Cryptic crossword No 494

Thanks for the entertainment, chopin - there is always a great sense of fun running through your puzzles. Particularly enjoyed 12A, 14A, 22A, 4D, 6D, 21D and (naturally) 22D!

Splendid, professional standard puzzle, chopin. Coot's right; there's a lot of fun in here, plenty of variety in the clueing and a lot of clever devices and creativity on show. Absolute pleasure to solve (nearly all of it!) Favourites include: 12a, 16a, 22a, 24a, 4d, 5d, 7d, 15d, 17d, 22d. I was surprised to discover the enumeration of 26a - having never written it down - ever; It just wasn't what I expected 🤔

Very much enjoyed this chopin, thanks - lots of nice PDMs and chuckles along the way. 18a, 17d, 22d(!), and 3d(!!) were my favourites, but I could have picked plenty of others.

Bravo! A subtlety clever puzzle that doesn't show off its cleverness. I found the top half straightforward, got the SE next then the SW. Favourites were 14a, 18a (hadn't heard of Twitch - I like it now I know it's a thing), 3d (I think I get the parsing now. Too clever for me), 4d, 15d (just brilliant, how did you do that?), 22d LOL, 12a (clever now I've seen the parsing), 17d (should've got it quicker having written a similar clue myself for the singular), 22a nicely hidden. Spoilers in reply.

Marvellous – great theme too (maybe you should've waited till June 24th to upload?)

Another lovely puzzle, playful and very much a fan of the theme. Lots of excellent clues, favourites being 12a 14a 20a 3d 4d and 15d