A mix of tricks in the clueing made this difficult to parse in a number of places. My favourites were 21ac, 22dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Kite for the puzzle
Day: 28 May 2026
Independent 12367 / Mev
Mev is a setter of Independent cryptics who is not seen very often.
Financial Times 18,385 by JASON
Jason is this morning’s inquisitor.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1747: Group Of Four by Ifor
After DNFs in the previous two EVs, I was hoping for something nice and gentle for my turn to blog…reader: be careful what you wish Ifor!