And that's before you get down to the numerous awkward problems that newspapers and opposition politicians are unearthing.
Near the top of the bundle is the matter of Scotland's central bank, which would remain in London post-"independence". During his speech at the David Hume Institute last Thursday, John Swinney said this would help guarantee Scottish price stability and that monetary policy was, in any case, a blunt instrument for helping with things like youth unemployment and innovation.
