Stuck in the Middle With You
From the Latin for "middle", it's definitely smaller than large.
Medium
Of businessman Warren & singer/songwriter Jimmy
Buffet
Sunlight reaches this planet in less than 4 minutes & is about 7 times as bright as received on Earth
Mercury
Weber Sate is near a "Great" lake in this state.
Utah
Son father like like
Like father like son
In 1924 Rogers Hornsby's was .424
Average (batting average)
Of prime minister William the Younger & actor Brad
Pitt
Ancient astronomers didn't know the size of this gas giant when naming it for the Roman ruler of the gods
Jupiter
It's the state of Wayne State University, attended by Jack White, Lily Tomlin & Steven Dorfman
Michigan
Words louder than actions speak
Actions speak louder than words
In the sequence 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 4 is this, like a highway strip.
Median
Of these two women, a first lady & an actress who has portrayed first ladies
Nixon
In Polish, this planet with 28 known moons is 2 letters shorter than in English & presents no pronunciation dilemmas
Uranus
Muncie in this state is home to Ball State University.
Indiana
You can't get blood from a stone
To intend something, or to be malicious.
Mean
Of an accused ax murderer & her distant cousin who invented a process for condensing milk.
Borden
Before it was discovered in 1846, scientists were able to predict its likely existence mathematically
Neptune
The Campbell Fighting Camels are from near the Cape Fear River in this state.
North Carolina
Bright on the always side look
Always look on the bright side
If you're as far away from one place as another, you're this 11-letter word.
Equidistant
Of poets Marianne & Clement Clarke
Moore
Weak gravity there has led to the tallest-known volcanoes in the solar system
Mars
Tufts is a centerpiece of Medford in this state.
Massachusetts
Never better than late
Better late than never