HONOLULU LULU II
Credit: Will Shortz in The Puzzlemaster Presents

Each clue can be answered by a phrase in which the last three syllables are the same.

1. Muffled sound from an African primate
2. French dance performed by a large-billed bird
3. An improvised ballerina dress
4. Blunder in ordering the wrong Asian furniture material
5. Driving by a New York state prison
6. Isthmus mother
7. Stupid bird from Denver
8. What Santa says while fox-hunting
9. You can "walk the dog" with it in Japan


Answers:

1. Lemur murmur
2. Toucan cancan
3. Impromptu tutu
4. Bamboo boo-boo
5. Passing Sing Sing
6. Panama mama
7. Colorado dodo
8. Tally ho ho ho
9. Tokyo yo-yo