SUNLIT (insult*)
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Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy will not meet secretly. (6, 5)
LITTLE WOMEN (a’gram will not meet)
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Pledges to repair the metropolis are an utter falsehood (8)
Whoops:
Pledges to repair the metropolis are an utter falsehood (9)
MENDACITY (mend a city)
Mr. Cobb urinated, according to clerk. (6)
TYPIST (Ty pissed)
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Impressed by trucks lined up back to front (6)
STRUCK ( s + truck - s)
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Who’s a good dog? Perhaps he is sparkling clean. (4, 7, 7)
KING CHARLES SPANIEL (anagram)
The Spanish is on stink because of presidential advisor. (4, 4)
ELON MUSK (el + on + musk)
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An Old Norse saying: “When smoked salmon is vomited back out, everyone yell ‘Cheers!’” (4)
SKOL (loks backwars)
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Elderly man screamed when he had to shoot his dog. (3,6)
OLD YELLER (double meaning)
The French Rogers Chestnut is bad, bad. (5, 5)
LEROY BROWN (Le + Roy + brown)
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Whisper: “No problem. I will take responsibility.” (9)
OWNERSHIP (anagram)
Large animal goes to school for its brain’s temporal lobe. (11)
HIPPOCAMPUS (hippo + campus)
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I would not be the first to guide these senseless crusades. (4, 4)
Used cars?
Yes. They are not something I would be the first to guide.
OK, I thought it could be an expression or quote or wordplay…
Playing off USED CARS
Puddytat booth, a rocky portrayer. (9, 8)
SYLVESTER STALLONE (Sylvester + stall + one)
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This is what happens when I hire my family members to crush pimentos! (8)
NEPOTISM (anagram)
Director of clerks and oil maker form a company that manufactures guns. (5, 1, 6)
The 1 part is not a letter.
SMITH & WESSON
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Did you hear about the bright real estate that was wiped out by clay? (5,6)
SONNY LISTON
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Language spoken in Oxford. (6)