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Morning all. A remarkably easy start to the year.
COD is 5D - always enjoy a clever subtraction.
Thanks for all the hints.
Happy New Year, one and all from south Devon where it’s finally stopped raining.

i raised an eyebrow at 1d - is the abbreviation valid? 8d is straight gk.
i took ages to see how 9a worked.
cod 11a for me.

What a great puzzle. CoD 8d but LoI 13d was very clever.

That was fun, easier than usual I thought. COD a toss up between 2 and 13.
Happy New Year everyone.

Good start to the year with an all correct solved . However
1d Don't think I've ever heard the vampiric characterdescribed that way.
7d Never heard of and it was a hopeful guess.
8d Had never heard of the two names
22d I'd pronounce the answer very differently from the way it is clued.

Indeed a gentle one with some nicely constructed clues and witty puns. I smiled at 8 which was a little more than GK as there was a clear twist. Glad it wasn’t too hard as I’m a little delicate after NYE!

Thanks all for having twisted minds like me every weekend. It wouldn’t be as much fun if I was battling in isolation (my husband refuses to contemplate cryptic crosswords) - looking forward to another year with your estimable company!

1d - Surely I can't be the only one who gyrated to the dance floor classic ????'s Back 😂

Loubyloo, you've never heard of Scooby Doo? 😲

Thinking about 1d, the reversal appears to be the name of the lead character in fairly large film franchise. If this is the intended reference then “vampiric character” perhaps works.

I thought Soren and Kierkegaard were two people -ooops

Ah, got it, thanks Loubyloo - I did wonder how anyone could possibly be unaware of Scooby and the gang:-)