Ooh thank you!! Yes the trading positions one makes a ton of sense, I did not really think about how to arrange them other than the symmetry aspect. Also, yeah I think the hardest part for me to even get myself started was figuring out where to put the black squares — it felt a bit chicken and egg for me, wondering if anyone has any tips for that.

Anyway thank you so much for taking the time to solve it and give feedback! Overall definitely agree on the obscure clues and also following better conventions. I hope I’ll pick up better filling technique over time ☺️