1. Otherwise sounding like one mom. (5)
5. Quiet one, short of agreeing, gently smells big ones within. (11)
2. Laugh tactic surrounds, so gathering one or all. (7)
3. Failing college attendant is legal after two grand. (7)
4. Confused us lefty. (3)
6. Marine salute about existing class in German city. (8)
7. No use coming back around, look for welcoming terra firma. (6)
8. Oh gee, stare at candy questionably devoured. (6)
9. Brief schooling almost fails. The cause of small world railings above thee in roll playing games is completely backwards. (10)
For those new to these Play on Word "Quickies" - Each word or two (generally speaking) of the puzzle corresponds to a letter or two (generally speaking) "spelling" out the answer. Other descriptors can be thrown in refering to the relation of individual letters. The letters will "read" left to right as presented unless there is a descriptor that directs otherwise. For the most part, punctuation is not part of the answer but rather to make the clue "read" better. Other than that, the clues are hopefully very precise. There should be no unnecessary words in the clues or extra letters in the answers. It's best to read these very literally and/or phonetically. The numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of letters in the answer. All answers share a common theme which, when apparant, is the best singular clue, often enabling a guess at an answer and working backwards to "prove" the guess correct. Please show your work for full credit. Oh and before I forget, have fun!
For example fwiw: