Cryptic crossword No 949

Well done Twmbarlwm. I had this on my list but watched it on cryptic sunday. Very enjoyable despite the odd unusual solution and tricky parse. Favourites included: 7a, 10a, 12a, 23a, 1d, 3d, 8d and 18d. Many thanks. PM

Thanks for the puzzle and for introducing me to that sketch Twmbarlwm! I particularly liked 9a (neat), 10a (smooth), 20a (very smooth), 23a (incredibly smooth), 25a (neat), 2d (neat), 8d (neat), 21d (fun) and 24d (very neat). Lovely stuff!

Thanks Twmbarlwm, the sketch was new to me, enjoyed watching that and especially for justifying the obscure-ish 19d! Very nicely done indeed :-)