Cryptic crossword clue
It’s impossible to communic­ate why Paul has across and down solutions, but not laterally? 1,4,3,1,4,2,8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 1 plus 4 plus 3 plus 1 plus 4 plus 2 plus 8 letter word I CANT GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "It’s impossible to communic­ate/why Paul has across and down solutions, but not laterally" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it’s impossible to communic­ate/why paul has across and down solutions, but not laterally = i cant get a word in edgeways.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

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