THEME: none, but few blocks
GOOD ONES: Shooter's protection LENS CAP [not "that" kind of shooter]
BTW: Opposite of apres
AVANT [oddly
apres is acceptable, but not AVANT because the former is found often in our language]
Offended
outburst THE NERVE [less an ouburst than an utterance]
Hardly a warm reaction BRR [I see BRR as an expression rather than a reaction, like a shiver --- maybe a distinction without a difference]
I liked this puzzle, and all of Barry's, for its challenge, but I find it more an achievement by the constructor than a desire to entertain.
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
