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1. ABSENCE OF MALICE [movie starring Sally Field, Bandit's girlfriend in Smokey and the Bandit]
8. I...D + E...S
9. TACKS [TAX homophone]
10. LET + HAL
11. SUFIS [I FUSS anagram]
12. EY(RI)E
13. MARBLE [& lit.]
15. UP + END + ED
17. HANDS UP [double definition]
19. EX + HUME
20. TIDES [hidden]
22. HAN + O + I
23. SE(P)TUM [MUTES reversal]
25. CAN + UT
26. ABUT [TUBA anagram]
27. NAVAL INSPECTION [NAVEL pun]
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1. ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN [Humpty Dumpty reference]
2. SLICER [double definition]
3. NEISSE [NICE homophone]
4. nOUS + TIN + Go
5. ME(W)L [ELM anagram]
6. intelLECTUals + RED [DER reversal]
7. EXALT + ED(POS)ITION
13. M(O)AT
14. SEVEn
16. NE + aUSTRIA
18. K(H + AZ)ARS
20. TIC-TAC [precedes TOE in the game]
21. DENALI [anagram]
24. MALI [hidden reversal]
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