As a few have noted, today's puzzle is a tad trickier than the usual. It's also a tad more depressing in that they have used 'brief messages - tweets'. Is there nowhere I can go without hearing about bloody Twitter? Even the News and Question Time are at it. Why the hell would I be watching QT and simultaneously sitting at a computer to 'join the debate'? Jeez...
I feel better now. Carry on.