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Well I preferred Paul's horror of last week. I've finished but I'm left with some parsing issues and a bit of cheating.

Parsing issues:
18ac I don't understand where the fellow travellers come in
20ac?
27ac?
1d I think I don't know this 3 letter word for cock, though I'm sure its a source of energy
7d Where do the piggies come in?
14d I can't see what greyfriars bobby had to do with this
29d I can't see why this means sample?
16d don't like the parsing

I didn't know the word in 13d
Thanks for the hints above
FOI was 26ac even though I'd never come across this word before
LOI 14d
COD I liked 30ac and several others
Back to my chores

CAS1957 mine were always moulded but I have seen those. But my biggest regret was I could never afford to buy my own team with my pocket money.

Hi Roof
18a I think "My fellow travellers" refers to the other across clues - this is the clever theme
20a "pool" is misleading. "pond" would be closer
27a I thought I had parsed this, but looking to explain it, my parsing doesn't work. I think the bitter is a type of beer, though
1d you could put "stop" in front of either
7d you must have missed playing the "this little piggy" game!
14d I suppose "Greyfriars" indicates the spelling for the bobby. Not sure though. I expect you know the story of Greyfriars Bobby?
29d "sample" is the inclusion indicator
16d is fine. Double definition - 1st "bailiff", second "on threshold" (a bit loose)

Roof. Hope you're not too windblown.

Look at 18a and the rest of the acrosses.
20a think bigger than a pool. There are many in the NW of England.

14 agree with Chris that Greyfriars is a Scots indicator for the spelling of that bit.

27 anagram (5+1) inside a three letter beer.

Hi Everyone
Just wanted to say thanks to you all for solving my puzzle and for the many positive comments. It’s so nice to come on here for feedback on a Saturday puzzle.
All the best
B

Strange one - struggled to make a dent (FOI was 2D after drawing a blank on all the across clues?).

Chipped away and after perusing here was alerted to the link, which meant clearing off a few of the remaining across answers was pretty straightforward. Also fell into the trap with 19D!

13D not a problem for me as a snooker nerd.

Took ages to get LOI 1D.

As many have said, lots of great clues - very elegant. Hard to pick one but I did like 6D and 8D.

Thanks for dropping in, Brockwell. Very enjoyable puzzle!

Thanks for coming. It was a struggle to get into this but I love the way it unfolded. Especially afterwards and I got even more from the lovely people on this forum. Come again.

Thanks for popping in, Brockwell. It’s always nice when setters do. Look forward to your next one!