Sorry to start a new thread! But all that said this site is worth it I fully agree. This argument has come up before. But without this site I would not solve the clues as I am fairly new to cryptic clues. But I am getting better due to the knowledge of "parsing " To me it is great and the people who responded the most are very good at crosswords and as was suggested, turn the sound down I don't take any notice of the ads to be honest. I concentrate more on what's going on on the site than the ads.
Happy solving!
Cheers L x