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Republican in Iowa confused for Libertarian? (5)

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7959 Republican in Iowa confused for Libertarian? (5) WA(R)IO* dohz 3
7952 Reverse-engineered raw device interface to display character on Nintendo consoles WAR<+IO
IO: "Device interface"
def: "character on Nintendo consoles"
AuthorialIntent 2
7955 Reject saying "Oh, I like dough!" (5) &lit
def.: Wario is a social reject who likes money
wordplay: O ("saying" "Oh": homophone of 'Oh') I ("I") RAW ("like dough": literal uncooked dough) backwards ("Reject": the verb)
(O I RAW)<
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7956 Who’s essentially eclipsed by a red Italian? (5) &lit
def.: Wario is far outshined by Mario, a red Italian.
wordplay: WHO ("Who") has center replaced ("is essentially eclipsed") by A R I ("a" "red" "Italian")
W(h -> A R I)O
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