BOREDOM (7)

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Lack of interest, then sudden hype surrounding variety of wine (7)

lack of interest = BOREDOM, sudden hype = BOOM, variety of wine = RED, BO-RED-OM

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13428 Lack of interest, then sudden hype surrounding variety of wine (7) lack of interest = BOREDOM, sudden hype = BOOM, variety of wine = RED, BO-RED-OM barley 6
13429 Spooner's street gang retreats, showing a lack of interest (7) street gang gives ROAD MOB, spoonered gives MODE ROB, reversed gives BOREDOM, a lack of interest daniellinssen 4
13434 Clue’s surface, uh, picked up zero engagement (7) BOARD (Clue’s surface) + UM (uh) -> homophone (picked up) = BOREDOM (zero engagement) Timpanist 4
13426 Spooner calling an entrance "ass" creates tedium (7) applying Spoonerism to DOOR BUM ("an entrance" and "ass") produces BOREDOM bubbler 3
13435 Angry mob rode in emotional state (7) MOB RODE anag. _e_d_ 3
13436 Mulligan captured by Mafia backsliding into ennui (7) MOB< containing REDO biocuriousgeorgie 3
13431 Bedroom kinks dull pain? (7) anag. BEDROOM

dull pain = the pain of experiencing dullness
AuLeaf 2
13425 Feeling weary from smelly, concerning act by meathead Feeling Weary (BOREDOM) = smelly (B.O.) concerning (RE:) act (DO) by meathead (M) boop 1
13427 ||Drill top until it's routine|| (7) BORE+DOM dpad 1
13433 Say something at the front of class like, "I've got nothing to do with this"? (7) homophone ("say") of "board" ("something at the front of class") + "um" ("like") = BOREDOM (a state of having nothing to do, cryptic/punny def) dilly 1
13430 Robe without tail is perverse fashion and displays dullness (7) Robe without tail = ROB(ROBE without E)
Perverse fashion = EDOM(MODE<<)
Dullness = Boredom
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