I didn’t find this too bad, but had to give up and leave a few until the next morning. I filled in the bottom readily enough, but the top half was a little more challenging until I had a sudden breakthrough with the fear and the centre of excellence.
Day: 28th August 2022
Sunday Times Cryptic 5021, by David McLean — lengthy trial
What struck me in particular about this (as ever) challenging and engaging puzzle were the bits of cleverly deceptive wordiness.