Quick crossword No 166

Solution blog with tips and hints can be found here https://reinterred.blogspot.com/2024/02/weekend-quick-cryptic-96-solution.html from Friday.

These are very welcome palate cleansers - always smooth and fair!

Palate cleanser - that’s a good metaphor for these puzzles Mallimack! Maybe they need their own place on the site menu, since I assume that the setter isn’t looking for feedback?

Quick is measured in weeks here, but eventually solved... with one wrong word.