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1. ANAGRAM

Pilot read about equipment to keep landing strips tidy (4,6)

pilot read - fodder
about - anagram indicator
equipment to keep landing strips tidy - definition (landing strips are particular design of pubic hair)

(DEPILATOR*)


2. CHARADE

Large blouse in which one may see some juggling? (3,3)

large - big
blouse - top
in which one may see some juggling? - definition (circus)

(BIG)(TOP)


3. SURROUND 

Break America after success touring Australia (6)

break - definition
america - US (abbreviation)
after - positional indicator
success - HIT
touring - surround indicator
australia - A (abbreviation)

(HI(A)T)(US)


4. CRYPTIC DEFINITION

What the dailies set up to support the press? (7,6)

Misdirect to an organization the daily papers set up to back the newsprint media. Answer is IRONING BOARDS - dailies are domestic helpers and the press is a term for ironing - ironing boards support the press and are set up by domestic helpers.


5. DOUBLE DEFINITION

Town tart heading into the sunset? (8,2)

town - Westward Ho (town in Devon)
tart heading into the sunset? - whimsical def - a ho is a prostitute or tart, if he is heading into the sunset he must be traveling westward.


6. HIDDEN 

Drop in dosage (3)

drop - definition
in - hidden indicator
dosage - fodder

(-do(SAG)-e)

7. HOMPOHONE

Peeping Tom's said to be a man of the cloth (5)

peeping tom - pryer
[i]'s said - homophone indicator
to be - definition link
a man of the cloth - defintion

"PRIOR"
8. INITIALISM

Leaders to dissolve into terrific chortles - ha ha-ha (5)

leaders to - initial letters indicator
dissolve - D
into - I
terrific - T
chortles - C
ha - H
ha-ha - definition (a sunken ditch)

(D)(I)(T)(C)(H)


9. LETTER EXCHANGE

Cool chick at US college prefers Latin to English (4)

cool - definition
chick at US college - coed
prefers - letter exchange indicator
latin - L (abbreviation)
to - 2nd part of exchange indicator
english - E (abbreviation)

(CO(-e+L)D)


10. ODD/EVEN

Stimulant taken by every other toe rag (3)

stimulant - definition
taken by - wordplay link
every other - odd/even indicator
toe rag - fodder

(T)o(E)r(A)g


11. REVERSAL

Gossip about nasty old woman (3)

gossip  - gab
about - reversal indicator
nasty old woman - definition

(BAG<)


12. SUBTRACTION

Senior joiner doesn't employ women (5)

senior - definition
joiner - welder
doesn't employ - subtraction/non-inclusion indicator
women - W (abbreviation) 

(-w(ELDER)


13. &LIT

The validating theory of doing a runner? (4,2,5,7,3)

The validating theory of - fodder
doing a runner - anagram indicator
? - for the slightly stretchy anagram indicator

(LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY)

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