What a mess!

Never do it in pen

Why did you not check a down clue or two ?

THAT'S NOT HOW TO SPELL proclamation!

What on earth is Calamari ?
(I didn't know)

What's needed is a new Root and Branch approach to the crossword but of course that's how it all went wrong this time.

In other news I mostly stayed inside to avoid the pollen - feeling a bit better for it.