Donald, came into town, lean and wiry

Music, flew from his pipes, wild and fiery

With pack on his pack, and eyes wild with ecstasy

Some called him the devil, that Donald McGillavry!

Awesome song by an (I'll try my best to describe it) Irish/Celtic/Medieval/Renaissance melody band called the Empty Hats

For some reason I thought of it after reading this riddle.

Anyway...

I'm trying to find out why an architect would be inking the designs to a ship... one thing I've come up with is a Las Vegas casino with a pirate theme that has a building in the shape of a ship? Of course, that would be a phony ship, but maybe the architect's just trying to make it seem not phony.

Also, statues, gargoyles with wings, snowglobes, and building and setting off a new cruise ship. Maybe an aircraft carrier? (yes, I know "ship" can refer to planes and not just boats, but that architect thing... architects make buildings, structures, not airplanes!)

Cool Lyric, DarthNoob, and some interesting thoughts but I for this riddle they are leading you astray.

11. Cart of Withdrawl

Halloween

Cart -> haul

of -> o'

Withdrawel -> ween

haul+o'ween -> Halloween

Is there a smiley that indicates "groaning loudly because of the pun"?

I miss my spoiler button

You are correct and I am fully aware that it is a groaner.

1. Portrayer of B. Wilson, C. Wilson and K. Wilson yeilding.

Thanksgiving

Portaryer of Buffy/Kip Wilson, Charlie Wilson -> Tom Hanks -> T. Hanks

yielding -> giving

Thanksgiving.

Thats it!

This is what I get for taking too long...

For, 1,3,4,10

1. Portrayer of B. Wilson, C. Wilson and K. Wilson yeilding.

Spoiler for Hint

The B, C, and K stand for Buffy, Charlie, and Kip.

"T+hanks+giving=thanksgiving!"

3. Nice Chip Date

Spoiler for Hint

One of these words is called something different in the US.

"Good+ Fry+day= Good Friday"

4. Teritory Crowder

Spoiler for Hint

Add the word "day" to the answer and you get another movie title.

"Ground+Hog=Groundhog Day"

10. Butter Square Uprisings

Spoiler for Hint

This holiday is only celebrated in MA, ME and WI.

"Patriot's Day"

that's all I have for now..

Your answers are correct. You get credit for #4.

14?

14. Bunked One

Spoiler for Hint

Everyone's got one.

"Roomed+An=Ramadan?"

Nope, I had a Ramadan clue but I realized that it was longer than a day so I nixed it.

#6..?

6. Drop Jon's dog on a condiment briefly.

Spoiler for Hint

Jon also has a cat.

"something about Odie...

Sink+Odie+Mayo= Cinco de mayo?"

Yes, and yet another groaner of a bad pun.

I have to admit I'm stumped for 13....

13-Dirt Spin Span

hint #1-holiday

hint #2-24 hours

Nope, but tiger_lily111 got it.

It looks like only #14 remains.

#10

patriots day

This one as well is correct.

Giving up on us so soon?

For #3

#3 Good Friday

Your answer is right. I probably should have waited longer before I gave so many hints.

Laundry Day! (dirt + spin, span = time)

Ok, in seriousness

Earth Day (dirt = earth, Earth spins <once every '24 hours'>)

I like the reasoning of your first answer but seriously the second one is right.

stealth aircraft? (maybe the Horton flying wing?)

I see where you are coming from, but that is not it.

Are you an indeterminate quantum wave function?

EDIT: The spoiler function is not working right. I could not put text next to the word "spoiler".

This one should be fairly easy but we all know how that can go.

An Architect inked the upward side,

to build a ship that isn't phony.

The die-hard wing first flew with pride,

and made the play or ceremony.

2. Drive first two operations in Fall. (4)

drop

Drive [first two] -> dr

operations ->op

drop

Yes,

5. It's masculine counterpart with commercial leader. (4)

head

[it's masculine counterpart] = he

commercial = ad

with -> combine the two; he+ad = head

Yes,

9. Southern pest makes bad golf swing. (5)

slice

S [southern] + lice [pest] = slice [bad golf swing]

And Yes! Way to go.

I thought it was time for some hints for the outstanding ones.

A fortnight is 14 days and nights. There are 14 puzzles, so these are all days, holidays and what-not.

1. Portrayer of B. Wilson, C. Wilson and K. Wilson yeilding.

The B, C, and K stand for Buffy, Charlie, and Kip.

3. Nice Chip Date

One of these words is called something different in the US.

4. Teritory Crowder

Add the word "day" to the answer and you get another movie title.

6. Drop Jon's dog on a condiment briefly.

Jon also has a cat.

10. Butter Square Uprisings

This holiday is only celebrated in MA, ME and WI.

11. Cart of Withdrawl

This is a bit of a stretch but think of synonyms.

13. Dirt Spin Span

24 hours

14. Bunked One

Everyone's got one.

Hello folks! These are 12 more cryptic clues. Like the others, there are two parts to each of these that point toward the same answer. Together the 12 answers have a theme.

1. Help make out beverage. (3)

2. Drive first two operations in Fall. (4)

3. Promise 10 tetralitre limit. (6)

4. Uncool folks in village greens. (7)

5. It's masculine counterpart with commercial leader. (4)

6. Targeted every other redwood. (4)

7. Wizz left shed. (4)

8. Had sawed German ramp. (5)

9. Southern pest makes bad golf swing. (5)

10. Toss no good or average generic bum topping. (8)

11. Bang in a season. (6)

12. Most like the last letter in soap. (4)

making cupcakes?

She Hulk?

Nope, that is the same incorrect assumption.

Note the use of the question mark.

May Day?

Halloween

I'm new at this, so yes I'll try a long shot

April Fools Day

Hello, Workinghard01, and welcome to BrainDen!

#5 Correct.

#6 and #14 Wrong.

One of your wrong answers is the answer to a different number.

12. Light Seeker Hunters

mother's day

7. Street Father Fools

St. Patrick's Day

That is correct for both. Way to go!

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13 and 14 still unsolved.

2. More Oriental

Easter

8. Sweet Science Period

boxing day

Way to go, DudleyDude, those are both correct!

April Fools' Day.......????

One of my favourites......

I like it too; but unfortunately that is not the answer.

Valentine's Day

Wow, I totally see how you got that but it is not the right answer.

Memorial Day

Worthless trivia: Almost every year, more chips sold for this holiday than any other. Occasionally July 4 comes in 1st.

Edit for:

Columbus Day ?

Yes, interesting; but not the right answer for these.

Chinese New Year

I think you've got the theme but sadly that is not the right answer.

Great Snack Time?

That would not follow the theme.

Independence Day

Yeah, tiger_lily111! That is right. They should go quickly now.

Hello, my name is <insert your name here>.

This one works rain or shine with all types of people. If it doesn't work you wouldn't have had a chance anyway. I taught this "trick" to a shy and awkward friend of mine and he wound up sitting at a table full of hotties and they were all laughing and talking together.

The Voyager Probes?

#1...The atom

Trying...

Nope.

Magneto - scrap (scramble?) Megaton = Magneto, electrical generators can use magnets

These tend to be too cryptic for me, Huge! But I still have fun trying to figure them out, even when I epically fail!

That is exactly right. You might be thinking a bit too cryptically the answer is simply a synonym for generator.

10. Delhi batsman in 2003 film. (9)

daredevil

[double meaning] [New Delhi cricket team -> Daredevils, 2003 film -> Daredevil]

I while ago some folks on the Den were complaining about the lack of clues related to Cricket. Please everyone, use any research you can to solve my puzzles. I would consider anything short of hacking onto my computer "fair game".

May have opened a can of worms

Daredevil........????

edit: sorry.....made the change......

That is right for #10 but I like to see reasons.

This one is more of a traditional puzzle (as opposed to my usual cryptic clues) with mostly puns and some trivia.

The theme will become apparent after the first few are solved.

1. Portrayer of B. Wilson, C. Wilson and K. Wilson yeilding.

2. More Oriental

3. Nice Chip Date

4. Teritory Crowder

5. Crash Chant

6. Drop Jon's dog on a condiment briefly.

7. Street Father Fools

8. Sweet Science Period

9. 1996 Blockbuster

10. Butter Square Uprisings

11. Cart of Withdrawl

12. Light Seeker Hunters

13. Dirt Spin Span

14. Bunked One