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Tune piano to forestall potential marriage crisis (5)

We have had pitch before (Clueless 411)
Tyke won with

Strike a sticky dog after rain.

Can you still parse it Tyke!

Ground at core of epic matches (5)

Sorry, dorrien. I did run through the spreadsheet, but too hastily I guess.

Here Stokes and Leach may create a chip-laden test shock! (5)

(Pitch Stokes and Leach)* = (a chip-laden test shock)* &lit

Just in case…
https://youtu.be/wamtTEVFDiA?si=06ebZxqCHaXePmO9

With our pistachio nuts sadly not as nutritious, how ruining.
Struggling to sell. (5)

We’ll let you work it out - but it does work

Dorrien @32

My clue was `Track a sticky dog after rain`

track = pitch
a `sticky` or `sticky dog` ( bog ) is an uncovered cricket pitch which has received heavy rain making it difficult for batsmen!

I liked geting @3 and SS @11 amongst others, but my vote is for another cricket reference:

bacchanal @15

Many worthies.
ss @19, just over peterm @29