Here are the possible solutions for they don't go off clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
duds
Clue
They don't go off
Definition
DUD, a bomb that fails to explode
dancemarathon
Clue
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" event
gigyoung
Clue
'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' actor
horacemccoy
Clue
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" novelist
hostels
Clue
They don't sound as welcoming as they are
Definition
HOSTEL, to stay overnight in hostels when travelling
ivories
Clue
They don't laugh when they're tickled
Definition
IVORY, a hard white substance found in elephant tusks
newt
Clue
Gingrich who said "females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength"
Definition
a tailed amphibian of the salamander family, also EWT