Cryptic crossword No 1,385

Great to see another Gollum puzzle after quite a break! Very enjoyable. A little stretchy in places perhaps, but all forgiven for the timeliness of the offering. I couldn’t parse everything - do you have annotations available? I particularly liked 10a, 18a, 22a (for the groanworthiness!), 25a, 3d, 5d (ha!), 6d (well spotted) and 17d. Thanks.

I enjoyed this, Gollum! I got 8d relatively quickly and it put a smile on my face. I needed your annotations to parse a few but nothing is beyond the pale, just beyond my parsing ability today. I also liked 22a, 16d and 21d. Thanks!

Haha, great penny drop 😁 Some great clues here such as 11a, 23a, 6d (great spot!) and 21d. A few further comments in the reply. Cheers!

Thanks Gollum. It's taken me a while - there has been a sudden rush to publish. Plenty to like and you've clearly enjoyed yourself with your insinuations. I liked 8a, 18a, 1d, 6d (COTD) and 17d. Spoilers in Reply. Thanks. PM

Good fun Gollum. I particularly liked 5d (especially given your profile and penchant for the device) 6d 25a 17d and 22a for the liberal application of “Gollum’s rule”…