ABANDON (a band on)
When Seiko brought out his chained sticks, there wasn’t a Charlie, Charles, Chaz or Charley to be seen. Not one. (9)
Nunchucks
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Hungry babies who get taken for a ride (7)
Suckers (double meaning)
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I used to be the East’s most confused whistler. (9)
Erstwhile (anagram of WHISTLER + E)
In departing, finally I rise (6)
This way is better:
In departing, I finally rise (6)
Leaven?
Yeast - at!
This street is a place for a large event such as a concert. (6)
Avenue (A VENUE; double meaning).
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Anorexic arranged to have a mate iced (9)
EMACIATED (anagram of A MATE ICED)
Alexander Graham noised it about that he had invented the phonograph first. (6)
EDISON (noised anagram)
My boy and Paul Hewson are with Chaz’s dad. (5, 4)
Sonny Bono
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If you destroy your ship, you’ll find you have no motors. (8)
NOSTROMO (anagram of NO MOTORS)
Your choice of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irvin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt or Michael Jackson. (10)
Moonwalker (Heh)
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Here in Bow Bells, we harks to what happens on the pitch, Clayton. (7)
Here in Bow Bells, we harks to what happens on the pitch, Clayton. (7)
KERSHAW (anagram)
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“Christmas music again?!?” weary man explodes. (4, 2, 1, 6)
AWAY IN A MANGER (“again weary man” anagram)
Visitor from Berlin stumbles into setting for It during redistricting. (11)
Gerrymander (GERMAN with intermingled jumbled DERRY)
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Moist red goat left ditzy superficial MD. (13)
DERMATOLOGIST (MOIST + RED + GOAT +L anagram)
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It’s not Constantinople, but nails can be arranged… (8)
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks.
ISTANBUL (anagram of BUT NAILS)
Lulu’s running backwards across the headless nation, and vocalizing oddly. (9)
ULULATION (LULU reversed + NATION - N)
Bannon’s idea reveals legal position (6)