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He says "no individual answers". Mixed messages?

Oh, let's go for it. I've got:
MINUTIAE
ANYBODY'S GUESS (isn't that a hoot?)
URSINE
Thought COMPOSER, but can't be.

Hi aristo - with you on first three -
minut ai e?
any body's gues(t)s?
u r sin e?
But 4 eludes....

Hi both,
Disposer, giving measured.

Apologies, - minut ia e

That looks spot on. Thanks, ginge.

I thought of disposer but thought the DIS part a bit tenuous.

Ok what is going on here?

give me a while to get my head round this

Disposer is correct

trifling things=MINUTIAE AI< in MINUTE

Impossible to know=ANYBODYS GUESS as already pointed out ANYBODYS GUES(T)S

connected to paddington(alluding to paddington bear)
=URSINE U (R)SIN(E)

person making arrangements=DISPOSER SID< POSER

If SID seems tenuous as MALE then i apologise. But Mens names are often used in cluing especially the times

The completed anagram does indeed give the answer MEASURED

Well done everyone and thank you for playing

Cheers!