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[Heather33]

less reticent with a team member
o?e?r? ??opener
only later getting upset about the contradiction
r???t?a? ?? rebuttal
hurt when one spoke angrily to
??r?e? ??barked

[johnalex]

2. re BUT tal . . . . (later <<)

[Heather33]

thanks john

[pollythecat]

I have opener for 14a but not sure about 21 down. 20a is Rebuttal

[Heather33]

thanks polly

[pollythecat]

Could 21d be barbed?

[johnalex]

Hi Heather - 'less recitent' . . . . 'more open' . . . . "opener"!
Also team member in cricket, bowler who starts/opens.

[johnalex]

21d Cursed ?

[pollythecat]

The more i look at the definition of barbed the more I favour this as an answer for barbed

adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
21d.