6a is in Chambers as US slang but it Ive seen more often with a fifth letter (maybe because there’s Netflix series of that name). And I’ve that clue before with the same wordplay.
3d can both mean from here and not from here, hence yes and no.
re 6a, I think 'catch' is also doing duty as a homophone indicator, hence the question mark to allow for a possible British interpretation of the definition but with a different spelling
Vlad is one of my favourite compilers. I always think of him as harsh but fair. But could someone give me a hint as to the parsing of 1a. There are two obvious answers from my crossers but can't see how to arrive at either.
Grateful to have my English father in the house today, as he was able to confirm the correct pronunciation for 15d. Some tricky stuff here today, as one would expect from Vlad. 22d has some very parsing for an old favourite.