I learned how to tackle cryptic crosswords through doing Everyman. I try to do the Guardian cryptics which are often witty and i like that. I am finding these latest Observer puzzles frustrating and lacking in fun. But the explanations on this forum are really helpful. Seems to be that every setter has their own approach-you just have to crack it i suppose.As relative novice I found today's impossible so thanks for all the parsing of what seem to me to be tortuous clues!