Independent 12,219 by Bluebird

Usually I enjoy a Bluebird puzzle, although they are often sneakily hard.

This one left me slightly empty.
I was fully expecting there to be a nice juicy hidden message in the perimeter unches – why else choose this grid design.  Instead it is just gobble-de-gook.
Similarly, there have been interesting themes, especially on a Saturday.  Again, I cannot see a theme here at all. (I do hope I’m proved wrong.)
All the while battling clues that are definitely on the hard side for me.

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