BUFFALO (7)

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Partly rebuff a loud word notably uttered eight times in a row (7)

Wordplay: Hidden in reBUFF A LOud
Def: refers to the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."

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8506 Partly rebuff a loud word notably uttered eight times in a row (7) Wordplay: Hidden in reBUFF A LOud
Def: refers to the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."
Tortoise 4
8495 Audibly amplify a quiet alarm (7) def: alarm

wordplay:
audibly = homophone indicator
amplify = BUFF (as in video games)
a = A
quiet = LOW
"BUFF A LOW" sounds like BUFFALO
noneuclidean 3
8499 Bill's home, naked, with a vacant libido (7) defn: Bill's home
wp: BUFF (naked) with A (vacant) LibidO
Wriggler831 3
8504 The Hulk, during his off days, paints head blue to intimidate others (7) The Hulk, during his off days = the hulk is played by actor mark RUFFALO
paints head = replace first letter
blue = B

to intimidate others = def

(r>B)UFFALO
majickace 3
8518 Polish regularly fail to intimidate (7) Polish = BUFF
regularly fail to = fAiL tO
intimidate = def
biocuriousgeorgie 2
8501 Fox in sauce (7) Ddef (fox (v) means to bewilder, and sauce as in Buffalo sauce) Firetruck 1
8508 Improve OneLook to create puzzle (7) def. "puzzle" (verb)
wordplay: BUFF ("Improve": gaming term) A LO (elision of "One" "Look": i.e. 'lo and behold'); link "to create"
bags 0
8509 After tossing end of bun, ffao eats last bit of meatball with a kind of sauce (7) def: "a kind of sauce"; BU(-n)+FFA(_L)O mbingo 0
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