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Hi Lucertola,

Good to see you back:-)

14a - homophone of a 5 letter word for "wines, spirits etc" - definition is "scoffs" as in 'jeers'

Thanks jono for posting 19 although I would say it should be a 1, 1, 5 answer not 2, 5. And thanks to Brendan for below on 14a. Have a good day. Can anyone guide me on getting rid of all the adverts on my app.

Jono and Yevrah, I have removed the two words as requested.

Jono, thanks for emailing me.

Yevrah, thanks for your concern. However, in future could I ask that you please email me in addition to mentioning it in the Forum, I don’t read the threads unless I am alerted to a problem. Thanks.

Thanks, Brendan. It's a four letter word. Can you confirm the second letter is O? I have sadly scrolled through 130 plus words beginning with the O second and S last all to no avail. The best I could come up with is a word for very small children! It's very disappointing as I've A wonderful run for some time, hence my recent absence. All best.
L

Yep, the answer is 4 letters but the homophone it sounds like/'loudly', a collective noun for "wines, spirits, (beers) etc" is a 5 letter word.

When you scoff/jeer someone at a pantomime, for example, what do you do 😉

L, yes, the second letter is O

Got most of this finished in the middle of the night due to being unable to sleep with COVID-related coughing. Finally succumbed for the first time. Finished it with 14 also being my LOI lucertola. It was a PDM when it came - if it helps add to Brendan’s hints, the word for wine/spirits is very informal.

Really enjoyed this, aside from 19D, which I found impossible to parse for the longest time, as I always do with this type of clue. Need to write OTAN in permanent marker on my forehead before turning in each Saturday night, I think.
Interesting to see a brand name (or two) in there - I don't recall that with this setter previously.
Talking of which, did anyone else notice 14, 15, 20, 23, 25 as a theme? Maybe Everyman had a heavy night!?

I totally agree, having never heard this expression. It is literally misleading as they not, by definition, (second half of clue)

Assuming I've got the right answer, I can't parse 18d. Any pointers?
Also the wordplay for the second word in 15d doesn't seem to work.