| E.g. cockatoo or macaw (6) |
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| Polly can only tell you what she's heard |
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| Repeat standard nonsense (6) |
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| A talker ___ but he's usually shut up! (6) |
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| Or making a comeback in the role of the flier |
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| Ape-bird (6) |
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| Macaw or cockatoo, perhaps (6) |
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| Even state rubbish can be taught to talk (6) |
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| Mechanically copy |
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| One never says anything original |
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| To dad, it's neverending nonsense you mindlessly repeat (6) |
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| Blindly repeat standard nonsense (6) |
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| Bird arrives in vessel |
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| Bird's standard nonsense (6) |
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| (and 5 Across) A way to learn what Pretty Polly tights might be considered? (6-7) |
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| A way to learn what Pretty Polly tights might be considered? (6) |
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| Or will be put back in a bit, in the cage (6) |
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| One leaves the airport upset, getting the bird (6) |
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| Or making a comeback in the role of the flier (6) |
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| Fashion of learning employed by a bird? (6) |
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| Ape that flies |
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| Kakapo, for example (6) |
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| Unthinkingly repeat standard nonsense |
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| A talker - but he's usually shut up! (6) |
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| Repeating bird (6) |
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| If you say it's pretty, will it snap back "Phooey"? (6) |
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| A repetitive pet |
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| Repeat thoughtlessly, or possibly in part (6) |
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| Bird often held in cage or trap perhaps (6) |
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| Ape |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Talkative bird? (6) |
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| Copy |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Keep repeating standard rubbish |
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| Bird bit, gripping head of rubber duck (6) |
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| Gaily colored bird |
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| Tropical bird |
Mirror Quick |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Imitate equal rubbish |
Mirror Cryptic |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Repeat verbatim |
The Times Concise |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Caged copycat |
LA Times Daily |
19 Nov 2023 |
| Caged copycat |
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| Polly run over in neighbourhood |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
31 Oct 2023 |
| Pirate's traditional pet |
Newsday |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Echo, ape, repeat |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Imitate |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Mar 2023 |
| Raucous bird |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Dec 2022 |
| Reproduce the usual rubbish |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Sep 2022 |
| Chatty bird |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Repeat incentive to replace Conservative by pressure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Copy |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Chatty bird |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2022 |
| Repeat what is expected — rubbish |
The Guardian Quiptic |
27 Jun 2022 |
| Repeat what is expected — rubbish |
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| Polly-syllabic pet? |
The Washington Post |
12 May 2022 |
| Polly-syllabic pet? |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2022 |
| Repeat without understanding |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Apr 2022 |
| One who does not really understand the words being imitated |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Mar 2022 |
| Brightly-coloured tropical bird |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Leave wrapping right round bird |
The Guardian Cryptic |
01 Mar 2022 |
| Leave wrapping right round bird |
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| Brightly-coloured tropical bird |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Feb 2022 |
| One who is likely to repeat usual rubbish |
|
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| Repeat mindlessly |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2022 |
| Vividly coloured bird |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Jan 2022 |
| Polly run over, which stops involvement |
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| Turns up on The Hill for the music and is likely to repeat everything you say |
Irish Times Crosaire |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Chatty bird |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Brightly-coloured tropical bird |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Sep 2021 |
| Imitative bird |
LA Times Daily |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Imitative bird |
The Washington Post |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Bird that might talk |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2021 |
| Mindlessly repeat standard nonsense |
|
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| Repeat verbatim |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Mimicking bird |
|
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| Vividly coloured bird |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Repeat charge about corruption |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Brightly-coloured tropical bird |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Jan 2021 |
| Repeat mechanically |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jan 2021 |
| Beautifully colored tropical bird with a huge beak |
Family Time |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Repeat |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Repeat mechanically |
The Times Concise |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Oscine : songbird :: psittacine : ___ |
New York Times |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Imitate |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Aug 2020 |
| Bird quietly gets something on allotment, nipping head off |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Pet that can imitate human speech and other sounds |
|
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| Bird: 22 out of one's tree? |
|
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| Copy |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2020 |
| Copy |
The Washington Post |
10 May 2020 |
| Turns up on The Hill for the music and is likely to repeat everything you say |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Echo standard piffle |
|
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| Colourful bird |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Feb 2020 |
| Repeat usual rubbish |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Feb 2020 |
| Reprimand about rubbish copy |
|
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| Kitty eating a bishop's bird |
|
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| Animal mimic? |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Mimicking bird |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Jul 2019 |
| Echo mindlessly |
USA Today |
21 Jun 2019 |
| Say again - who's the mouthy bird? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Flier's usual nonsense? |
|
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| Talking bird |
Universal |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Who's a pretty boy then? Who's a pretty boy then? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 Jan 2019 |
| Imitator of what you expect — rubbish |
|
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| Animal mimic? |
|
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| Echo mindlessly |
|
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| Talking bird |
|
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| Queen to back bird |
|
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| Thoughtlessly mean corruption, leading to rage? |
|
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| Repeat mechanically |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Nov 2018 |
| Pirate's pet |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2018 |
| "I am a colorful bird, and can imitate human speech. Who am I?" |
|
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| Bright tropical bird |
The Times Concise |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Imitate |
Canadiana |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Flier runs over in a bit |
|
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| Mimic a bishop on board vessel |
|
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| Pirate's pet |
|
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| Repeat mechanically |
|
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| Kakapo or cockatoo |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2017 |
| Mimic |
New York Times |
08 Dec 2017 |
| Repeat the usual nonsense |
|
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| Chatty bird |
Thomas Joseph |
17 May 2017 |
| Echo |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2017 |
| Echo |
The Washington Post |
04 May 2017 |
| Repeat standard drivel |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Apr 2017 |
| Caged talker |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2017 |
| Talkative bird |
Family Time |
09 Jan 2017 |
| Caged talker |
|
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| Mimic |
|
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| Echo |
|
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| Standard nonsense from one of the polls? |
|
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| Repeat the usual claptrap |
|
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| Repeat by rote |
The Times Concise |
22 Sep 2016 |
| Stereotypical cracker requester |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2016 |
| Raptor isn't one |
|
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| Flier's role to protect from within |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Aug 2016 |
| Iago in 58-Down, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2016 |
| Ape that can fly |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Jun 2016 |
| Mimicking bird |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2016 |
| Repeat of nonsense is below standard |
|
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| It can't be shut up in a cage |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Apr 2016 |
| Section including rook, duck, and another bird |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Jan 2016 |
| Stereotypical cracker requester |
|
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| Copycat |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Dec 2015 |
| Copycat who does not understand words or acts imitated |
The Guardian Speedy |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Imitator |
Canadiana |
02 Nov 2015 |
| Repeat, father, 'N'nonsense!' |
|
|
| Queen getting over tantrum, initially |
|
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| Mimicry specialist |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Mar 2015 |
| Repeat; bird |
The Times Concise |
20 Mar 2015 |
| 8 sick repeat |
|
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| Who's a pretty boy then? You can say that again! |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Talking bird |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2015 |
| Duck beyond river grabbed by some other bird |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Talking bird |
|
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| Copycat |
|
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| Character holding rook and duck — or another bird |
|
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| Repeat usual rubbish |
|
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| Pet shop squawker |
|
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| Bird that imitates human speech |
|
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| Mime or mirror |
|
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| Long John Silver's pet |
|
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| Echo |
|
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| Repeat mindlessly |
|
|
| Quote by rote |
|
|
| Cockatoo, for one |
|
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| Talker behind bars |
|
|
| Repeat verbatim |
|
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| Mimic |
|
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| Ape |
|
|
| Repeat without thinking |
|
|
| Quote by rote |
|
|
| Cracker-requesting bird |
|
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| Ape |
|
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| Copy |
|
|
| Repeat mindlessly |
|
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| Mimic |
|
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| Imitate |
|
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| Repeat by rote |
|
|
| Mimicking bird |
|
|
| Macaw, e.g. |
|
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| Feed back |
|
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| Imitate |
|
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| Imitate |
|
|
| Polly, who wants a cracker |
|
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| Repeat |
|
|
| Cockatiel |
|
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| Ape |
|
|
| Pet shop squawker |
|
|
| Cockatoo cousin |
|
|
| Pirate's shoulder-sitter |
|
|
| Type of bird seen in many pirate films |
|
|
| Mimic |
|
|
| Polly-syllabic one? |
|
|
| Pirate's pet |
|
|
| Repeat |
|
|
| Copy |
|
|
| Repeat after me |
|
|
| Lovebird, for one |
|
|
| Cracker-requesting bird |
|
|
| Mindlessly imitate |
|
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| Cockatiel |
|
|
| Cockatoo |
|
|
| Mocking bird |
|
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| Copy |
|
|
| Ape standard kibosh |
|
|
| Mocking bird |
|
|
| Repeat by rote |
|
|
| Repeat after me |
|
|
| Pet shop squawker |
|
|
| Polly the pet |
|
|
| Imitate |
|
|
| Psittacosis carrier |
|
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| Feed back |
|
|
| Pirates prop, perhaps |
|
|
| Repeat without thinking |
|
|
| Polly, perhaps |
|
|
| Cockatoo or lory |
|
|
| Imitate a bird? |
|
|
| Copycat |
|
|
| Imitate, in a way |
|
|
| Mindlessly imitate |
|
|
| Macaw or kea |
|
|
| Bird that imitates human speech |
|
|
| Macaw |
|
|
| Imitate |
|
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| Echo |
|
|
| Bird that may live to be 100 |
|
|
| Cockatoo |
|
|
| Pet for 28 Across |
|
|
| Certain aper |
|
|
| Shoulder décor for John Silver |
|
|
| Tropical bird |
|
|
| Repeat by rote. |
|
|
| Lovebird. |
|
|
| Captain Flint, for one. |
|
|
| Talking bird. |
|
|
| He doesn't know what he's talking about. |
|
|
| Lorikeet. |
|
|
| Jungle mimic. |
|
|
| Repeat without understanding. |
|
|
| Feathered pet. |
|
|
| Long John Silver's pet. |
|
|
| Silver's pet. |
|
|
| The only lady aboard the "Kon-Tiki." |
|
|
| Bird in "Treasure Island." |
|
|
| Monogamous bird. |
|
|
| Stereotypical part of a pirate costume |
|
|