YEWS (Use)
That fish, Ms. Fitzgerald, contains bacteria. (10)
Salmonella (salmon + Ella)
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Where one can experimentally talk about work (10)
LABORATORY (LABOR)
For your paranomastic pleasure ! North of Taiwan: We R Yuk Yuk! -'k? (6)
Ryukyu (container)
+++++
Uh, he never said all those things that he said… Now I’m all mixed up! How about a nice card game? (2-2-2)
YU-GI-OH (Why you! Gee, I, Oh!)
(That’s probably incorrect clue interpretation, but I’m pretty certain the solution’s correct.)
Multi-headed creature from New Testament controls water. (7)
The solution is correct.
One of Yogi Berta’s famous imponderable quotes was “I never said all of those things that I said” (presumably claiming that many of them were apocryphal).
Anyway, I hoped the wording would suggest “Uh, Yogi,” which would anagram to “Yu-Gi-Oh.”
HYDRANT (HYDRA + NT)
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Medical expert functionary had breakdown. (2, 7, 5)
All I can think of is Dr. Gregory House, but damned if I can figure out how to get there.
That’s because “Dr. Gregory” doesn’t start with DRANT.
But “Dr. Anthony” does.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
+++++
After his role in The Hunger Games, Lenny Kravitz would like to play a Jamaican man. (8)
Forgot part of my clue.
After his role in The Hunger Games, Lenny Kravitz would like to play a Jamaican man. Spicy! (8)
CINNAMON (Cinna + mon)
Regarding Poe’s cask, it was converted to all almond. (11)
AMONTILLADO (to all almond)
Reverence for prescribed agitation (9)
ADORATION (ado + ration)
Replace the Deuterium with Nitrogen in treating salt to remove electrons. (6)
IODIZE - IONIZE
French lingerie worn by a striped equine. (5)
ZEBRA (ze bra, mademoiselle)
I heard Vanishing Man was found in a bolt hole. (4, 4)
Look up the cast list for Deadpool 2 and see who played Vanishing Man.
Brad Pitt (Brad = bolt, Pitt is homonym of pit or hole)
Eating Mexican treat in an odd-fitting coat. (4)
TACO (COAT anagram)
Christo wrapped these creatures in pink vinyl. (7)
OSTRICH (anagram of Christo)
Jack claims he is a jelly donut. (3 3 3 8)
*Not sure if that’s a true cryptic. I’m trying to learn the subtleties of these puzzles.
Usually, the clue contains wordplay that construct the answer, like anagrams, homonyms, containers, etc. This article explains more.
ICH BIN EIN BERLINER
Leia’s insult confuses her red fern. (4, 6)