5 Down Butcher gets change out of one fifty (8)
*u*****e
10 Across The man heard a report of a lot of post (8)
m*******
7Down Bear in the stream (5)
*r***
Jobjockey
I think you are right the E&S crossord is harder probably I think it is since they changed the format to the standard 15x15 instead of the larger square.
The smaller square restricts the choice of words so perhaps more obscure
Mastro