next quarter, so may be a bit more regular here for a while. Nice work!