Cryptic crossword No 596

Thanks Leucine. This is really good fun; quirky and engaging. Well done on carrying through the style, which is no mean feat. Favourites included 9A,12A, 31A, 3D, 8D and 20D. One spoiler in reply.

Thanks Leucine, I had lots of fun solving this - the rhyming does make the clues more enjoyable to read! I'm not convinced by all the definitions, but I very much liked 1a, 4a, 21a, 3d, 15d and 19d.

Wow, Leucine. With such a choice of puzzles, I'm really glad I picked this one. Absolutely delightful. As I know too well, a strong surface theme can force some tricky wordplay on the setter but I've found solvers are very willing to cut some slack on here when they recognise what you're doing. The rhyming scheme was huge fun and has wrung from you some cracking definitions. How many were there before and fitted into the grid, how many were opportunist? Spoilers but no complaints in reply.

Very good fun Leucine, thank you. Plenty of funny surfaces and a nice, quick solve once I picked up the knack. My favourites were 21a 27a 12d and 15d. Well done and thank you

I loved this puzzle, thanks for putting it together so creatively and with such flair Leucine! Lots of fun, and an impressive feat to weave your theme so thoroughly - hard to pick favourites but I really liked 1a, 4a, 10a, 11a, 14a, 17a, 27a, 29a, 30a, 2d, 3d, 7d, 15d, 19d, 23d and 24d - really nice satisfyingly solvable stuff, bravo!