LEXICON (anagram of NICE LOX)
They trapped the raptor in a skewed circle (6)
Clue: double definition, one of which is an anagram of the other
Condor (anagram of CORDON)
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Sleepy rodent who can’t pay room dues rests in a teapot. (8)
DORMOUSE (room dues)
Questionably sane as bucket is to Rudy (4, 5)
The answer is an actor.
Sean Astin (anagram of SANE + AS + TIN)
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Andersen made this inert solid steadfast. (3, 7)
This is why synonym anagrams are typically avoided in cryptics.
TIN SOLDIER (INERT SOLID anagram; &lit clue–nice!)
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Emergency room tirade is improper (6)
I agree this was an awesome clue. Kudos!
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I think the Sean Astin clue was OK. It is quite acceptable to have an anagram plus a synonym. It is only generally frowned upon to have a synonym that must be guessed and then itself anagrammed.
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Emergency room tirade is improper (6)
ERRANT (ER + RANT)
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Unorthodox theologians might produce collections of their writings (11)
Since when?
ANTHOLOGIES (anagram)
Cacophonous opera comes from place people try to flee (6, 4)
Anagram of “opera comes”
That was ESCAPE ROOM
Magnificence of a joke in early summer (7)
MAJESTY [MA(JEST)Y] container
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Freakish Satyr on Uranus was once a terrible Earth monster (13)
TYRANNOSAURUS (anagram of SATYR ON URANUS)
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I’m not sure it’s a trick (5)
AAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHHH!
Correction:
I’m not sure it’s a trick (4)
RUSE (sure)
I was about to ask if the answer was supposed to be 4 letters.
Alias is horrible. Rename us. (8)
USERNAME
Encountered George II, III, and IV in Little Rock (6)
METEOR (MET + 2nd, 3rd, and 4th letters of gEORge)
Prayer for seal initially trapped by hunter. (6)
ORISON (s + orion)
Snuggle with food company (6)