[plainglazed]

Have to spend a fair amount of the day driving so can check in only on occasion. Part of the beauty of these is there 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.

Is around satisfactorily. (4)

To view half laughing, personally is living. (5)

Look with spectacles then French article exists. (6)

Vis-a-vis Mr. White, initially all coming back. (4)

Hesitate to mention a WASP regarding the additional one. (8)

Certain test simplified Bismarck's domain. (4)

Small business changed course simply per short term upward direction. (5)

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 very precise. There are no unnecessary words in the clues or extra letters in the answers. It's best to read these very literally. The numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of letters in the answer.

Edited June 14, 2009 by plainglazed

[plainglazed]

small company co

changed course oc

simply easily with ease ea

short term upward direction N

OCEAN

Gonna call this one and the whole puzzle done. Good job chicory. You left out the "per" but close enough. Right word for sure. My answers to follow, fwiw.

[plainglazed]

Is around satisfactorily. (4)

-- Is = be = B

-- around = a round = O

-- satisfactorily = okay = OK

BOOK

To view half laughing, personally is living. (5)

-- To view = see = C

-- laughing = haha so half laughing = HA

-- personally = I

-- is living = are = R

CHAIR

Look with spectacles then French article exists. (6)

-- Look = see = C

-- with spectacles (shape of) = OO

-- French article = le = LE

-- exists = are = R

COOLER

Vis-a-vis Mr. White, initially all coming back. (4)

-- Vis-a-vis = regarding = RE

-- Mr. White initially refers to author E.B. White so initials are EB

-- all coming back directs RE and EB backwards

BEER

Hesitate to mention a WASP regarding the additional one. (8)

-- Hesitate to mention = UM

-- a WASP = bee = B

-- regarding = re = RE

-- the additional = else = LL (phonetically)

-- one = a = A

UMBRELLA

Certain test simplified Bismarck's domain. (4)

-- Certain test = essay = SA

-- Bismarck's domain = North Dakota simplified = ND

SAND

Small business switched simply per short term upward direction. (5)

-- business = company, small (abbreviated) = co switched = director to switch the c and o = OC

-- per = each, simply (abbreviated) = ea. = EA

-- upward direction = north, short term (abbreviated) = N

OCEAN

Hope all enjoyed. I had a blast. Thanks for playing.

[Guest]

Much much fun. Please make more.