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Good evening, Elle!
Still dry here!
Miss O is going to see the Courteeners, in Glasgow.
Apparently they are an Indie rock band, she told me....and, no, I have not a clue what an Indie rock band is, or plays!
I have many unstarted puzzles here, as standbys, but one a day is plenty for me.
I admire folk who do the Times Jumbo Cryptic.
I did it for years but eventually I found it to be a slog and gave up on it.
You still have rain?

Hi, Rusty!
I am no wiser, either, as to what constitutes an Indie rock band.......but let us hope that Miss O enjoys her evening!
Regarding the number of crosswords...John sends whatever is in his paper, leaving it to me which I choose to do!
It is rare for me to do the Jumbo Cryptic, though.....I just find it too long!
Today's 'usual' puzzle was a good one, I thought?
I have answers for all, but three (full) parses are still eluding me.....I have not yet given up though!
And the same for the Monthly Special...I now have all the answers, but not yet all the parses!
Our rain has finally stopped!

Hello, Elle,
I have just finished reading my paper!
Running late today.
I give the Jumbo to my neighbour each week.
I think I have all the parses for today's puzzle.
4d, took me a while to see, though, and 13a.
A day of rest tomorrow!

Hi, Rusty!
Well do I know that perpetual feeling of chasing one's tail...... simply because one has gotten behind times!
So well done on finally reading your paper!
I too had trouble with 4d for a time .... I did not see that it was an anagram of "started" around "o".
I still cannot see 13a though?
I have "rehearse" = "to run through" (def) but cannot parse the rest?
And the remaining one that I cannot parse is 8d......
"Clean room" would appear to be an instruction to a teenager, but where does the "chip- maker" fit in?
I am at a complete loss with this?
Any help appreciated, please!

Hello, Elle!
I think to make electronic chips for 'phones etc they have to be made in a "clean room".
Now, this is not gospel, just my take on it!
13A. "Brings up" is "rears". "He" is in clue, and "E" for English.
"Rears" cases "he", giving "rehears" with "E", giving "rehearse" for run through.

What say you?

Update, Elle!
https://techterms.com/definition/cleanroom

Elle, you are just ahead of me on the Monthly - still have 6 to do;
But as you say, what a number of new words there are! I certainly
don't think I will remember all of them, neither do I see myself
using them in a casual conversation!!!

Can you hear yourself casually saying to your pals in the park tomorrow
morning: 'Oh by the way, my daughter had her cat 'eunuchised'
yesterday...' ?

Hi, Rusty!
Ah, yes, I see 13a now.......I was trying to fit in "hears" for "brings up cases" as in "tries court cases" ?
I was on the wrong track altogether!
Now .....8d...
Oh dear! I hang my head in shame!
I thought "chip maker" referred to a utensil in which one cooked (potato) chips!
You know...like a deep -fat fryer!
Well, honestly......how was I to know!!!!
( No wonder I couldn't explain the parsing!)
Thank you for the help and the explanatory clip.
I shall go to bed a wiser woman than when I arose this morning!

Hello, Elle!
There will be lots of folk thinking of frying chips, I'd say!
I had very vaguely heard of a "clean room" somewhere before, otherwise I'd be thinking of proper chips, too!
13a, took me a while to get the parse, and when you asked for it, I had forgotten how I got it, and had to study it again!
Can't beat a senior moment!
All good fun, glad you got there in the end!

Posts crossed Elle!