A CRYPTIC THAT'S A RHYMING COUPLET (?)

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Assonance that's not quite there, // mired hymn that we fix (4,5)

MIND RHYME = (MIREDHYMN)*; the clue contains an example of a mind rhyme.

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1118 Assonance that's not quite there, // mired hymn that we fix (4,5) MIND RHYME = (MIREDHYMN)*; the clue contains an example of a mind rhyme. edderiofer 2
1119 Assonance that's like this verse, // is noisy setter, frost per se (3,5) EYE RHYME = "I, RIME"; the clue contains an example of an eye rhyme. edderiofer 2
1120 Assonance that's like this one, // thinly creamed, mixed up with one (9,5) IDENTICAL RHYME = (THINLYCREAMED+I)*; the clue contains an example of an identical rhyme. edderiofer 2
1130 Force by energy; in retrospect, these lines//Have no use for meter, nor for rhymes (4,5) F+RE(E)VERSE AuLeaf 1
1133 For an example of such expressive verse//Have a taste of Edgar Allan first (6) POE+TRY AuLeaf 1
1153 Market, after half a bite, // Man who's always or never on white (6) BI_+SHOP prawo 1
1165 Santa's reindeer, initially lacking consent//Reach the pinnacle of a dramatic ascent (4,2,1,4) COMET+(-g)OAHEAD AuLeaf 1
1131 Disgusting poem's gouged out a couple eyeballs//from a certain gin or bourbon highball (4,7) LIME RICK(-ey_) AuLeaf 0
1145 Say poetic Frost's delusion//Firstly entered prostitution (6) WHORED ("hoar+d_")
three-syllable slant rhyme
AuLeaf 0
1147 This endless land, back parking in town, that song so far // Taking leader in leader leader, in car, in car. (1 7 4'1 1 7 7) "this" = ACR(-e)+(Y(P)TIC)<+(THA(-t)(TSAR)HYM(-n))+G(COUP(L_)E)T phenomist 0
1152 Uncoordinatedly lash // Don't get behind this, no time to dash? (8,4) Uncoordinatedly lash = ASHL*
Don't get behind this, no time = EIGH(-t)BALL
[D]ash = ASHLEIGH BALL, voice actress of Rainbow Dash
prawo 0
1160 With genuine namesake of Hal, // One loud pony and her quiet pal (6 6) With=AND, genuine=REAL
namesake of [HAL 9000] = IBM (Caesar-shift of 1)
One=AN
AND+REAL+IBM+AN voices Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy
prawo 0
1161 "'Dark stargazer' a fitting label" // No silence from actress in weekly fable (4 6) Dark=TAR, stargazer=ASTRONOMER, a [clothing] label=TAG; no silence= -OMERTA
TAR+(ASTRON{-omer)+(ta}G)
prawo 0
1163 Preserve, in other words, walk // I'm the one who makes Anarchy talk (5,6) JAM+I.E.+MARCH+I = JAMIE MARCHI (voice actress for Panty from Panty and Stocking) edderiofer 0
1166 Scar ain't about to stop early, with the end near//Not without taking out Santa's reindeer (7) Scar ain't about: fodder

to stop early, with the end near: SCARAINTABOU(-t)

Not without taking out Santa: double-negative deletion indicator
[i]s: link word
reindeer:(-s)CAR(-a)I(-nta)BOU_
AuLeaf 0
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