Cryptic crossword No 3,490

Another cracker Abdul - maybe your best yet, and a match for many with far more experience! Faves included 7a, 8a, 10a, 12a, 26a, 5d, & 22d. Congrats and thanks for the fun. Just to be annoying…

Thanks Abdul. Some very clever definitions and clues I found challenging in this one. 11a was new to me. I was defeated by 25a and 14d. I thought the definition in 14d was a bit loose but there were lots to admire; 12a, 19d, 23a, 27a amongst others.

Thanks Abdul, faves for me 7a, 11a, 23a, 9d, 17d & 19d. Some tricky vocab/synonyms and parsings made things enjoyably tough for the most part ...