All Hands solution
by Kegler
The shaded columns spell out SHUFFLE (UP) AND DEAL, a famous phrase often heard at THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER.
9-letter answers
| 1 | PEAR + LIES + T {tasty} |
| 2 | INTER + L + dUDE {his} |
| 3 | SANGFROID (FORD GAINS anag) {eventually} |
| 4 | SOFT-PEDAL (OF LAD'S PET anag) {wolf} |
| 5 | GE(RANI + U)MS {ornate} |
| 6 | CHIN + AROSE {rarely} |
| 7 | NOSTALGIC (LIST CAN GO anag) {lover's} |
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8-letter answers
| a | SCENARIO (IN A SCORE anag) {duets} |
| b | L(O + CAT)ING {scales} |
| c | TADPOLES ("PAD TOLLS" spoonerism) {exotic} |
| d | P(I)LASTER {reviewer's} |
| e | RO(AD + SIG)N (GI'S + DA rev) {inaccurately} |
| f | S(M)EARING {escort} |
| g | RE(UN + I)TED (rev) {Southern} |
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7-letter answers
| a | A(POST)LE {one's} |
| b | MAR + GINS (RAM rev) {fountain} |
| c | CR(ON)IES {professors} |
| d | ERUDITE (RUE DIET anag) {odd} |
| e | S(OAR)ING {kisses} |
| f | CO(A + TIN)G {Each} |
| g | TRI(P + L)ES {runner} |
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