Cryptic crossword No 3,147

Excellent crossword, right in the Goldilocks zone for me. Lots of good clues, almost too many to list, but here are a few: 10a, 11a, 24a, 27a, 1d, 4d, 9d. I was defeated by the parsing of 20a and 26d, but shouldn't have been. Didn't spot a theme of course!

This was a lot of fun! Faves: 12a, 16a, 24a made me smile, 27a, 3d, 5d, 13d. Many thanks.

A lot of fun! Loved the many clever definitions. Especially liked 10a,14a,24a,1d,5d,18d,23d

12a 👏👏 (I’ll be back later with a proper list, thanks for a fun one!)

Nicely done, Meles. Beaten by 7d at the very end - lack of GK. Enjoyed in particular 8a, 11a, 12a, 20a (COTD), 24a, 28a, 1d, 17d and the very apt 19d. Thanks. PM

This was great fun to solve and I’m sure great fun to set. I sort of wish I’d revealed the theme at the beginning for more aha moments along the way, but hey. Wise and impressed after the event. Picks of the day: 8a, 11a, 12a, 20a (wonderfully artful!), 21a, 24a, 1d, 7d, 13d, 19d. Many thanks!

Thanks Meles, I'm finally getting around to this. I enjoyed your crossword quite a bit with my favourites being 16a, 27a, 5d, 9d, and 19d. Nicely done.