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Here is a weedy cryptic clue leading to the curious but rather nice name of a South American bird:


  Instrument leads executive superpower to a 'good sound' overseas. (10,8)

The second letters of each word are 'i' & 'u' respectively.

JimC

Don't want to spoil other's fun. So. true finch,eh with no common name which is very unusual.

Hm, don't like the clue JimC - 'overseas' is redundant.

Answering Anthea's query which was posted as I slept...
There's no official term for a group of kookaburras but their call sounds like peals of hysterical laughter. Perhaps a cackling or a cacophony or even a clamour ... but I think the rooks have already collared that one.
Now I must get back to the crossword. I'm still stuck on 456 D.

I should have checked, it was just a google away, apparently it's a riot of kookaburras.

Sorry you didn't like the clue Anthea.

I was just trying to indicate the need to use a foreign language for 'good sound'.

JimC

It's all Greek to me Anthea.

Thank goodness you're back kookaburra, I've been stuck on this one all day
Large Australian bird (3) I have e?u but nothing seems to fit. Help please?

One for Kookaburra,

Mama's love is guarded (9).

G'day Terry.
Any hints?
Letters?
(It's been a long day and I've already hit the shiraz.)