Sorry I don't have the answers - but I find the Record crossword really difficult now and the clues just obscure. I used to be able to finish this but now I can get barely started. Maybe Im just getting thicker!
I agree with you jeniadams, I think it is up the left. and no you are not getting thicker, I too use to have
this in the post before noon, now I am lucky if I get it completed - but alas I still keep trying.