Cryptic crossword No 585

Wow, thanks for the puzzle Guava - you've been extremely innovative here I think and created a fascinating and satisfying collection of clues! A handful of the more creative constructions required annotations to fully appreciate but I had a blast solving this. I particularly liked 10a (neat), 18a (nicely misleading def), 21a (nice), 25a (smoothly executed), 1d 12a 9a 20a (clean), 2d (nice), 5d (satisfyingly fun construction), 6d (smooth surface), 11d (the most fun clue I think, a bit lengthy...

Nice one, plenty of standout clues too many to highlight so I'll just pick 1D 12A 9A 20A and 23D as my favourites here

Nice one, Guava, very playful and inventive - favourites were 7a, 21a, 6d, 16d.

Gosh, what a riot Guava. Lots of fun and you've been very inventive. The long multi-light solution is very neatly done. Favourites included 10a (lol), 17a (smoothly done), 18a (as sirdakka says, nice mislead), 21a, 25a (lol), 5d, 6d (nice surface), 11d (very inventive), 12d and 23d (again, a very nice spot). Well done and many thanks. PM

Enjoyable with some out of the ordinary clueing, particularly 21a (for shared time), 4d (nice and succinct) and 11d (innovative)

Hi Guava, this is fabulous. Some great clues, with lots of variety and clever ideas and a lovely long anagram. I particularly like 21a, 24a, 25a, 11d….. and could add quite a few more.

Very nicely done Guava - thanks. Lots of fun and invention as others have said. I found the top half something of a challenge but think that’s me being slow more than anything else. I agree with sirdakka re 19D. Favourites were 15A, 18A, 21A, 4D, 11D, 16D and 17D.

Hi Guava, I join the applause for a fine, challenging puzzle full of subtle and clever clues. I needed several short sessions, with pennies dropping each time I came back. Also required a little help to complete the top. 17a, 25a and 4d (very good) were my favourites.

I did this one as I saw the number of likes it had and decided it must be good 😁 and it was! Not overly difficult but some really enjoyable clues, many of which have already been picked out by previous commenters. I particularly liked the 'sharing' in 21a, don't think I've seen that technique before. 7a was very clever. A few additional comments, of a more spoileresque nature, in the Reply...