Mini crossword No 24

Fellow MyCrossword user tpgrammar, aka Anthony in real life, challenged me to set clues for a Mini crossword “live” while we chatted and he recorded it for YouTube. I hadn’t seen the grid in advance (and wouldn’t have chosen most of the words tbh 😆) so this was a peculiar, though hugely enjoyable, experience! It took a bit longer than either of expected but partly because we chatted a lot and it became a kind of a hybrid challenge/interview situation... [more->]

Thanks Henri, that was a bit of a pig of a grid to have to clue, let alone on the hoof; 4d was very good.

What fun! I'm coming over to watch now. 4d my fave as well, 3a hilarious. Thanks Henri and TPG!

Thanks again, Henri -- and great job. If anyone would like to watch Henri's construction of specific clues, you can jump to the following times: 5a (24:45); 1d (28:25); 2d (33:50); 3a (40:43); 6a (47:35); 4d (52:00). And the revision of said clues begins around the 57:47 mark. Thank you : ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx0QlPTp0NY

Thanks Henri & tpg, very creative, favs 3a & 2d