Featured crossword No 4

Really enjoyed this, smooth surfaces and clever, slick constructions. Top picks 5a, 9a, 15a, 20a 26a (Cotd), 2d, 5d, 7d, 12, 14d. All very nice, thank you

Thanks for that Iguess - very enjoyable. On first read through, I thought that I was going to struggle to finish, but I managed to get a foothold in the SW corner and, slowly but surely, it all started coming together and I was pleased to complete it, including a couple of NHOs (11a and 27a) that were gettable from the parsing. Nicely constructed surfaces throughout and particular faves were: 5a, 15a, 20a, 26a, 28a, 2d, 12d. Well done on being the latest in the featured series.

Commented over on 225 but adding one here to say I enjoyed this. 12a my COTD along with 11a, 28a, 5d, 12d, 14d and 18d. Thanks. PM

I started solving this myself but took a break and managed to catch Liari solving it on her Twitch stream later that day so watched her solve the rest! Some marvellous clues here and a very worthy addition to the Featured Crossword canon. I will also comment on Fifteensquared with my favourites. One tiny comment in the reply that amused me 😁 Thanks!

Great stuff Iguess, thanks. Lots of very clever constructions and amusing surfaces, and a fair amount of chew. Favourites: 12a, 15a, 17a, 6d, 12d and 16d.