Cryptic crossword No 2,698

Nicely done, Spuggy. I particularly liked 1a, 12a, 5d and 23d. You might enjoy this old one of mine https://mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/693

That was a really excellent puzzle, thank you! Beautiful surfaces, slick wordplay, fun theme, but not requiring a huge amount of theme knowledge. I really enjoyed it, I hope we see a lot more of you!

Wow. That was a treat. 😊

Excellent stuff, Spuggy. Some wonderful surfaces, and it was exactly at my sweet spot for difficulty. I particularly enjoyed 10a, 8d, 21d.

Brilliant puzzle Spuggy. Witty, smooth surfaces, theme cleverly woven into the clues. More please!

Enjoyed this thanks. 24 my favourite. Theme neatly woven in.

Nice puzzle. I suspect it is not your first. I enjoyed the smooth cluing in particular and the theme treatment is first class. Welcome to the site. 8d COTD for me. Thanks. PM

Nice puzzle Spuggy, some very good wordplay and smooth surfaces along with a nicely crafted theme, 10a, 7d, 19d and 23d stood out for me, thank you.

Welcome Spuggy! (I do hope that's after the Byker Grove character... 😆) and thanks for a very nice puzzle indeed. The 'thing' emerged early enough to help too, with is always a bonus. Good clues throughout but I will pick out 13a, 14a, 30a, 5d, 8d and 19d. A little more in the reply, but some spoilers 😁