Cryptic overlaps

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1862

Sandman it is

1863

SANDMAN

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Julie wanders about. (7)

1864

ANDREWS (anagram)

Lead lance command. (9)

1865

Thais is a stretch but I’m going to guess STRONGARM as a double definition:

You need a strong arm to be the best (lead) lance wielder; to strongarm someone is to give them a command.

1866

I am thinking SPEARHEAD (Spear + head)

1867

Correct.

1868

SPEARHEAD

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Promised war fund contribution is a small one. (5)

1869

DWARF (promiseD WAR Fund)

Afraid? Confused I lack the capacitance. (5)

1870

FARAD (afraid without I, anagram)

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This god fellow is a real gas (5)

1871

Radon (Ra + Don)

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That the National Institute of Health is literally in such muddle is first order nonsense! (8)

1872

Took me a bit, but NIHILISM (first letters of NIH and the words following that in the clue) - good one.

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Give me a minute mixing with gross broad, spread (11)

1873

Give me a minute mixing with gross broad, spread (11)

SMORGASBORD (gross broad* + m)

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Brothel’s broken doorbell. (8)

1874

Quick work, Biotop! Have you seen that anagram before?

BORDELLO (nice anagram of doorbell, new to me)

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Double-O’s get-out clause (8)

1875

Double-O’s get-out clause (8)

LOOPHOLE (LOOP + HOLE are two O’s.) Nice!

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Scary Halloween Pat Gibson movie. (6, 6)

1876

Lethal Weapon (anagram)

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Adam plays with ropes and lassos on Nevada ranch (9)

1877

That one was really well-crafted. I looked up “Pat Gibson,” saw he’s a quiz winner, and tried to think of a movie about quizzes. I overlooked the “scary=anagram of the next word or words” part and didn’t even consider Mel Gibson.

1878

PONDEROSA (ropes and + o)

A saw, a cage, releases Lewis & Clark guide. (9)

1879

SACAGAWEA (anagram of A SAW A CAGE)

'Pon my word, all this hidden artillery has made me weary. (8)

1880

Sacagawea (anagram)

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I emptied the well and then with ease threw in that treacherous traitor (6)

1881

WEAPONRY (“pon” in the middle of “weary”)

WEASEL (inserting ease into the first and last letters of “well”)

Interesting that both clues used a similar idea!

Now then, an opportunity has presented itself here, let’s see if I can make it work… OK, a simple attempt:

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Sails both ways (5)