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Important decision to be made? Can make one angry, BTW (9)

cross + road (by the way)

Went on horseback, it's said, after mule, to find intersection (9)

"mule" - CROSS
"Went on horseback" - RODE, homophone ROAD
"intersection" - definition

Checkpoint Charlie - where America confronted the menace in the East, in need of a decision (9)

Checkpoint Charlie is a crossroad

Point of news conference? (9)

north, east, west, south meeting

Indication of error way after hour of decision (9)

indication of error: cross
way (road) after

Minor route bypasses Scottish county, once a hub of activity (9)

Minor route = C ROAD, goes around (bypasses) ROSS = Scottish county, once (It's now called a region)
Definition = A hub of activity

Dire Straits mix by Dora was unharmonious (9)

Dire Straits = def.
Mix = Cross
anag Dora
Unharmonious = anagrind

Amazingly, I'd not act so sordid or not to find the crux (9)


Anagrind - Amazingly
Anagram fodder - ACTSOSORDIDOR missing ID (I'd not) and TO (not to)
Definition - crux

Turning Mordor acres without me (9)


Anagrind and definition = Turning
Anagram fodder = MORDOR ACRES - ME

Cor, dress boa and be away around the corner (9)


Anagrind - away
Anagram fodder - COR DRESS BOA missing BE
Definition - corner