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  • 1. Dominate the conversation to the max. (9)

  • 9. Orphan disoriented in midst of canines. (5)

  • 10. Doctor Seuss, out of time yet not cross, scrambles to new gym in the afternoon! (9)

  • 11. As fog does around noon --- there's the rub. (7)

  • 12. The main 25 of the personality traits (5)

  • 14. 17 of 21 of .... yes, that's the midpoint. (3)

  • 15. Enabler of crooked character surrounded by scattered enemy units. (6)

  • 16. Having consciousness raised by Loony Toon (2,2)

  • 17. Mash-up of love chant with hymn --- to Him! (7)

  • 20. Rats upset the boss. (4)

  • 22. Strangely, cider mix removing red stain from cloth. (6)

  • 23. Sway left , or sway right, or sway backward, but not Sunday. (3)

  • 24. Practice wordplay with you and me around daybreak. (5)

  • 25. A jogger flips out on my car. (7)

  • 28. American brings new technology around to North Dakota. (9)

  • 29. Suggests employing 14. (5)

  • 30. A stooge might enter this clumsily with headroom. (6,3)

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  • 1. You or I, hugged by crazy Uncle Abe, as you and I would be if 18 and 14 were. (15)

  • 2. Location for 7 of 17 of 21 of 19. (7)

  • 3. 86 emasculated noblemen on oxygen.. (5)

  • 4. Takes responsibility for shoveling snow. (4)

  • 5. Encryption for a grant. (4)

  • 6. One who finances young men's startups, like O'Brien. (8)

  • 7. Not many so contrary! (7)

  • 8. Predict if vessel will capsize: 7 equals 7 of 21 and therefore it's ___ (4-11)

  • 13. Before the first of May, take me to New York --- Broadway or Wall Street maybe. (7)

  • 14. Gregory's heart holds love for the first four of 8. (3)

  • 17. King of the mountain. (8)

  • 18. A garden variety of 17 for a sheep. (3)

  • 19. Listen and know! (7)

  • 21. See? No (big) Apple Macbook starts up after power outage. That's one more way to say it. (7)

  • 24. Rat is strung up --- yes, it is. (5)

  • 26. Truth 7, Falsehood 21. (4)

  • 27. Understand wonk's confusion. (4)

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    Update, March 28, 2025: Several clues have been revised (and in most cases made a bit more transparent). The solutions are unchanged.
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