Mini crossword No 83

There's no end to the ways you entertain us, I see. I didn't figure out the device, although I did guess the missing word a couple of times and got a few right. Thanks as always!

Thanks Henri, great stuff - very clever. Got 5a first which didn't help a great deal but then 3d & 4d unlocked everything. 6a favourite. Thanks again!

Terrific concept as per, Henri - took a minute for the penny to drop, but it made the remaining clues a lot easier to figure out 😉

Lovely stuff, thanks Henri. Really nice PDM on this one when I'd tried and failed all the clues but figured out 4d. All in smoothly thereafter. The construction is the star but 6a my favourite of the clues.

Ha, very good Henri! Took me a couple of completed solutions until I actually worked out what was going on.

Thanks Henri for another stroke of genius. I figured out the answers but not the trick. All foreplay, no climax ....