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Oh dear. The perils of late-night clueing. Too many "h"s as well.

How about

13. Hotshot at EU pub ordered a drink for everybody! (4,3,4,3)

I'll scrap 8 for now...

Throw a party to launch http://about.hou.se? Encrypt it first! (4,3,4,3)

A plausible name for (an unencrypted) Swedish real estate agent's site?

I forgot that the site would try to turn that into a working link. If anyone clicks it let me know what's there.

buddy @23: It’s Swedish porn.

Sideline ChatGPT after it takes over America? It's toast! (4,3,4,3)

A in PUSH THE BOT OUT.

Ouch. Scratch 14 and replace it with the equally hopeless

Shut up, the taboo mutant is extravagant! (4,3,4,3)

Horribly upset Pope when snake oil salesman goes to buy everyone a round?

(SETUP HH)* BOA TOUT

Just for fun.

Let loose smelly coypu! Sh! The B.O. at Outer Mongolia's been contained! (4,3,4,3)

Thanks to all who entered this week’s challenge.
Enjoyed all the entries, even if I had to mark some of your homework and keep you back after school 😂

Buddy’s “http” clue was very original but unfortunately the link to the Swedish porn site didn’t work for me!

Paul’s revised @21 “a drink for everyone” and Buddy’s @22 “throw a party to launch” hark back to the original naval meaning of the phrase which was very neat and were in my top three.

However, for the topical cricketing reference, and the Azedish use of “one” to refer back to the earlier “ball” in the clue, the winner is Mattrom@15…

Have a ball catching one, to force cricketer's exit? (4,3,4,3)

Congrats Mattrom, here are your prizes…

Literally
https://youtu.be/B2YtMOY1KGo
Figuratively
https://youtu.be/ku5WeNn_unE
And a classic Bond scene
https://youtu.be/DyaZWs4p8yI

For anyone interested here’s some background on the origins of the phrase
https://wordhistories.net/2019/04/20/push-boat-out/

Cheers all!
Ttfn

congrats again, mattrom (are you the winningest ever?), and thanks jono.