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I thought this puzzle was a great idea very well put together and as such I enjoyed it very much.

The answer to the riddle in the top left corner held me up for quite some time and I only solved it by finding a string of words and then seeing how it might serve as an answer, finally realizing there was a reference to children's literature.

I look at AB sometimes, though I never post there, and I agree with the comments made here. The self-satisfaction is not quite as bad as it used to be. Almost every week someone would say: "I spotted the theme straight away and it's a favourite one of mine", but that has been less the case over time.

I can’t parse the word in the bottom left corner. I’ve got a present tense and feel I should have a past.

Hi Patch49,

I thought the same thing but Chambers gives "muddled" as the 4th definition.

To parse it, patch, what do you need to do to turn the word EVEN into ELEVEN?

patch, to make 'even' = 'eleven' would have made it more obvious what to add... (the tense is fine if you check the Chambers entry).

It's difficult to make the case for opposites in the same argument, loge - I accept that. I'd have opted for one or the other (it would have ruined the humble tone of my post if I'd mentioned the film I watched after finishing the puzzle and before posting on here - Abel Gance's 'Napoleon' - great film).

Fair point, drxx. No harm done, I hope.

Thanks for the help.

None at all, loge - and I like the cross-traffic between the two sites.
It was particularly nice to see an old 'face' from my days as a contributor to the AB Listener thread (if it is really you, Zabadak - have you still got that old blanket?).

Sorry to disappoint, but I'm not Zabadak - I post on AB with a Wagnerian name - as here!