Thank you all for your explanations of the stuck packages,
and assistance in getting them hinted where appropriate.
I've found a couple more sets that may benefit from a hint, as
follows:
gswitchit/2.5.0-3 and libxklavier/1.02-2
pciutils/1:2.1.11-11 and kudzu/1.1.36-3
I've also found a couple for which I don't understand the
blockage:
webmin-contrib/1.140-1
usermin-contrib/1.070-1
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Emmet Hikory