Phew! Good call, Lex! ===[**CDM**]===

I love it when a cryptic looks SO obvious once the answer is shown

Thank you: I thought I would put you out of your misery...!

This time, a pair of clues with both parts for the Belt, or at least it goes to whoever answers the last clue if both are not answered by the same person.

1. Remember a couple who brought us Jim and Huck (4,5)

2. In Stuttgart, French historian mistaken? So said 1! (5,2,8,4,7)

Hints?

1. Direct on the right - a fairly straightforward general knowledge question

2. Direct on the right - an anagram

1 who was he and 2 what did he say?

1. cvcc ccvvc - wordplay 4 + 5 - first letter of first word M

2. ccvcc vc cccvccvc ccvc cvccvvc - first and fourth letters of first word T, and there is one t in each of words 3, 4 and 5


Oops, correction above italicised, along with first word outline for 2

Above hint corrected with apologies!

First and last letters of each word of both answers reshuffled into alphabetical order FHIKMNNNRSSTTT

After a great deal of serching of the great man's works:

Mark Twain and "Truth is stranger than fiction"

Thank you Rog: well solved!
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Oops - forgot it was my turn

Thanks, Lex!

Bird language has nothing for copying (9)

Direct on the right, 3 +5 +1 (inserted in the 5)...

A very large bird and a very old language

emu/lati(o)n

Had to check and see if this was still active.

Almost forgotten about it myself, Cheryl ===[**CDM**]===

Thank, Rog!

Going back on wager with a couple of guys (8)

Hints: direct on the left. 3 vowels, 2 are the same. Word play 3 + 3 + 2