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chrise

22nd August 2026, 10:22
Not sure why I've struggled on with a typically unenjoyable Paul puzzle, but I have in fact nearly finished - four in the NW to do.

Posting because I can't decide on the first word for 21a. Two possibles fit, but I can't parse either. Any pointers, please?
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chrise

22nd August 2026, 10:25
Ignore my request for 21. I had the parrot in the wrong place! I've actually seen them, so I should have cottoned on faster.
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rogerm

22nd August 2026, 10:29
Hi chrise.
21a is a reversed 4-letter word in the past tense around ‘a’ and a type of parrot that I didn’t know. The last letter of the four-letter word is the first letter of the solution, and the past tense aspect should resolve your dilemma (if I’m right about what it is!’)
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rogerm

22nd August 2026, 10:30
Sorry, Chris - saw your second message too late obviously!
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chrise

22nd August 2026, 10:33
No problem rogerm

I've corrected my first word in 1d, so now have 10a. Just 1a, first word in 8a, and 2d to do.
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chrise

22nd August 2026, 10:36
All done now.
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plutocrat

22nd August 2026, 11:01
Glad to break my run of four DNFs over the preceding 4 weeks. Was suspecting alzheimer's had set in.
Had a slow start with several tentative fills to indicate unparsed clues, but in the end threw them in and began to parse most of them. 6d 'here' is still a mystery, as noted elsewhere.
I'll offer that if AI is going to save the world, as we're all promised, it needs to get a bit smarter. I asked it for operas with four letters. It gave me one four letter opera and three five letter operas. And not the one I actually wanted to confirm my guess. So I had to rephrase it as 'look here matey, is xxxx an opera or not' to actually get confirmation.
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rocky7

22nd August 2026, 11:03
I don't know if anyone else is on the Android app today but it's completely changed. That's OK but when I go to insert the answer it's completely random as to whether I get the keyboard come up or not. Am I the only one.
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redpete

22nd August 2026, 11:33
Hi Rocky,
The app changed for me a couple of weeks ago, was going to ask ror otbers opinions last Saturday. I find it ok now I'm used to it, tend to double tap the clue to bring up the keyboard.
Good win for Arsenal last night!
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rocky7

22nd August 2026, 11:36
Thanks Pete. I'll keep trying.

Nice gentle start to the season will do nicely.
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