Cryptic crossword No 378

Wow what a MyCrossword debut, one would think you've been doing this a while now! I'm still finding the Indy app a struggle to use, so very glad to get a Knut on a Friday.

Wot, no Abramovich or Zelenskyy? ;-) Great stuff, 9d got a proper groan/laugh combo.

Cracking :-)

Thanks Knut, I really enjoyed this. My long list of favourites include 7a, 10a, 13a, 14a (great anagram), 21a (lovely surface), 23a, 1d and 9d.

We are getting some splendid puzzles on here of late and this is another of top quality. Very cleverly constructed grid and the same can be said about the clueing. And the anagrams are remarkable. Big ticks for 10a, 11a, 21a (brilliant surface), 22a, 2d, 8d (surface rings a bell for some reason. Oh yes, the daily news. That would be it), 9d and 20d. A couple of others mentioned in Reply. SPOILERS IN REPLY.

Top notch and a great example for those of us still learning the art. Enjoyed them all so not picking out any favourites

Thanks for sharing this here. Lovely puzzle and 9d is a wonderful clue! Cheers

Brilliant stuff Knut - thanks for posting this here. Hard to pick favourites but if pushed: 14A, 17A, 21A, 1D, 7D and 8D

What a fantastic grid! 15d and 13a were my favourites - and of course, 1d, 17a, 14a, all utterly brilliant as well. 8d is certainly reminiscent of that one Raider grid!

Great to see a real professional at work here (I'm afraid I can't get around the Indy's hopeless user interface). Thanks Knut. I think 7a scores a 'top' - especially when I found out that both "Manic Monday" and "Poison Ivy" are actual song titles. And you got the right spelling as of now!

Thanks for sharing this, Knut. Top quality work. Particular favourites for me were 12a, 14a, 21a (my life story), 1d, 2d, 9d (laugh out loud funny), 15d, 18d… but really very good all round.