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Cryptic
Cryptics
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Homonyms

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A cryptic puzzle comprising hidden-word and homonym clues. 

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  • 1 Coloring botched, we hear (4)
  • 3 Secret concealed in aphid den (6)
  • 8 Really good boyfriend discovered in pussycat choir (5)
  • 9 '90s boy band broadcast in lavatory (5)
  • 10 Watch this guy on the radio (3)
  • 11 Eyeball ground for an audience (5)
  • 13 Schoolchildren all partaking of kidneys (5)
  • 15 Some trek sadly around interrogator (5)
  • 18 Jails hawks audibly (5)
  • 20 Cockney's arrived for organ (3)
  • 21 Drove, gathered, captured (5)
  • 22 Good place to gather most of a Rogan about-face (5)
  • 23 Some "so und so" makes noises in English (6)
  • 24 Sounds like crossword composer will vacation here, perhaps? (4)
  • 1 Strokes and flashbacks? L.A.'s hesitant to accept them. (15)
  • 2 Remove friend from post in Mount Agassiz (5)
  • 4 Karen nips back a bit to get beneath the surface (5)
  • 5 Some whiney oddball returned to be the most respected in his field (5)
  • 6 Time to Kill actor in Tesla's prison, by the sound of it (7,4)
  • 7 Arouse desire for moist expression (4)
  • 12 Partner to cry "Cut!" out loud (3)
  • 14 From my point of view, crossword solver's a sheep, so to speak (3)
  • 16 Who becomes Bill's best friend? Take a number inside. (5)
  • 17 Somewhat scared I'd done it again (5)
  • 18 Lycra bra filled with seafood (4)
  • 19 Mugs put back in kiosk: oolong! (5)