Excellent crossword Umpire, and love the theme! Hard to pick a favourite - perhaps 6d for the clever wordplay. Oh and I have to tick 27a too - seeing as the character and I share a common interest! But they're all good. More please!
An excellent crossword, thanks Umpire! So many good clues. I particularly enjoyed 13a, 22a, 5d, 6d, 23d and 14d. 31a was the last to go in... it took me a while to understand the relevance of "wanting nothing back". It was a real "Aha!" moment when I got it. Very nice!
Thanks Umpire - that was fun. I realised the theme about 3/4 of the way through, which helped me with some of the last ones. Favourites are 5D, 14D, 19D, 23D, 26D. There are a few still to parse. Minor quibble - I think the exclamation mark in 15D is superfluous.
This was a lovely crossword and the theme was helpful without being overpowering. I thought the definition in 24D was a bit loose; my reaction to 4D was "Really? Is there such a thing" but Google suggests there may be; and I think the signs in 26A should peel at the end, [cont.
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