The Clue
All kiddin ___ (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ASIDE
Tags
Notes
The answer ASIDE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Away
Besides, with "from"
Digression
In reserve
Actor's whisper
"All kidding ___ ..."
"All kidding ___..."
Bracketed material
Line to the audience
LP half
Obiter dictum
Off from the center
Out of the way
Parenthetical bit
Play byplay
Playwright's ploy
Private line
Private lines
Script notation
Set ___ (save)
Stage comment
Stage direction
Stage remark
Stage secret
Stage whisper
Tangential remark
Noël Coward's "To Step ___"
Off the direct path
"Oh, by the way" comment
Sotto-voce remark
Most-played part of a 45
Definition
ASIDE as a noun:
1. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
2. (digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis) = a message that departs from the main subject
ASIDE as an adverb:
1. on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
2. (aside, away) = out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
3. (apart, aside) = not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
4. (away, aside) = in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
5. (aside, apart) = placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
6. (aside, by, away) = in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"