BURNOUT (7)

Started by Space_Kalak

For the reverend, acquire match to produce destructive fire (7)

“earn bout” spoonerism

def is maybe questionable, though it’s the first one on dictionary.com

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8117 For the reverend, acquire match to produce destructive fire (7) “earn bout” spoonerism

def is maybe questionable, though it’s the first one on dictionary.com
dohz 2
8126 Write music to a CD, eject, and lose your drive (7) BURN + OUT Firetruck 2
8125 Stress follower follows from you following a follower followed by immediately not being followed anymore (7) def. "Stress follower" (stress often results in burnout)
"follows from" = connecting phrase
wordplay: U ("you") after ("following") B ("'a' follower": B follows A in the alphabet) + ("followed by") RN ("immediately": abbr. for 'right now') OUT ("not being followed anymore", like a social standard or a fashion trend)
bags 1
8118 Exhaustion from holding ashes in battle (7) B[URN]OUT TheNexinator 0
8127 Vase fight boxer initially comes to front with exhaustion (7) Vase fight = URN BOUT
Boxer initially (B) comes to front = URNBOUT-> BURNOUT
def: exhaustion
butterfreeeee1 0
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