Cryptic overlaps

That’s the price we pay for playing games with programmers and scientists.

In play (and altered a bit for clarity and to conform to the usual “rules” as I understand them):

One can get tasted in giant mug in tiny land, so I hear (13).

I have no clue how to do cryptics but playing off the l in kernel
Would this be Liechtenstein (Licked in stein)?

And if that is right
Confused waterway that knows something (5)

INTEL (inlet anagram)


Not initially constrained, or a hairstyle in legendary city. (2, 6)

EL DORADO (hELD OR A DO)

+++++

Covid’s moronic variation (7)

Omicron (anagram of moronic)

+++++

Tiny slip on icy morn (6)

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And for the record, LIECHTENSTEIN was indeed correct.

Hint: Maximum overlap.

Is this a medical term?

MICRON (IC +MORN anagram)

Here’s an old standard:

ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. (4)

NEOL (No L)


Cole and Ernie found a toxic plant. (8)

Sorry, that’s NOEL, not NEOL, which, unless I’m mistaked, fouls up your next clue.

Acccck!

I mistyped the last answer, so I stink, like space billionaire. (4, 4)

Elon Musk

+++++

Strong-smelling, fucked-up lemon is seen at a lot of brunches. (9)

Okay, a hint: it’s often called the thing at brunches that absolutely has to have a public ceremony, if it wants to marry.

I’m stumped. My idea of brunch is whatever’s left in the pizza box, and the last wedding I went to was at a zoo.

MUSKMELON? ??

as in “Cantaloupe tonight, dad has the car?”

MUSKMELON (Musk + anagram of lemon)

+++++

Western moose end love orgy (8, 4)

LONESOME DOVE (anagram)


Deadly in the park, bird of prey comes after speed - no thank you (12)

VELOCIRAPTOR (VELOCITY - TY + RAPTOR)

+++++

Lassitude made dizzy parrot exchange acceleration for nothing. (6)

ETA: Welcome back to the game, DemonTree! :slight_smile:

TORPOR (parrot - a + o)


It’s said that there’s a reason for beakless whale. (8)