ALLERGY (anagram)
Lay on Kershaw’s pouch in NYC district. (7)
Yonkers (hidden word)
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Confusing situation about Erica’s on TV (7)
The definition is “situation”.
The puzzle is “Erica’s on”.
I’ma make a command decision and treat this as having miscounted the number of letters (it should be 8).
SCENARIO (anagram of ERICA’S + ON)
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Clytemnestra’s son not only killed her, he broke her stereos. Worse! (7)
Indeed. Apologies.
Solution for puzzle in play: Oestres (anagram STEROES)
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They say virtual tugging is easy. (6)
That was SIMPLE (homophone off sim-pull).
After cunning Mondale wins election first, singles hold up freedom formation all night. Sorry! (8)
Hint:
The first two letters are LE
2nd hint:
It requires a little outside knowledge but I don’t feel that it’s too obscure.
L E M _ _ _ _ _
I am guessing LEMONADE because of the word play, but have no clue for the definition.
Lemonade is correct, explanation:
The definition is ‘singles hold up freedom formation all night. Sorry!’ because Hold Up, Freedom, Formation, All Night, and Sorry were the five singles from Beyoncé’s album ‘Lemonade’.
LEMONADE (Mondale anagram +E)
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Coordinates “Merry Christmas” lights, shiny tinsel, balls, and star. (11)
DECORATIONS (anagram of COORDINATES)
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The start is cast in stone (5)
ONSET (anagram of STONE)
None grumble at the glowing light (4)
None grumble at the glowing light (4)
NEON (anagram)
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Christmas stocking volume is different (5)
That’s NOVEL (v in noel).
From Nepal, the wild animal! (8)
ELEPHANT (anagram)
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The ore train moved to the front (8)
ELEPHANT (nepal + the)
Adele who?
Pop singer will fight any jewelry company. (7)
(Under protest)
TIFFANY (Tiff + any)
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Dip into any quill for a good night’s rest. (6)
NYQUIL (dip into aNY QUILl)
Sick bird sounds wrong (7)
Illegal (homophone ILL EAGLE)
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Electric girl throws pitch right between the eyes, ends in an equitable situation (11)