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Not one for me - 6 solved (assuming they're correct!) - but not enough to get any in the grid to help with progress.
Mind you, I usually avoid Paul but the initial excitement on the forum made me give it a shot. One day....

Hi Chris
I have just parsed C
the sailor is reversed and is inside C**(*)
the 4 letter C word means "a pointed end"

I will look at your hints for the others later....

So grateful for this grid Jono - was just going to draw one on paper and saw your wonderful labour saving device - thank you so much - finished comfortably in two cups of coffee ( my grading of difficulty! )

JONO
You are a genius. My thanks for the interactive grid which worked perfectly.

CHRIS
Despite your generous hints, S and X still not parsed.Where is 'stink' that is removed from first 'sponge'.
I had a verb to sponge but the 3 letters removed did not = stink.

.....just got the parsing for S .....Doh,!

jazzgirl - X parses as 2 (reversal of animal) + 4 (unsigned). A new word for me!

Patgreg and Jazz, you’re very welcome, I’m glad you found the grid useful.

Patgreg, I like your coffee cup difficulty rating system… what’s the most fiendish level… ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️ ?

DAVEL
Thanks.
Oh silly me, I thought the animal was a reversal of the last 4.
(I am a genealogist and a lot of early wills were unsigned i.e. marked X .... my excuse) 🙄

Brendan, more on the A-Z convention. I believe it's standard for alphabetical jigsaws, an Araucaria invention that caught on. Araucaria's puzzles always used it, as do those by Julius (FT) and Paul. But those are the only ones I've ever tried.