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Cracked it, cracked the damn problem with lateral thinking (3,3,7)

Skillfully traced tush and tum to get the result (3,3,7)

Union body backed those people with acceptable trades, but no English applied to be let in. (3,3,7)

Cope with Spooners yellow dog (3,3,7)

Succeed and dust the rum cat afresh (3,3,7)

To succeed a terrible duet act hums with their limits (3,3,7)

Grotesque truths a mute put in record will prevail (3,3,7)

Can someone help me with a parse for Steve@21?

I think

Cracked it = definition
Cracked = cut

the damn = drat (tard reversed) )
) Lateral thinking?
problem = sum (mus reversed) )

A tweak to mine @26:


To succeed a terrible duet act hums within their limits (3,3,7)