The Clue
One way to stand (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ASIDE
Tags
Notes
The answer ASIDE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Digression
Obliquely
Off
In reserve
On reserve
Separate
Actor's whisper
"All kidding ___..."
Casual comment
Comment to the audience
Coward's "To Step ___"
Dramatic device
Half of a 45
To the left or right
Off from the center
Out of the way
Parenthetical comment
Parenthetical remark
Play byplay
Play device
Playwright's ploy
Private lines
Stage comment
Stage direction
Stage remark
Stage whisper
Tangential remark
Theatrical ploy
Top of a platter
Noël Coward's "To Step ___"
Off the direct course
"Oh, by the way" comment
Open secret onstage
Place for kidding?
Private lines, perhaps
It might be in parentheses
Words never "heard" on stage
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"