Ev 1602 - Birds - By Piccadilly

[Matakari]

My gratitude goes out to JJ109, among others, for helping me to
wade through this one. I seek confirmation for one last clue with
thanks.

19d Lecturer worried, being overdue ( 8 ) : LAM?N?TE ( LAMINATE )

And if this is correct, what is the name of the bird involved?

[JJ109]

Mina an alternative spelling of mynah
Laminate is correct

[JJ109]

You're always most welcome, Matakari!

[JJ109]

PS - the letters forming "mina" needed to be removed from 22d

[Matakari]

Thanks, JJ109, it's finished! Hoping tomorrow's Spectator will be
a more friendly one - a Cheesecracker or Mr Magoo perhaps! Did you
take a shot at this week's Genius? I was toying with it and got about
four answers including a nice little anagram.

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, Genius was nowhere near as tricky as it looked. Oh, and your week is bound to improve, the latest Private Eye puzzle has lots of anagrams!

[JJ109]

I agree the Genius was a lot easier than it first looked.

A tip - get the two 4 letter words. Both end in unusual letters, but only one answer of 7 letters (3,4) ends in one of those letters. Then you should be able to suss out the jigsaw

[Neveracrossword]

JJ, thanks for that. I ignored Genius for a day, thinking it looked too tricky. I am glad I changed my mind!

[Matakari]

Thanks, NACW, the Eye Crossword is more my bag of tea although I like to get a crack at the challenging ones as well. The jigsaw aspect of the Genius should not be too difficult; in fact, it should be fun to work out, but it’s the clues that seem to be a bit daunting to me. I’ll be appealing to you for some hints later to see if I can fathom the style. Not many anagrams here!
By the way, JJ109, do the four-letter answers you refer to
begin and end like this? SV and HJ and then the 3-7
one :TV ?

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari. Yes, to your questions about the 4 letter words, and yes to the 3,4 one (I think you put 3,7?).

Yes, I'm sure you'll get plenty of help with the Genius clues, though you might not need quite as much as last time!

[JJ109]

Yes, Matakari - spot on!

[Matakari]

Thanks, NACW and JJ109, for your enthusiasm! Sorry about the lapse with the numbers, I meant an answer of 7 letters with 3,4. I'll be toying with the Genius until the arrival of the Spectator.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari - I'm hoping that the enthusiasm (and the enjoyment of the Genius puzzle) will be catching!