Mini crossword No 344

Quite an achievement for such a tiny grid (only 9 extra letters)! 7a and 1d were delightful misdirects.

Loved 1d especially!

Thanks NBW 7a my fave, cheers 🕷️

Wow, that must have taken some doing! Well done!

If only you could squeeze a vow in there, eh? I echo metagloria's sentiment that doing this with only 9 extra letters is seriously impressive, even if you have had to be a little cheeky with 1d and 4d - when I was looking, I skipped from 12 to 8 for symmetry reasons and never actually found any valid ones of that form, and I didn't have to contend with the extra constraint imposed by seeding the grid! 7a is my favourite, so bravo.

Wow, bet that took some doing! The clues almost seem an afterthought, but I thought 7a and 1d were great 😊

Wow that was a tough mini well done I bed a drink :)

It was a pleasure to solve this one on stream! An excellent gridfill (I don't think I've managed this achievement myself) that led to a satisfying solve, regardless of the consecutive unches. 7a in particular was brilliant.