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These have all been created by a variety of well-known constructors. There may be one or two that we might question, but they're still fun. Please explain all answers.

-1. Bird act is repeated (4)
-2. Sailor ran and talked turkey? (7)
-3. Looks for geese (7)
-4. Source of sugar includes long pepper (7)
-5. Put margarine in tin pan with turnover pastries (9)
-6. Boy left piece of eggplant in spoon (5)
-7. Indigenous to North America, tailless giant (5)
-8. Potato seen, not oddly, in birdbath now (5)
-9. Eats parts of apples with stick embedded (8)
-10. Eventually reach a type of sauce (7)
-11. They provide dinners around Long Island (9)
-12. Blend in some cast-iron (4)

1. Dodo (act = do repeated)

Bernie

3. ganders double def

4. Source of sugar includes long pepper (7)
CA yen NE ; yen = long : thassa cutie!!

Good solves, boys!

9. Eats parts of apples with stick embedded (8)

corrodes

Eats = cor(rod)es
parts of apples = cores
with embedded = container ind
stick = rod

6. ladle
lad+l+e

11. They provide dinners around Long Island (9)

supp LI ers

2. Sailor ran and talked turkey? (7)

gobbled - talked turkey

gob - sailor
bled - ran

8. Potato seen, not oddly, in birdbath now (5)
potato = IDAHO (odd letters of bIrDbAtHnOw)

Excellent solves!

But Johnny, I'm sure you meant to say the even letters.

12. stir (hidden word)

Sharp eyes!

5 napoleons

margarine = oleo
tin = Sn + pan
turnover = reversal ind.
with = container ind.

Oui!

10. Eventually reach a type of sauce (7)

catchup (double def)?

7. Indigenous to North America, tailless giant (5)
NAtal(l)

And that's a wrap!