Cryptic crossword No 2,096

Entertaining clues everywhere from the 1, 2 one-two right through to 42d. 21a my favourite. Thank you. Really enjoyed it.

A fantastic puzzle from start to finish. You really do have a talent for coming up with some absolute doozies, Juggler :) I honestly don't have any highs to light as pretty much every clue is excellent! The references to other clues are also brilliant. Well done and I am eagerly looking forward to your next puzzle. Kudos!

Loved this one juggler! Your style is pretty libertarian but I like it! Again, some really clever clues and a helpful grid construction. I really liked all the linked clues, and my favourites out of too many to list were 1d 2d, 12a, 17a, 21a, 27a (cotd), 30a, 45a, 15d (nice anagrind), 31d, 38d and 42d. So many &lits, well done!

Goodness, juggler! I didn't know there were grids that contained 45 or so clues. Another entertaining puzzle with some delightful clues, crafted from succinct surfaces. Obv, the nature of the grid meant some clues almost solved themselves with crossers. Everything parsed satisfactorily though it would still be good to see Annotations enabled. Faves include 9a, 17a, 21a, 28a, 30a, 32a, the 1d/2d combo, 5d, 29d ha ha and 42d. Thanks. PM