Me too !
I think they should rename it ...." The muddle along and hope for the best crossword ! "
Some of the clues are ridiculous .There is logic to some of them but not my idea of logic .
Good Luck anyway.
I agree that some of the clues are a bit convoluted, and I was also unsure initially in respect of Coup being 'sound', but I did feel the puzzle was perhaps slightly less complex than it has been in recent times.