Cryptic crossword No 1,578

Thanks Tvertimod, I enjoyed this with 11a, 16a, 27a, 29a, 14d (COTD), 18d, and 19d being favourites.

Thanks for the fun puzzle, Tvertimod. My favourite clues are 5a, 12a, (especially) 13a (once I'd seen your intended parse), 27a, and 25d. If you like you can watch/hear me solve this at twitch.tv/contocrosswords - if you do I hope it's fun and/or useful!

I liked a lot of this Tvertimod. A few liberties taken and eyebrows raised but a lot of good ideas and fun constructions. Faves included 5a, 12a, 13a (though beaten by it), 17a, 30a (COTD), 14d and 24d. Spoilers in Reply. Thanks. PM

A bit late to this Tvertimod but enjoyable nonetheless. Some really good clues: 27a, 28a, 30a, 4d, 6d, 14d and 24d all stood out for me. PM has pretty much covered all of the niggles that I spotted.

Thanks Tvertimod, a bit late to the comments but much enjoyed. Agree with points already raised, although personally I thought 10a worked well, perhaps my COTD. Other faves include 12a (for the cheeky "oot"), 13a (for the wordplay ... though definition perhaps a bit of a stretch?), 27a, 30a, 4d, 14d & 24d. ...