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Drained through the mouth after Friday (7)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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That was WEEKEND, a homophone for WEAKENED.

Not really homophones for me, but close enough to get it.

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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Completely rejected, by the sound of it (10)

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[The Bump Monster*]

Four months without a solve or a hint?

*BUMP*

[Suspence]

Sorry, I've been away...now if I can only remember the solution to my own clue.

The only recollection I feel somewhat confident about is that "by the sound of it" isn't a homophone indicator. I believe I was looking for faux homophone indicators at the time.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[get a clue]

Actually, it turns out it was a homophone...guess I couldn't find a good faux indicator.

Completely = definition
rejected = homophone fodder
by the sound of it = homophone indicator

I'll start giving away letters in the word soon if the above doesn't get us there.
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[Suspence]

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ U _
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

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That was throughout (threw out).

novice
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[Amb]

Are you writing another one, or leaving it open for an opportunist cruciverbalist?

[novice]

[novice]

Fleeting, transcendental entity has a weblike feather-foil fragrance. (10)

[Elethiomel]

Is it evanescent? That's not the password, though.

Not sure how the initial letter is clued either, so maybe it's wrong. Edit: I get it now.

[novice]

Heh, I forgot to set the password. But yeah, your answer is correct.

[Jack_Ian]

I'm guessing weblike = "e", as in e-mail, e-commerce, e-banking etc.

[Elethiomel]

No. Transcendental entity = e.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_number#Sketch_of_a_proof_that_e_is_transcendental

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Been gone for months and the password was still from my last clue. An easy one to get this going again.

Revolutionary among pivotal philosophers! (5)

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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That was a pivOTAL Philosopher indeed

Next:

I teach tap-dancing carelessly (9)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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That was APATHETIC. We're flying now!

Next:
Philosopher with high SAT score (8)

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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That was SOCRATES.

Another philosopher? Great, sounds like you're with us! (8)

- novice
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[novice]

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Thanks, novice!

Last one was EPICURUS, great = EPIC / sounds like "you're" = UR / with US

Next up:
Beginning exhaustive study of first home. (4)

Added bonus: The solution to this clue is also the name we've chosen for our daughter, our first child, who is due in mid-August...which explains my spotty GL appearances lately.

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[get a clue]

Congratulations!

The child's name is eden (beginning exhaustive = E + study = DEN).

Next:
State of Colorado finds a way to cancel court-martial? (7)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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Solved, but still trying to parse. I got it from assuming 'state' was the definition and that colorado = CO



-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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Fierce warden terrorizes prisoners. (6)

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[esme]

[novice]

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Flexible liberal writing system. (7)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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That was BRAILLE

New one momentarily...

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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Next up:

I search all over the place for someone to give money to (7)

-Suspence
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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God's gift is free to raise hell. (12)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[novice]

I knew just glancing at that clue that it would be a tough one, and I'm still stuck.

[Suspence]

Agreed....should we go over the possible parsings?

Definitions:
god(s)
gods gift
free to raise hell
raise hell
hell
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[3iff]

Pretty sure I've got it...not quite 100% on the parsing. However, I don't have a replacement clue so I'll post the answer in rot-13 spoiler. I'll check it when I get a moment. Wow, I'm right. That's a first!

If you don't want to cheat, then don't look/decode.

senaxvaprafr

BTW, this round is for someone else to claim...I won't be submitting the next entry.

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Fixed mangled shovel. (6)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

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That was SPAYED

Next up:
Small, small bank (6)
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Password is lowercase and has no spaces or punctuation.

[novice]

[Suspence]

So could:

Fixed mangled digger (6) rightly be both SPAYED or RIGGED?
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[novice]

Oh and I broke down and checked 3iff's answer. Nice clue and nice solving!