Yes I share your dismay Dzug - since the demise of Custos and Crispa, Auracaria is the only setter I can get on with. I have great difficulty with Paul, even having bought "Secrets of the Setters"!
I like Paul! I think his 3 down today is a great clue. But I am stuck on the last corner - 23 across Half-cut thuggery in possession of Kennedy perhaps (6) ?I?L?? and 21 down Bird cam over on three tails (4) E???
No problem, kayakamina, I have only just logged back on myself. Thank you Dinkypuzzled and dzug,I thought of Nigel Kennedy but could not see the answer.
I have flashy for 22 across but it does not seem quite right - f=loud, lash=whip, sh=keep quiet, flashy=loud?