ARDUOUS (hidden word)
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In homage of Opening Day, 2025:
“Y’rrrrrrrrr Out!” Lettermen usurps! (1,1,1,1)
USPS (usurps -ur)
Someday perhaps I’ll get a dog. (7)
SAMOYED (the only reason I got that is because it was used in this month’s GAMES)
Lunatic repealed along with poet. (5, 5, 3)
EDGAR ALLEN POE (anagram repealed along)
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Lyricist repudiator sticks head up ass at Chaucer’s final resting place. (5’,6)
POETS’ CORNER
Alleged joint chain carnivore is a NYC detective. (4, 5)
NERO WOLFE (“knee +row+wolf”)
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Rolling around featherbeds with Ecstasy? Please don’t do this. (4, 3, 5)
FEED THE BEARS (featherbeds + e)
Premiere League team uses warehouse. (7)
ARSENAL (double meaning)
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Absurd but clear aims I put out as a French author. (6,5)
Albert Camus (anagram but clear aims - i)
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Colonel finds celebrity stuck in the mud (7)
MUSTARD (mu+STAR+d)
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Burt Reynolds’ partner is the crazy model I sued. (3,7)
DOM DELUISE (model I sued*)
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Jack’s best known for this feckless shiatsu nonsense. (7, 2, 3, 3)
Or better:
Jacks quite well known for this feckless shiatsu nonsense. (7,2,3,3)
Terry Jacks quite well known for this feckless shiatsu nonsense. (7,2,3,3)
SEASONS IN THE SUN (anagram)
Ted wins bum on bear fight. (9)
UNABOMBER (anagram)
A pint while eating half a steak? I get vitamin deficiency. (4-4)
BERI-BERI
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I sober up when studying cell components.(6)
RIBOSE (anagram)
Vera was into divination, but lost a subdivision. (9)
It’s also the name of a streaming series on Apple TV.
SEVERANCE (se-ver-ance)
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Origins of futile resistance. (10)
ANCESTRIES (anagram)
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Insult is alchemized when illuminated naturally (6)