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As a very occasional solver, it took me ages to complete this. All but one correct but several (including 6a!) which I just don't understand. Is there somewhere I can ask about these while divulging the answer so that I don't have to speak in code?

There's also an AnswerBank crossword forum

https://tinyurl.com/2vc74tas

Much less sensitive to spoilers, quick responses, but I prefer this forum... :-)

There's a large thread about this crossword on the 2nd page. https://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/825113/guardian-prize-28590/

Thanks I saw that but people are writing about the answers in code so it doesn't help me. I want to be able to discuss the answers openly with people who know how they work

Sorry, I didn't notice it was last week's puzzle.
Since it's a week on, I'm sure you can go to the thread paradigmshifter mentioned and post anything you want. No need to worry about spoilers at this point.
In case you aren't aware, fifteensquared ("225") blogs a solution after one week:

http://www.fifteensquared.net/2021/11/06/guardian-saturday-puzzle-28590-paul/

Thanks I'll check this out

As this is last week’s puzzle you can refer directly to the 225 blog which provides full parsings and ask questions there…
https://www.fifteensquared.net/2021/11/06/guardian-saturday-puzzle-28590-paul/

Thanks Jono and Geeker, just what I needed.

I think Norah has deleted the long thread rather than this one!

Nope I think she just deleted my last post in it since it had 2 answers and a link to the annotated solution, fair enough.