[plainglazed]

Okay, it's been almost four months since I've done one of these and have been out of WAI inspiration for over a week now so am reverting back to my old ways. Have to spend a fair amount of the day away from my machine so can check in only on occasion. Part of the beauty of these is there hopefully is only one real single answer per line so y'all play amongst yourselves. Feel free to share your work while I'm out of the Den.

1) Your mother and Mr Shaw lodge between onlookers. (7)

2) Lost and confused but half fare well with me. (3,3)

3) Small business; small, small circle. (5)

4) Is naught that is having a wing, and is Mom and the hospital depot hosting alright? (11)

5) In the mirror regarding six short ways you and I exist to look doubly brief. (11)

6) A side split over reversed options. (3,3)

7) B. (7)

8) A pair play host to returning "All of Me" in a late night broadcast, see? (3,7)

9) Certain Auntie before someones having half a laugh kid. (9)

10) A written exam reflects, simply speaking, the dorms leader on average. (7)

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.

Edited October 7, 2009 by plainglazed

[dyalDragon]

I have so many uses for B but can't relate them to a drink

B = a letter, the second letter, a grade

B = to exist, to be; which could have something to do with philosophy or a thinker or life

B = stinging insect (i know the drink grasshopper, but not an apian one)

B = musical note

B as in blood type?? --> Sangria

or

B = Stinger...

Edited October 8, 2009 by dyalDragon

[Guest]

B as in blood type?? --> Sangria

I like that idea a lot.

[plainglazed]

1) Your mother and Mr Shaw lodge between onlookers. (7) Martini dD ?

2) Lost and confused but half fare well with me. (3,3)

3) Small business; small, small circle. (5) Cosmo dD

4) Is naught that is having a wing, and is Mom and the hospital depot hosting alright? (11) Boilermaker dD ?

5) In the mirror regarding six short ways you and I exist to look doubly brief. (11) Screwdriver Gd ?

6) A side split over reversed options. (3,3)

7) B. (7)

8) A pair play host to returning "All of Me" in a late night broadcast, see? (3,7) Tom Collins ogden ?

9) Certain Auntie before someones having half a laugh kid. (9)

10) A written exam reflects, simply speaking, the dorms leader on average. (7) Sazerac dD

question marked haven't been confirmed by PG yet but fit nicely

edit: ok maybe they have

Thanks for the score card. Y'all have been busy, many thanks. Gonna take me a second to catch up.

Lost and confused -- Old but half fare well with me -- Lei -- Lay Old Lay?

Not that and not familiar with it. Kept to the classics.

One of life's great mysteries ... are we named for the party drink, or is the party drink named for us??

"We drink more by 9 AM than most people do all day ..."

second to plainglazed might be jelloshots

You should come to JMU sometime. haha.

Wow I miss college.

Been hungover in Harrisonburg before.

In the mirror regarding six short ways you and I exist to look doubly brief

Regarding = RE

Six = VI

Short ways = RD (I took way to mean road and short to be rd)

You and I = WE

Exist = R

To look = C

Doubly brief = S (although I'll be honest, I saw the other 10 letters and added this for good measure so someone can throw me a bone)

Mirror = backwards

Right on save for the S. Right clue. You want it?

In the mirror regarding six short ways you and I exist to look doubly brief.

Mirrored:

Regarding = RE

Six = VI

Short Ways = RD

You & I = WE

Exist = R

To Look = see -> C

Doubly Brief = S

REVIRDWERCS -> SCREWDRIVER

Edit for: ah well, same time!

Right on you too. Do you have the elaboration for S?

I am having trouble with this one. I have guesses but I can't prove them.

Is certain auntie referring to Auntie EM or M from Wizard of OZ?

Great minds I suppose, tiger.

Yes to the Auntie explanation.

[Guest]

doubly brief = short short = S

[plainglazed]

EM ? -> M

With HA, I'm thinking Manhattan, but I can't see it yet!

Edit for: Bah!

Oh, & with the theme

is Mai Tai

um hm

9) Certain Auntie before someones having half a laugh kid.

Certain Auntie = EM -> M

Before = directional

Someones Having -

Half of a Laugh = HAHA -> HA

Kid = Tease -> TT

MANHATTAN ... but still not all

All correct and also have the missing clue correct. Nice...

I had that exact same thought with for your first guess.

Still have a shot at it but better in a rocks glass.

thought for Auntie Em = M, thinking either yours or Minnehaha, but can't support either yet (other than the HA)

and

Woo Hoo

not those two dD.

2)

half fare well = half TA-TA = TA

me = I

--> Mai Tai (though I'm a little lost and confused about the MAI)

Mahalo, yes indeed. You have the second word nailed. Aloha

Well it's five o'clock here on the east coast US. Gotta go get some free finger food and maybe something to wash it down. Kinda thirsty for some reason.

[plainglazed]

look at the bolded

Ok, gonna have to come back to this one as your reference is not included in my multiquote reply.

EDIT: Went back and looked - right concept but not really supported by the clue (but we know that now from Gd below)

Probably stretching (ok, stretching a lot!)

ay yai yai ... -> AI?

Though still missing an M

Not that t_l.

Lost = MIA

And Confused = scramble MIA to get MAI

half farewell = TA

to me = I

Credit to Ogden for the TAI

That's it - nice team work.

nice catch

They seem so obvious after, right? Well kinda maybe....

I have so many uses for B but can't relate them to a drink

B = a letter, the second letter, a grade

B = to exist, to be; which could have something to do with philosophy or a thinker or life

B = stinging insect (i know the drink grasshopper, but not an apian one)

B = musical note

some goood thoughts there.

Edited October 8, 2009 by plainglazed

[plainglazed]

1) Your mother and Mr Shaw lodge between onlookers. (7) Martini dD

2) Lost and confused but half fare well with me. (3,3) Mai Tai ?? t_l + collective brainstorming

3) Small business; small, small circle. (5) Cosmo dD

4) Is naught that is having a wing, and is Mom and the hospital depot hosting alright? (11) Boilermaker dD

5) In the mirror regarding six short ways you and I exist to look doubly brief. (11) Screwdriver Gd

6) A side split over reversed options. (3,3)

7) B. (7)

8) A pair play host to returning "All of Me" in a late night broadcast, see? (3,7) Tom Collins ogden

9) Certain Auntie before someones having half a laugh kid. (9) Manhattan ?? t_l

10) A written exam reflects, simply speaking, the dorms leader on average. (7) Sazerac dD

B as in blood type?? --> Sangria

or

B = Stinger...

I liked your first one alot (and on many occasions, olé) but the second one was what I originally had in mind. Excellent.

B as in blood type?? --> Sangria

I like that idea a lot.

ditto, again.

doubly brief = short short = S

yes, perfectly acceptable

doubly brief = brief second = S

[dyalDragon]

LOL, ROFL, LMAO

[Guest]

6) A side split over reversed options.

I initially thought A side split could be AS(I) or (I)DE, but now I'm thinking it might be split over = OV or ER or, most likely, OR

reversed = reverse directions?

options = OR?

--> Rob Roy?

[plainglazed]

LOL, ROFL, LMAO

gotta bad thumb and cannot text. got one good opposable digit to grip smooth cold slippery objects still.

6) A side split over reversed options.

I initially thought A side split could be AS(I) or (I)DE, but now I'm thinking it might be split over = OV or ER or, most likely, OR

reversed = reverse directions?

options = OR?

--> Rob Roy?

Hey o_t, excellent reasoning. You have the answer and I think you've correctly defined the first two letters of each word. Still think a little yet to do.

[dyalDragon]

B (side) of an album?

And Y - option route (have to thank NCAA 2010 if that one is right )

[plainglazed]

B (side) of an album?

And Y - option route (have to thank NCAA 2010 if that one is right )

Not it, but I need to remember that first one for later.

[dyalDragon]

As in aside or alee -- BY split over Reversed Options -- Rob Roy

[plainglazed]

Theme = Classic Cocktails - dyalDragon with a nod to Hambone

1) Your mother and Mr Shaw lodge between onlookers.

- your mother = MA - tiger_lily111

- and Mr Shaw = Artie = RT - dyalDragon

- lodge = inn = N - dyalDragon

- onlookers = eyes = II - tiger_lily111

- between directs N between II - INI - dyalDragon

MARTINI - dyalDragon

2) Lost and confused but half fare well with me. (3,3)

- Lost = MIA - Gubdude

- and confused directs MIA = MAI (in this case) - Gubdude

- but = butt - tiger_lily111

- half fare well = half ta ta (farewell) = TA - ogden_tbsa

- me = I - tiger_lily111

- with directs I in TA = TAI

MAI TAI - ogden_tbsa

3) Small business; small, small circle. (5)

- Small business = CO - tiger_lily111

- small small = SM - dyalDragon

- circle = O - EDM

COSMO - dyalDragon

4) Is naught that is having a wing, and is Mom and the hospital depot hosting alright? (11)

- Is = be = B - tiger_lily111

- naught = zero = O - tiger_lily111

- that is = i.e. = IE - dyalDragon

- a wing = el = L - dyalDragon

- having directs L in IE = ILE - dyalDragon

- and is = are = R - tiger_lily111

- Mom = MA - tiger_lily111

- the hospital depot = Emergency Room = ER - tiger_lily111

- alright = 'K = K

- hosting directs K between MA and ER = MAKER

BOILERMAKER - dyalDragon

5) In the mirror regarding six short ways you and I exist to look doubly brief. (11)

- regarding = RE - Gubdude

- six = VI - tiger_lily111

- short ways = abbreviated roads = RD - Gubdude

- you and I = WE - Gubdude

- exist = are = R - tiger_lily111

- to look = see = C - tiger_lily111

- doubly brief = second abbreviated = S - ogden_tbsa

- In the mirror directs REVIRDWERCS reversed - Gubdude and tiger_lily111

SCREWDRIVER - Gubdude

6) A side split over reversed options. (3,3)

- A side = aside = BY - dyalDragon

- options = OR and OR - ogden_tbsa

- reversed directs OR = RO, OR = RO - ogden_tbsa

- split directs BY = B and Y - dyalDragon

- over directs B and Y after OR and OR - dyalDragon

ROB ROY - ogden_tbsa

7) B. (7)

- B = bee

STINGER - dyalDragon & Gubdude

8) A pair play host to returning "All of Me" in a late night broadcast, see? (3,7)

- A pair = two = TO - tiger_lily111

- play host to = emcee = MC - Gubdude

- Me = I - ogden_tbsa

- late night broadcast = Sat. Night Live = SNL - ogden_tbsa

- in directs I in SNL = SN I L (in this case) - ogden_tbsa

- see = lo = LO

- "returning All of" directs SNILLO reversed = OLLINS - ogden_tbsa

TOM COLLINS - ogden_tbsa

9) Certain Auntie before someones having half a laugh kid. (9)

- Certain Auntie = Em = M - Gubdude

- someones = some ones = AN and AN

- half a laugh = HA(ha) - tiger_lily111

- kid = tease = TT - tiger_lily111

- having directs AN and AN around HATT - AN HATT AN

MANHATTAN - tiger_lily111

10) A written exam reflects, simply speaking, the dorms leader on average. (7)

- A written exam = essay = SA - Gubdude

- simply = easy - dyalDragon

- speaking directs easy phonetically = EZ - dyalDragon

- reflects directs EZ = ZE - dyalDragon

- the dorms leader = Resident Advisor = RA - Gubdude

- average = C (as in grade in school) - Gubdude

SAZERAC - dyalDragon

Edited October 8, 2009 by plainglazed

[plainglazed]

As in aside or alee -- BY split over Reversed Options -- Rob Roy

Very nice. Think that raps it up.

Thanks to all who played along. Had a great time, hope you did, too.