Cryptic crossword No 2,489

Some fun clues there - I liked 1d and 20a for example. I'm not the best at giving detailed feedback on grammar etc but I'm sure others will step in. Please do keep them coming! (spoilers in next comment)

Congratulations on publishing your first cryptic on the site. Plenty to like in here. I had ticks for 8a, 10a, 23a, 3d and 13d for the cheek of it. Thanks. PM

Thanks and welcome, Jamee - this was a very enjoyable debut. I particularly liked 8a, 10a, 3d, and 7d, while 4d and 15a made me smile.

An excellent start Jamee, with some fun clues and generally good cryptic grammar. Mostly cogent surfaces too although there were some shockers there as well. SPOILERS in reply

Nice one Jamee999, thanks, and welcome to MyC. I picked up pretty much the same list of small quibbles as noted by others so no need for me to repeat them. Just a few other minor points in the reply. My favourites were 8a, 11a, 1d, 3d and 7d. Spoilers ....