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[dyalDragon]

work is seriously cutting into my riddle solving time

[Qesh]

Spoiler for lost

Gene genie

[t_mo]

Spoiler for does it have anythign to do with...

for example; citing a sight = Map/brochure

[plainglazed]

Spoiler for based on what wilson said...

Is it Katrina? ...and no, i cannot explain my answer

not it, t_mo

Spoiler for Also based off of Wilson's post...

The X-men.

I'm not very much into X-men, so I just wiki'd and tried to put them together. Here's what I got.

Gale--Storm
Sights--Mirage
Witch--Warlock or Magik
Jean--Jean Gray (Not to mention the X-Gene)
Gilt--Elixer
Boulder--Onyx, Juggernaut, or Rockslide.
Knead/Need--??
Write--Beast (a bit of a stretch)

Of course, you could be referring to a former lover...

*Shrug*

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Interesting solution, Molly Mae.

But for the X-men movies, a couple of comics, and a short stint at playing the collectible Heroclix game -- years ago, I have been ignorant of the X-men. If, indeed, the solution is X-men...
"cites/sights" could represent many of the X-men characters. Several have vision or psychic abilities, or even an additional pair of eyes. The character I would choose from the clue would be Cyclops (Scott 'Slim' Summers).

"write/rite" could represent Ink (Erik Gitter) and-or Cypher (Douglas "Doug" Ramsey).

I see why you might have chosen Elixer (Joshua "Josh" Foley) for "guilt/gilt", but, by her X-men name, I would have chosen Bling! (Roxanne "Roxy" Washington). Yet, both seem a stretch to me.

Though you represented you had no clue for "knead/need", there is the stretch of Shadowcat (Katherine "Kitty" Anne Pryde), as kneading is an action performed by cats, and her character profile seemed, to me, that she was a needful one.

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Cyclops was actually my first thought for sights/cites--which started the whole X-men mess (still based off of Wilson's post). It does seem like quite a stretch for all of them, though. Except for Jean, perhaps.

sorry you two. quite interesting but not where I'm coming from with this one.

work is seriously cutting into my riddle solving time

me too, usually am more responsive, sorry to all.

Spoiler for lost

Gene genie

hey Qesh - not it

Spoiler for does it have anythign to do with...

for example; citing a sight = Map/brochure

no, nothing to do with that.

Spoiler for HINT

the final answers to the puzzle aspect of these quickie couplet riddles (thus far) are found similarly with anything not contained in the couplets themselves including the title as hints.

[Wilson]

Spoiler for X Marks the Spot

There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things mechanical. After serving his company loyally for more than 30 years, he happily retired. Several years later, the company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multimillion-dollar machines.

They had tried everything and everyone else to get the machine to work but to no avail. In desperation, they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past. The engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine. At the end of the day, he marked a small "x" in chalk on a particular component of the machine and stated, "This is where your problem is."

The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again. The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service. They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.

Spoiler for .......

The engineer responded: "One chalk mark: $1; knowing where to put it: $49,999."

[t_mo]

Spoiler for hmm...maybe over-complicating things..really struggling with this one...just don't know how to view this final answer(obviously)

I'll stick w/ another homophone - shoot/chute

[DudleyDude]

I was on vacation for most of this one and I didn't want to guess at the end since Wilson has already gotten it right and has been providing clues, but it looks like there hasn't been too many other guesses. So to either end this one or perhaps just move along...

Spoiler for I'll guess

giggling children? I've tried to turn this into another homophone pair but so far I've been unsuccessful.

[plainglazed]

Yes indeed DD, you've spotted my mark. Hope you had a terrific vacation. Welcome back.

Spoiler for Answers and Credits

Gives credit where credit is due you've got
So when they're in yours, take your best shot - cites/sights, by dyalDragon and Thalia

One or the other, determined will tell
Clears out with a stick for this it can spell - which/witch, by Wilson

Afterwards ridden with an admission of me
Shines bright on its face so superficially - guilt/gilt, by Wilson

From the lands on high as a manner of speaking
Passing strong wind, an outburst of shrieking - gael/gale, by Wilson

A rock of ages you stand out in a crowd
All the more sure when you shout it out loud - boulder/bolder, by Dej Mar

Authorize to print maybe gets the point across
This passage one gains then forthwith a loss - write/rite, by t_mo and Molly Mae

Push and shove, tuck and roll, a good turn bears repeating
Always obliged am I, this demand is want for completing - knead/need, by t_mo

Known often with the blues, one printed one dyed
An instruction of sorts, worn on the outside - gene/jean, by Dej Mar

And the final Answer -

CitessiGhts
wHichwItch
guIltGilt
gaiLGale
bouLDerbolder
wrIteRite
kNeadnEed
GenejeaN

Children Giggling, by Wilson and DudleyDude

[plainglazed]

Well that's a wrap. Adding solved feature. Thanks to all who played along. Hope not too anti-climactic. Always a hoot for me. Be back soon, work permitting.