“SAY AGAIN?” 
Office orders REAMS [I was thinking “directives”]
One might go around on the patio SPIT [I had the T and thought “gnat”]
Spanish ayes SISI [“Spanish Eyes” is a pretty song]
Marxism extremes EMS [
Marxis
m]
See-thru wear? SPECS [either the “thru” made me think a sheer blouse or I’m a dirty old man]
Theme: reading terms two ways
Understudy’s crime? LEADPOISONING [long e]
Instrument with colored bands? STRIPEDBASS [long a]
Compliment on a skillful asphalt job? GOODEVENING [four syllables]
Anesthetist’s error? WRONGNUMBER [silent b]
Fight among forest females? DOESBATTLE [long o]
Telescope? METEORSHOWER [long o]
Give ___to: okay ANOD [The idiom really is “give the nod to.” So I’d go with “A wink and ___.”]
Crotchety SNARKY [that’s the British definition; in America it denotes sarcasm, not petulance]
First O, say TIC [as in tic tac toe] crossed with
Spot of “Spot” [TAG] was tough for me. I don’t see how a tag is a spot.
Like some advanced research, briefly POSTDOC [not buying it: it’s “post doctoral”]
RATING:
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun
