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I think 18d is ambiguous - the letter swap could be either way round. Otherwise a good puzzle.

Hello all, thought i was going to have to ask for help but reading all your posts got me there. So thanks. Enjoyed today's and enjoyed the posts. Had confused myself with the wrong choice of type of large sea creature in 13d. 26a is my CoD. 18d seems to be an observation on UK government advice going to and fro. Be cautious.

I'm not happy with the clue for 25a. Surely there needs to be something indicating "sounds like" because the clue as it stands indicates an answer with an A in it (there's no such word). Or have I got the wrong answer?

I see what you mean, simon. I dislike these "Cockney" clues anyway, and "maelstrom" and the solution are rather different in scale!

I think c for second letter is better than h. Never like it when two words almost the same could fit.

shouldn't 3d have an apostrophe?

sorry should have said 18D

Simon, I agree. It’s similar in style to scammer/slammer from last week.
I note that Chambers thesaurus does give maelstrom for ****, but I agree with Chris I’ve always thought of them as very different in scale!

For me, 18d is the wrong way round. As the clue is written, the first part is "cold" and the second part "hot". If the clue indicates that the second part is the answer, temperature dropping is incorrect.

I’m with you Smot. ‘To and fro’ is literally straight out of Chambers as part of the definition for the word with H in it. Scratching my head now