Yea! Props to everybody, all solved! I had fun, hope you did too.
Here's who got what: (spaces between different posts)
Lotus: 2,6,16,18, 19,20
Wood: 1,15
Hugemonkey: 3,5,13, 7,9, 12, 8
Chicory: 18
Chess Vixen: 1-7,10,11,13-20
From several places & many years. Note that in some cases, words in the real answer are homonyms of the clue (sound out the words to find the answer for those), and in some others it's a description of the word. Most are just riddle-y. Hope you enjoy!
1. Draft through Weepy Foliage
2. Sleeping Horror Prior to Yule
3. Absence of Light Cooking Vessel
4. Speedy Flier's Male Offspring Encounter Michigan City's Rocks
5. Disrespectful Removed Ruddy-Beaked Bridle Mounted Hunting Trophy
6. Frozen Water Light of All Colors plus Lucky Numbered Little People
7. Blue Characters Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Champagne Glass
8. Wilderness Reserve
9. Rear Appendage of Clever Mammal
10.Triune Spanish Gentlemen
11.Forceful Not Rat in Wonderful Range Hunt
12.Cutter Caught by Quarry's Prize
13.Ballad of a Pole
14.Sneak Return to Habitation
15.Peanut Butter Brand
16.Irritate's Existence
17.Averse Imaginary Reptile
18.Ground Prior to Era
19.Liberators Below (Below)
20.Somnolent Good Looks