Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 18

Playing off:

S h e / b u d g e S
________

b O L d / s e g u e

o l d, / b e s T: / g. I.

s o l i d / b e L t

o, / l e t / t A l b Y . . .

b a t t l e / C R y

l e t / t a b / c r y

c r a b B y / P e t

p e t E ʻS / c r a b

R a R e / c r e s t

s a c r e D / B e t

c a s t / b r e A d

a / c A t / r e A d s

s c a r t / L e a d

d e s c a r t E S

s e e / r a s c A L

c l e a r / E Y e s

O, / a / r E a l / e y e!

r o y a l / S e a L

l e e*? -- a / "r o y A l"!

* The (inappropriate?) metaphor of course, refers not to Robert E. Lee but to his heroic father, "Light Horse Harry" Lee.

l a y e r / C a K e

P l a y e r? -- c a L!*

*Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken is of course referred to,

l O c a l / p I e r

o, / r e a p / l o T S

B a r / S t o o l s

s o l a r / b o A t

a / s P o R t / b r a

p o L a r / s t a r

p a r l o r / C a t

p l a Y / a c t o r

t o r I ʻS / p l a y

s p l a y / t o E S

t o e ʻs* / p l a y s

*The reference is to Hector "Toe" Blake,
great Montreal Canadiens hockey player of
the 1940s, -50s.

l o S t / s p e C s

p o l k / s p I e s

p o p s i C l e s

c l e A T s, / p o p!

c H e a p / s l U t

c h e / p a t s / u S

p I N c h / s e a t

l Y n c h ʻs / t e a

M y / s t e a l T h

l a s T / J e t t y

B e t t y? / -- P a s t!

p R e t t y / b a D

p r e t t y / M a d

d a m p / P U t t y

p a m ʻS / p u t t y

H a p p y / m u t t

a / m u t t: / p O p ʻs

F a s t / t E m p o

f a m o U s / p e W

f o u L / s w a m p

l o p S / s u m a C

s l o W / m u s I c

m e? /-- s i c K, l o w

T i m e / l o c k s

m e? / s i l L Y, / o. k.?

B o I l s / m i l k

o, / E l k / T o i l s

o B o e / s k i l l

b o N e! -- A / k i l l?

k n i T / L a b e l

M a b e l ʻS / i n k

b l e a k / G R i n

a / M e E k / r i n g

a T / k r e m L i n

t e a m: / A / l i n k

ma / klinGeR *

* a character in M*A*S*H who tried to get a release from the army by dressing as a woman

m e T / g l i n k a (Russian composer)

m a l i g n / A C t

i'm / c H a g a l L !!

c a l m / l i g h T

g l a m / c h i C K

m a g i c / l O c h

c A S h / c l a i m

a i m? / O h,/ -- c l a m!

m o c h a / m i l K

m E l ʻs / m o c h a

c a m e l / h o m E

e c h o / B l a R e

a / c l e A r / h o b

r o b ʻ s / c l e a N

n o / c U r a T e s

s o n? c u r a t e.

t u c s o n / G a L

o, / g a I l ʻs / S o n

g l o X i n I a s

g a i n s / o x E n

L e M o n / s a g o

m o n T H s / a g o

h o t / s a L m o n

t o / s a l m A n ʻS

s a n G / P s a l m

S n a p / g l a s s

a / l a s s ʻs / n A p

l a s T / s p a s M

l a s t / s m a s H

a m a s s / l E s S

B e s s ʻs / s l a m

a s s e m b l E D

O, / s O m e / b l e d

b l o s S o m e d

o. s. s. / l o O m e d

O B o e / s o l o s

A N / o s l o / b o o

G o o D / s o l o n

g o o d / s o l o S

l o o s E / d o o R

o r: / d e l o U s e!

u s e / S o l d e r

u. s. / s o l d I e r

s o l e / d i A r Y

d. a. ʻs / S o / A i r y

s o d a / s y r U P

s y ʻs / p a r A d E

d e E T / s p r a y

p a r t s / M e e t

t e a m / s p O r t

I t ʻs / a / S p o r t.

s a I l / t o U r s

"o u r s"* t a l E s

*Ours: "Bear(s)" in French; excuse the change of language.

s o u r / D a t e s

dour / tessA

o N / t u e s d a Y

s a u n t e R / o N

R a r e / J o u s t

o. / j u s t / a / S e C !!

s u c C o t a s H

a / c a s e / M u s t . . .

u s e / c a m E R a

r e s c u e D / m E

e d / r A c e D / m e.

m U d d Y / a c r e

ʻ"m u d d y / r U e L"*

*Harold "Muddy" Ruel, manager of the St. Louis Browns, 1940s

d r u I d / R u l e

r u d d i G O r e (by Gilbert & Sullivan)_

>137 starbox: good one!

r o u g H / r i d e

d e A r / h o u r i

d e a N ʻS / h o u r

s u n d a Y / W o e

s u N N y / d a w n

d u s T y / w a n D

a / s t u d / n O d S

a s t o u n d E d

n e E d s / t o W n

U d o n / S t e w s

d o n / s w e A t s

s.w.a.t.'s / done

H o M e s t a n d

s t o N e ʻS / m a d

s e d I m E n t s

i t ʻs / -- I s / m I n E!

i C e D / m i n t s

n e W / i d i O m s

i d i ʻs / "o m n I A"

i N s o m n i a C

I n s o m n i a: L*

*As opposed to insomnias A-K and insomnias
M-Z

i s l a n D / S o n

lands / on / iT

I s o l a t i O n

s o l a R / I o n S

a n Y / r i s s o l E

164: Ten letters ?

playing off 163

noisY / "ola"s

y o U / s a i l / o n.

l o u s y / L i a R !

i / a M, / s y? / r E a l?

H e r / F a m i l y

l i L y ʻs / f a m e

m y / W a f F l e s

m y R a ʻs / S e l f

m e s s y / H a I r

h a i r ʻ s / s H A m!

r a K i s h / m a N

ʻn a m: / a r M s, / o K?

a s k / a r o U n D

u n d E r / o a k s

P u n k / r a V e s

O v e n / s p a r k

D a r k / v e n U s

r u d E / k n a v e

vane'S / rude *

* well, most of them feature a cock!

r u d Y ʻs / v a n e

B u s y / r a v e n

a / s u b / r a v e S

b r a s s / v a S e

b r a D ʻs / v a s e

v a s s a r / d O N

r o B / s a v a n T

b r a / t H o n G s

b o g U s / G n a t

g o n g / b L a s t

n a t I o N ʻs / "g o"

L a s t / o n i o n

a s: / S t a l L / on . . .

s t a l l I o n s

m o n s a N t O!? I?

A n I m a t i o n

n a t i o n a L S

(MLB team in Washington)

n a i L / s a l o n

o: / l O n e,/ a i l s.. ..

B o l D / s n a i l

o l d / s n a i l S

a l l / G o s s i P !

a / s H i p ʻs ; l o g

G a s / s p i g o T

i / g o t / a / p A s s.

g o / p a s s / G a S

p a s s / "g o": a g E!

A / passage / E *

* or possibly ENE by E

a / s a g e? / p a s S!

s p O N g e / a s s

g a s H / p e n I s

h a g ʻs / p e n N Y

C h a p ' s / e n V y

C h a D ʻs / e n v y

c O v e T / s a n d

a n d Y ʻs / c o v e

a / d o v e / c O O s

o v I d, / a / c o o s . . .*

*Actually Ovid was from northern Italy, not
northern New Hampshire.

d i / c a v o R T s

v i c t o r I a 's

(Secret? What secret? She has no secrets!)

aM / vicioUs

a / P v c / m o u s E

p r o v E / a / v A c

p a T / a v o c e T

a D v o c a t e S

t e d ʻs / v o c a L

s a v e d / c o A l

s a v e d / o a T S

v e t o / s H E d s

s h o R t / W e e d

F e E d / s h r e w

f e w e r / P e A s

e w e r? / o, / e a s Y!

r o s y / e a S T e r

(10 letters)
playing off 239

s w e r V e , / B o y !

v e r b o s e L y

ADverbs : / "-ly"

s l y / b a r B e R

R a s P b e r r y

b e r r y? -- a / s p A!

s U p e r b / D a y

R e d / s u b a r U

d u L L / s a b r e

P u l l e d / b r a

l e d / u p / a r T S

p u r e / a t O l L

O u r / T o i l e t

o u r / l o t: t i e

O u t e r / l o o S

l o s e / a / t o u r

r o a s t / M u l e

o a r s,.. . . / m u l e S , , .

s a D / s u m M e r

a H! / s O m e / s u m!

s h a m / G A m e s

a / m a g e ʻs / h A m

m a g m a / h e a T

h e a t S / a / t E a

A / tea / stash

t e a s E s / C a t

This will show my age:

c a S s e t t e s

s O?! / a / s e t t e e!

s t e e L / t o e s

l e t / e A s t e R . . .

a t e / C e l e r Y

l e a r y ʻS / t e A

s e t / a B l a Z e

b l a S é / z e s t

a z t e C / b I l e

b l i t H e / a c e

b i t c h l e S S

Slang term for what you call a single man.

b l i G h t s / U s

s l i t h Y / g u Y

s u l t R y / h A g

g h O s t / a r M y

m o g U L s' / a r t

H o u r g l a s S

PorT / glass

l o s t / g r a s p

s t a l I N ' s / o p

s a N C t i o n s

W a n / c o U s i n

w I S c o n s i n

n E w / T o n i c s

n U D e / i c o n s

i c e d / s C o n E

i / s e e / n o / I c E.

L o V e / s c e n e

v e l c R o / n e T

c r o Q U e t T e

q u I e t / c r o W

...q u i t e / A / c A w !!

a c q u i t T e D

act / UP ? / quit !

c a t t Y / q u i p

p a c i F y / t O t

a P t / p a y o f F

t a p / p o U f f E

B u f f e t / p a N

O n / a / T u f f e t

o f t e n / t R u E

r e n t / Q u o t e

q u o t H: "n e A r!"

q u a r t Z / o R e

q u o t H: "a r T z!"*

*German for "Doctor!"

S h o r t / q u I z

his / quotES

s q u A s h / t o e

q u e s t I o N s

B e t / o n / q u i Z

q u i e t / z o n E

S t o n e / z e B u

t e n / o u N C e s

o W e s / u n c L e

s w e e T / c o R n

t H e / s o U r c e

T o P / s e c r e t

N U t / c r e p e s

r e s p e c t / u S

respect / uK

s p A c e / t r e k

D e p a r t s / e.U. (hopefully!)

s e p a r A t e d

s a d / t r e a T Y !

Do you hear about Brexit constantly in USA? Here it's unremitting, hours every day for months! Thank heavens for Strictly come Dancing!

Here it’s Trump matters that monpolize the news endlessly. Though I did see a headline that May delayed the Brexit vote...

D a s t a r d l Y

And here's what you call Trump in Chicago (Home of "Da Bears")

d a / B A s t a r d

s t a r b O a R d

P o L a r / s t a r

p a r l o r / s E t

t O / p e r G o l a

p e r C o l a t E

...l a p / c o F F e e

S A f e / p l a c e

p I l a f / B a s e

a l L / f a K e / b s

f a l s e / T a l k

a / s U f I / t a l e

t e a K / f l a s K

f e t a l / s k I N

s k I n f l i N t

X l / t A n k i n i

(Hmmm...should you be wearing one if you are an XL?)

>332 ghr4: Yes, she did, as she was going to lose heavily. Brexiters such as the egregious Boris and Rees-Mogg are against, and all the predominantly Remain MPs. A spark of hope : yesterday we heard that Article 50 can be withdrawn and we can cancel Brexit and remain on the "half in, half out" basis we currently enjoy.

...k i n D a / t i n Y !

D a i n t y / k i d

d I a n 'S/ k I d S

d a n d Y / k i s s

a n y / d i k d I K (kind of deer)

k i W i / C a n d y

d y i n G / w a i L

w a l K i n g / B y

k i n K y / g a l S

s k i n N y / l E g

g l y C e R i n s

s H y / c r i n g e

h y 's / F r I n g e

s h i f T / g e A r

L i f t / a / g e A r

l a r g e / f i G S

i r I s / f l a g S

f i r M / g l a s s

a / g i r l 's / D D 's

g i r d l E / F a d

f l a T / r i d g e

t a l L Y / e d g e

d a t e / J e l l y

j I l t e d / G a l

g A t e d / j a i l

d i e , / j a g U a R !

r a j a / g u i d e

j u d a i C / e r a

P e a r / j u i c E

p r e j u D i c e

c r u d e / j A p e

p e r 'S / j a P e S

a s p e r G e R s

p O O r / g r a s s

p o o r, / C r a s s!

n O / c a r p o r T

Here's a Dad Joke: What do you call a talking bird on the beach?

T A n / p a r r o t

a n / a I r p o r t

p r i n C E / r a t

r a c i S t / M e n

s t r e a m i n G

mOteTs / in / g

S i n g s / t o / m e

"m e t H o D ?!" s i n!

m o d i s h / H A t

A m i s h / d a t E

i ' M / a s h a m e d

s h a m / d e N i m

d a m! / i 'm / A / s h e?

s h e p ʻS/ m a i L

p i G s / s m e L l

s i m p l e / B U g

m e l / s i p s / i t.

s l i m e / p i t s

s t O p!! : l i m e s!

p l i m s o L L s

o l l Y ʻs / l i m E

s U B l i m e l y

O i l / s y m b O l

o i l y / b o O B s

s i l L y / b o o K

l i C k / b l o o D

l o o T: / b R i c k

olD / trickS

r O c k / s o l i d

A / l i d / r o c k s

s i l k Y / c o r d

y. d.* / r o D / s l i D.

*Y.D.: Yankee Division military unit, World War II Era

dry / solidS

s o r d i d / s P y

s p i E s / d I d o*

*Dido: a heroine of Vergilʻs Aeneid
and of Marloweʻs "Dido, Queen of Carthage"

Y o U / p i s s e d?

y o u / s i p P e d?

S u p e R / p o s y

p u r p L e / T o y

G o t / p e p l u M

A / p l u m / t o g A

a p t / a P l o m B

p l a Y / m M b o p

For those unfamiliar, it was a 1996 fad bubblegum music hit by a trio of boys ages 16, 13, and 11 at the time.

m o mʻ S / p l a y S

s a y / 'p o m E l O'

G o / p l a y e R s

a/ l e g o / s H O p

p o o L / A l g a e

g a e l ʻS / l o o p

l e g a l / s o U p

l o, / a / s l e D g E !

d e l e g a T E s

O, / g a t e s / l e d!

o L d / C a s t l e

l o, / c a s t I l e!

l o c a l / K i D s

o, / t O / k i d / c a l!

old / tickER *

* watch or heart - your call..

B i G / r o c k e t

b i g / t e c H? / o. k.!

h i , / o c t O b e R !

"c o b r A"? / t o S h!

s h o r t / c o D a

o r s o N ʻs / o d E

s o r E / G o o s e

r e./ g o o s e: o. K.

g o o D / s T o r k

o r s o N / a s / k I d

s C o r p i o n S