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1d look what comes directly after "I" in the clue ..... this (5 letters) + 3 letter synonym for speak gives you one of the themed answers

2d what hatches? Stick i inside it and you have another themed answer

I meant another word for speak! Have probably given too much of a hint now

In case people don't know it is pronounced as the thing that hatches.

2 problems I'd love to solve:

3d Being hospitable finally, US city welcoming bird (6)
Letters I have look weird to me: ?N?I?Y

21d Skilful commercial industry Initially in decay (6)
I have ADROIT but that covers only the 'skilful'.
Tried SORDID but...

Any help appreciated.

21 I in ROT

3 "being" is the definition; the bird is a frequent visitor to seed feeders

Last letter in hospitable + bird inside us city - definition is thing

Adroit is correct - ad + I inside rot

Thank you very much, ChrisE.

Have to go out so will work on 3d later.

Thanks Zozozo and Sudkkulover.Fresh brain this morning and it. Is done.Not 100% happy with the parsing of a couple of solutions though

Please put me out of my misery. I have several answers in which the HO doesn't seem to come from anywhere. What is IMHO?

which answers do you mean rpchambe?

IMHO - in my honest opinion