Puzzle No. 72: No Reason

No Reason

By teamcrazymatt

(Recall that I set on MyCrossword as "Tug.")
(Originally published as MyCrossword #833.)

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9, 26	09, 26Tug tip of cock, mostly keen for a chill time (3,3) ICE AGE. I + Cock + EAGEr
10	Yankee flower who endlessly played rounders around 4 (6,5) HUDSON RIVER. wHo + (ROUNDERS* cont. IV)
11	Spinning legal yarn related to the voice box (9) LARYNGEAL. (LEGAL YARN)*
12	New setter's next to one opposed to development (5) NIMBY. N + I'M + BY
13	Tall Californian embarrassed before court date (7) REDWOOD. RED + WOO + D
14	Volcano located in Laos or Norway (6) OSORNO. HA in laOS OR NOrway
17	Purposefully passed on TV idea, its parts being repeatedly repurposed (3,3,3,2,4) DID NOT DIE IN VAIN. (ON TV IDEA) bank
19	Interrupt a keystroke, stifling flue (6) UPTAKE. HA in interrUPT A KEystroke
20	Give active thanks for tomato purée (7) PASSATA. PASS + A + TA
23	Finnish city upset with all crowds (5) LAHTI. HA rev. in wITH ALl
24	Talk about evacuated private place where detective can forget it (9) CHINATOWN. CHIN + AbouT + OWN
25	Immediately before master enemy's returned in close-to-bad mood (5,2,4) STATE OF MIND. STAT + ((M + FOE) rev.) + IN + baD
26	See 9a

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1	Advertise club, one for Americans (5) BILLY. BILL + Y
2	Order Athenian perhaps to remove clothing after end of year (6) DECREE. gREEk after DEC
3	Subsequently miswrote key when arranging rag (3,3,4,5) THE NEW YORK TIMES. THEN + (MISWROTE KEY)*
4	Come together after journalist promises to drop lead for online provocateurs (9) EDGELORDS. (GEL after ED) + wORDS
5	Book Jack read by house lying around (4) JOEL. J + (LEO rev.)
6	Shows anxiety with band, so console workers (6,4,5) WRINGS ONES HANDS. W + RING + SO + NES + HANDS
7	Unbounded, Neanderthal sent up voice, delivering classical song (3,5) AVE MARIA. cAVEMAn + (AIR rev.)
8	Cocktail of liquid hydrogen and uranium (9) GREYHOUND. (HYDROGEN + U)*
15	Unscented soy candles essentially found at entrance to one old city? Not so much (9) ODOURLESS. sOy canDles + One + UR + LESS
16	Informed, has life after doing something to get liver disease (9) HEPATITIS. HEP + (IS after AT IT)
18	Fellow from Amsterdam's high, unmatched energy missing (8) DUTCHMAN. UNMATCHED* - E
21	God to cut where the heart is (6) THORAX. THOR + AX
22	Bend backbone of ship around noon (5) KNEEL. KEEL cont. N
24	About a loud European restaurant (4) CAFE. C + A + F + E

Puzzle No. 71: The Royal We

The Royal We

By teamcrazymatt

13 answers are the members of the same group and are undefined in their clues (wordplay only). All other clues and answers are normal.
(Originally set as MyCrossword #791.)

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1	Ditch clothing removed after a bit (5) MOANA. cANAl after MO
4	Tool cutting regular pieces of igloos lying around that will become lumber (6) SAWLOG. AWL in (iGlOoS rev.)
8	Dalek had odiously penned song for the Sabbath (5,4) LEKHA DODI. HA in daLEK HAD ODIously
9	Retiring soldier bored by international army's chief (5) TIANA. ANT rev. cont. International Army
11	Was aware Stallone heads off in a fresh manner (5) NEWLY. kNEW sLY
12	Silly comedian who needs an exorcism (8) DEMONIAC. COMEDIAN*
14	First light of dawn? (4) RAYA. cryptic def. (RAY A)
15	Did wrong in audition before everybody gets rejected (10) CINDERELLA. SINNED hom. + ERE + (ALL rev.)
18	Officer turned back, breaking an oath in front of son (10) POCAHONTAS. COP rev. + (AN OATH)* + S
20	Open section of Guadalajara (4) AJAR. guadalAJARa
23	Spirit largely energetic for understanding maths (8) NUMERACY. NUMEn + RACY
25	No longer follow unknown criminal (5) UNSUB. DD
28	Old work about addition (5) EXTRA. EX + (ART rev.)
29	There's no way stoic adults go off providing protection (9) CUSTODIAL. (STOIC ADULTS - ST)*
30	Had I remembered some upon recollection? (6) MERIDA. HA rev. in hAD I REMembered
31	Spot naked celeb singer (5) ADELE. AD + cELEb

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1	Graduate after recalling name (5) MULAN. ALUM rev. + N
2	Shoot a frequently-weak ending to documentary about Jamaican music (3,4) ASK AWAY. (A + WeAk + documentarY) cont. SKA
3	My grandmother's written up for backwards pseudonym (6) ANANYM. (MY NANA) rev.
4, 5	04, 5No two women buried in garbage (4,5) SNOW WHITE.
5	See 4d
6	Country stood our ground (8) OUTDOORS. (STOOD OUR)*
7	Jump on board empty Cessna, beginning to trod on seat (5,3) CATCH AIR. CessnA + Trample + CHAIR
10	Scrap of linen covering up bottom of sign (5) ARIEL. ARIES, L <--> S
13	Finally cook teriyaki meatball in oven (4) KILN. cooK teriyakI meatbalL iN
14	Zinc and uranium turned up in counterfeit pearl (8) RAPUNZEL. (ZN + U) rev. in PEARL*
16	Dull singer making a comeback (4) DRAB. BARD rev.
17	Need quiet before exploding into rage - not smart (8) SHORTAGE. SH + (INTO RAGE - IN)*
19	Company visiting museum trailing star (5) COMET.
21	Well-supported German accords (7) JASMINE. MINE after JAS
22	Feeling around for missing lead (6) AURORA. AURA cont. fOR
24	Plants suggestion of change before start of play (5) CACTI. Change + ACT I
26	Jerk out both edges of notepad (5) BELLE. BELL-END - NotepaD
27	Landmass that's like the coasts of India (4) ASIA. AS + IndiA