ANY ICONIC DUO “X AND Y” E.G. “FISH AND CHIPS”, “TOM AND JERRY” ETC. (X, 3, Y)

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That is principal tragedy which follows central characters in Verona, with love cutting between feuding name, two juvenile delinquent leads’ rebellion, and cruel heart loss!! (5,3,6)

IE = “That is”
T = “principal T_”
connector: “which follows”
RO = “central characters in veROna”
“with”: connector
ME(O)AN = “love” (O, as in tennis) “cutting between” [NAME]* (“feuding”)
DJ< = two “Juvenile Delinquent” leads’ rebellion
“and”: connector
U = “crUel heart”
L = “loss” abbrev.

&lit. Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET (double ! just for funs)

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8885 That is principal tragedy which follows central characters in Verona, with love cutting between feuding name, two juvenile delinquent leads’ rebellion, and cruel heart loss!! (5,3,6) IE = “That is”
T = “principal T_”
connector: “which follows”
RO = “central characters in veROna”
“with”: connector
ME(O)AN = “love” (O, as in tennis) “cutting between” [NAME]* (“feuding”)
DJ< = two “Juvenile Delinquent” leads’ rebellion
“and”: connector
U = “crUel heart”
L = “loss” abbrev.

&lit. Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET (double ! just for funs)
rpl 2
8868 Aloof fan donates insides every now and then (3,3,2) AloOF FAN DONates
insides - hidden word
every now and then - definition

OFF AND ON
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8871 Sisters crushed Carlsen with a losing chess opening; rook sacrifice surprised Anand. (4,3,4) [CARLSEN + A]* (“crushed”) - C_ - R(ook) = ELSA AN
[ANAND]* (“surprised”) = D ANNA

def. Sisters = ELSA AND ANNA
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8872 Pokemon games' Dynamax mix-up drops two heads of Magneton (1 3 1) X AND Y = Pokemon games = DYNAMAX* - MA (first two letters of MAGNETON) frictionlessemu 0
8873 Chip And Pin's counterparts shake hands, in Bangkok's tree, with hydrogen ion (4,3,7) FI(SHAND*)CUS+H+ION = "Chip and Pin's counterparts" edderiofer 0
8890 Those who don't wait for any revolutionary use CRISPR, possibly, in collaboration with head of England's Cambridge University (4,3,4) Those who don't wait for any: (TIM+E+AND TIDE)< AuLeaf 0
8893 NPR news show giving presents? (4&3) HERE & NOW is a ddef for "present" AuLeaf 0
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