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I know these things are very subjective and so notoriously hard to judge, but I feel fairly safe in saying this sits at the easier end of the Everyman difficulty spectrum.

I don't recall ever having counted before, but I think there are 9 straight anagrams, in addition to a couple of partials, which seems quite a lot for one crossword.

There are also some pretty clever clues, with 7d being so deceptively simple that, even though the answer was obvious, it took me ages to figure out the parsing and 11a is just excellent.

However, my COD goes to 19d, due to it's smooth surface and, as Malone was saying only last week, it fits perfectly under the "less is more" heading.

All in all an enjoyable crossword that I think both regular solvers and newcomers alike will enjoy.

As always, I'm interested to hear the views of others, so please let me know your thoughts and feel free to join in this weekly discussion.

It was easy going today, I prefer that as I see it as a starter for the rest of the challenges the day will bring.

I think it's easier than the Sunday Times crossword and, although I can't recall ever doing it, I hear the Enigmatic Variations crossword in the Sunday Telegraph is something of a beast!

Yes, a short Sunday stroll in the park today.

Just half a cup of tea’s worth in terms of solving time. Over 30% of clues being anagrams does seem a bit OTT. But fun nonetheless.

Yep - all done in under an hour today. My initial impression was that this was going to be a tough one as I worked through the clues, but once I got started in the bottom left, the rest fell into place.

The only word I'd never come across was 14a, but the answer was fairly obvious once one or two letters were filled in (plus a quick Google to confirm.....)

Nice to have an easy one for a change, but using straight anagrams for about a third of the clues is surely going too far? Shows how difficult it is to get the balance right, I guess. Always fun to learn a new word, though (14A).

I must have finished this in a record time. Can't quite see the definition in 21dn.

21d Everyman is implying that the city in the answer is a place where one might not expect to see Yukoners (I prefer that to Yukonese) so is this an '&lit' (literally so) clue? hmmm
The clue works from 'primarily' .....

Hi Cerasus Right with you on that hmmm! Maybe Australia banned trans-dominion migration at some point. If not, 'somewhere other than Yukon' is rather a broad definition!