Cryptic overlaps

Ditto, accompanied by forehead slap

Nevertheless

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Wacky news had me in stitches (4)

SEWN (anagram)

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She had a new guy out west running around in a pleather jacket.(9)

Naugahyde (had a new guy - W)

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Absolutely determined to be one of the “necro riche”? (4,3)

DEAD SET (double meaning)


You’re involving her in this belief about device connectors. (8)

You’re involving her in this belief about device connectors. (8)

ETHERNET (“Her” / “tenet” anagram)

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Mock Turtle’s assorted pastries (7, 8)

We don’t need a hint for this one, do we?

I prefer to refer to it as a supplementary clue.

Mock Turtle’s assorted breakfast pastries. (7, 8)

Sigh.

Mock Turtle’s assorted Pillsbury breakfast pastries. (7, 8)

Oh, sorry.

TOASTER STRUDELS (anagram of TURTLE’S and ASSORTED)

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Bare-bones ancient Greek (7)

SPARTAN (double meaning)


See that tan door? I found an Indian chicken dish inside. (8)

TANDOORI

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Mr. Ocasek of The Cars and Tommy of Styx took a ride in an open air cart.(8)

Rickshaw

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The hum of many things past tense (4)

The hum of many things past tense (4)

WERE (“whirr”)

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A possible location for an elderly mathematician’s esoteric theorems? (4, 4)

REST HOME (anagram)

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A falling star exploded at a remote location.(6)

METEOR (anagram)


Old horse retreated into a layered cookie and made spice. (7)

OREGANO (nag reversed inside Oreo)

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Regardless, only has seating (15)

NOTWITHSTANDING

Eric Blair would have made a good Doper; he was NOT ‘k with socking. (6)

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