All Hands
by Kegler
The nine-letter answers are to be entered in the correspondingly-numbered first column of the grid.
From each, take one letter and place it in the adjoining shaded column; the remaining letters can be
anagrammed to get an eight-letter answer (clued in random order; lettered for convenience only).
Repeat the process to get a seven-letter answer (again clued in random order).
When properly completed, the shaded columns represent a well-known phrase.
Each clue contains a superfluous word; the first letters of these, in clue order,
provide a place where the phrase might be heard.
9-letter answers
| 1 | Most tasty iridescent fruit is found at top of tree |
| 2 | Bury large headless dude with his musical composition |
| 3 | Rocky Ford eventually gains composure |
| 4 | De-emphasize snarling of lad’s pet wolf (hyph) |
| 5 | Rajah’s wife, young at heart, wearing ornate jewels and flowers |
| 6 | Garden shrub talk rarely came up (2 wds) |
| 7 | Sentimental lover’s list can go awry |
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8-letter answers
| a | Rewrite duets in a score for film script |
| b | Finding old cat covered in fish scales |
| c | Per Rev. Spooner, artificially inflate fees for exotic pond creatures |
| d | Cast frames one reviewer’s column |
| e | Perhaps stop Reagan inaccurately describing retreating soldier’s lawyer (2 wds) |
| f | Libeling male escort enters, extremely intense |
| g | Again got together to discourage holding one Southern Greek character back |
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7-letter answers
| a | Ardent supporter of manners maven Emily filling one’s drink |
| b | Limits fountain drinks after reversing charge |
| c | Expresses sadness about professors discussing associates |
| d | Rue odd diet, Dotty learned |
| e | Carol hugs, kisses crewman on the rise |
| f | Each sprocket has a metal covering |
| g | Pitcher left in; runner tries and gets to third |
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Solution