- - 'now, what could the answer to this clue be ...'
- - Well we should think about this … (2 wds.)
- - "Hmm, now what do we have here ..."
- - 'Well, now...'
- - "here's what we're dealing with ..."
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- - what you hear in this conversation: "what a nice night we're having in this dark forest!" "yes indeed! ooh, look at that full moon!"
- - Night bird in outside hedges gives a loud cry
- - Cries at the way Les gets disheartened
- - Emulates a coyote
- - Emulates a wolf
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- - Straight to the point … or, homophonically, what this answer is relative to this puzzle?
- - Not left out at the start being outspoken
- - Straight-talking banker? Correct
- - Straight to the point
- - Going straight to the point.
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- - 'Seriously?!' … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?
- - Shocked question
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- - Each of the starred clues' answers, or what these answers' starts collectively sound like
- - Case of fortified wine chap tasted initially with water in Paris
- - Case of actress Natalie being digitally enhanced I'm told
- - case of trauma on pet is cured
- - A term invented by Lewis Carroll for words such as brunch, chortle or smog
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- - What the trout does to the fisherman's bait? This creature could be looking on
- - Insect in Spooner's large jug, empty
- - Insect to keep going a long time? Crafty!
- - Insect to persist with cunning
- - Continue tediously, knowing it's a predatory insect
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- - Abbreviation for this puzzle's title: the first sounds of the starred entries, in clue order, provide another clue
- - Letters calling for an answer ?
- - party invitee's 'yes'
- - Initially, the answer must be looked for in France
- - Request for a reply to an invitation
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- - "Get ready!" ... or what to do upon hearing the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
- - Daredevil driver's warning to a passenger
- - "Rough ride ahead!"
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- - Speaker of the Latin quote hidden in the answers to the starred clues ... and the English-language quote hidden in the answers to the double-starred clues
- - Play and tragedy by William Shakespeare based on events from Roman history that has characters like Brutus and Mark Antony: 2 wds.
- - Crosser of the Rubicon, 49 BC
- - Ancient leader whose boast is hidden in 20-, 28- and 49-Across
- - Attributed speaker of the circled words
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- - "Serena's sporting event is what we're keen on! What sport will you watch this year?"
- - sport andy murray plays
- - In which we serve, preferably faultlessly
- - take the net back: the sin is returning to the game
- - Where love is nothing
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