I’m a station off-air; I’m a stage with no show;
I’m the absence of light; I’m a bat or a crow;
What you say when you don’t want much cream in your Joe;
And your place when there’s something you’re not meant to know.

Who am I?

The Shakespeare Teacher is out. It’s your move.

Today’s challenge is the Thursday Morning Riddle. The answer is:

PLACE is correct. Way to go, Bill!

Now, you write the riddle.

Entries should follow the same format as earlier riddles: four lines of anapestic tetrameter with rhyme scheme AAAA (all four lines rhyme). Riddles are written in the first person (i.e., from the point of view of “Place”). Semicolons are used to mark a change in word meaning. The word “Place” should not be in the riddle, in any form.

Entries are due by February 8, and a winner will be chosen after that time.

UPDATE: Contest deadline extended until February 15. Good riddling!

I’m an errant foul ball that just glanced off the bat;
Pay the bill to your server, then add me to that;
I am Speaker O’Neill; I’m to greet with a hat;
And a stock or a horse you’re advised to look at.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Micah. See comments for answer.

I’m a warning that’s given so one may prepare;
I’m a sign that you post when you need to declare;
I’m to casually see, thus becoming aware;
And I’m word to your boss you’ll no longer be there.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I’m the royals that make up twelve cards in the deck;
I’m a book that’s online you might constantly check;
I’m the area found between hairline and neck;
And the nickname of Team member Templeton Peck.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Kristy. See comments for answer.

I’m the angle that’s found in the joint of a square;
I’m the wing who’d have government stay laissez faire;
I’m correct on the facts; I’m the co-pilot’s chair;
And the speech that stays free or the arms you may bear.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I’m the ensemble cast of a musical play;
I’m a corporate structure, just like Fannie Mae;
I’m the guests you invite to a private soiree;
And a name that is used to imply CIA.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I’m a respite from work for some tea or a snack;
Take a shot at the cue ball to split up the rack;
I am taming a horse; I’m a bone with a crack;
And to add the last straw to a camel’s strained back.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.

I am having two fives and then taking an ace;
I’m a dose of a drug; I’m to get to first base;
A professional killing; to punch in the face;
And the song on the charts with a laudable place.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I can show you your seat, or stand watch at the door;
I once dated creation at four-thousand four;
I’m the groomsman at weddings who enters before;
And an R&B singer who did well with “More.”

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.