Times Cryptic Jumbo 1700 – 2 November 2024

Hello all.  I took well over an hour on this and had to sleep on my last few.  Some flair on display, but a few surfaces and constructions didn’t feel quite up to the usual high standard.  Lots of double meanings means I would wager a few pennies in a game of “guess the setter.”  Regardless of the result, thanks to the setter and sorry for being a bit grumpy!