Awl Mixed Up (solution)

Awl Mixed Up (solution)

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These are cryptic clues.

  • Pitch and purpose bar acceptance (9) → ADMISSION
  • A stiff diva goes nuts for sworn assertions (10) → AFFIDAVITS
  • The third’s about quarters Foxtrot author intended, we hear (9) → AMENDMENT
  • Sounds, like a bell ringing, are liked (6) → APPEAL
  • Confused on treaty, she’s a member of the bar (8) → ATTORNEY
  • Hollywood and Colorado airports’ duty (6) → BURDEN
  • To be made sure (Latin style) from erratic, erratic Rio (10) → CERTIORARI
  • Dalmations, flags, states aren’t criminal (5) → CIVIL
  • Falsehood amidst pierced pennies represented parties (7) → CLIENTS
  • Communications intelligence surrounding Chinese military’s gripe (9) → COMPLAINT
  • Pondering it could be just a peppercorn (13) → CONSIDERATION
  • Deceive a treatise and shrink (8) → CONTRACT
  • Mangle or cut a playing field (5) → COURT
  • Prosecutor, wizards’ harms quantified (7) → DAMAGES
  • Doctrine of restraint buried in a field where few people stop Pelé (8) → ESTOPPEL
  • Crazy Dice even may be proof (8) → EVIDENCE
  • Echo after one-time lover parts, endlessly hearing from only one side (2 5) → EX PARTE
  • One of nine is merely cold water (7) → JUSTICE
  • Advocate putting tungsten into stratum (6) → LAWYER
  • The French lady is allowed by ordinance (5) → LEGAL
  • Trial lawyer ignited one Florida athlete (9) → LITIGATOR
  • Strangely annul, per a sort who could have capacity to sue as a birthright (7 6) → NATURAL PERSON
  • Act of contradicting a charged particle in accusative case (9) → OBJECTION
  • Finished reign, reverse (8) → OVERRULE
  • A falsehood in court, according to citizens’ panel (7) → PERJURY
  • First party’s unadorned graphics file (9) → PLAINTIFF
  • Influential decisions come before New Testament (9) → PRECEDENT
  • Freely admiring Irish singer (3 4) → PRO BONO
  • Tango winds up in weirdly astute legislation (7) → STATUTE
  • Part of a law is silly but nice SOS (10) → SUBSECTION
  • Another answer right into certain layer (8) → SURREPLY
  • Simon loses his head amidst angry verbal evidence (9) → TESTIMONY
  • Believe in start of the corrosion (5) → TRUST
  • Tehran duo confused: how is testimony given? (5 4) → UNDER OATH
  • Five credit bizarre decision at trial (7) → VERDICT

The extracted letters form a new clue:

Los Angeles would initially be appropriate for action [seven] → LAWSUIT