This set of clues uses other words in a similar way - straight meaning on the clue's surface but to derive the answer, you need to visualise the word/phrase as an exclamation.
Enjoy solving. Answers will be updated tomorrow evening.
1. Guardian 24936 (Brummie): It stops well before king (4)
2. FT 13554 (Cincinnus): Was Dickens going west? (5)
3. Times 24696: Civic dignitary spreads goodness right across county (4,5)
4. Guardian 25158 (Brummie): I say large is fine by me (4)
5. Times 24317: Desire which imparts goodness (5,4)
6. Guardian 24492 (Brummie): Bitter, drunk sour, binds one, I say (9)
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Good successive posts Shuchi. Very interesting. Although I solved most of these when the puzzles appeared, they are no less enjoyable now.
1. Guardian 24936 (Brummie): It stops well before king (4) COR K
2. FT 13554 (Cincinnus): Was Dickens going west? (5) LIVED<-
3. Times 24696: Civic dignitary spreads goodness right across county (4,5)LORD, (MAYO)R
4. Guardian 25158 (Brummie): I say large is fine by me (4) COO L
5. Times 24317: Desire which imparts goodness (5,4) FANCY, THAT
6. Guardian 24492 (Brummie): Bitter, drunk sour, binds one, I say (9) R[AN(COR)]OUS*
1 COR-K
Seemingly simple but extremely tough till one gets the trend. As CV says, these would be easy for native English speakers.
1) (COR)(K)
2) LIVED <- Defn: was. Going West Reversal Indicator
3) (LORD) (MAYO)(R)
4) (COO)(L)
5) (FANCY) (THAT)
6) {R(ANCOUR)OUS*) SOUR* about ~anchor ANCOUR
Thanks Bhavan, and congrats to you all for getting them right without any crossing letters.
To clarify the annotation for clue#6:
Guardian 24492 (Brummie): Bitter, drunk sour, binds one, I say (9) RANCOROUS
(SOUR)* around AN (one) + COR (I say!)
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