With Brian's site not able to supply answers I bet the entries for the Sunday crosswords are down by a large percentage (especially the Skeleton). Hopefully it will also give the people like me, who do eventually complete the crossword by themselves, a better chance of winning. There again pigs might fly. lol ;o)
I struggle with this each week, even as we speak I have only got seven answers in. I don't check Brians answers till Tuesday when I need to get it in the post, at least I admit it!!
Keep persevering Joanna, the more you do it the easier it will become as you get into the mindset. Ask for some clues here, those of us who have done it will be willing to help, and others who will just enjoy working them out.
Good luck teacher, I stopped sending entries in a couple of years ago.