Hypercross: What's up with this doggone puzzle?

Isn't #11 backwards?

Be careful with #11!

EDIT: No, it's not backwards. As entered, it's a legitimate term. The opposite version wouldn't have fit the (subtle) theme.

No, it means a late night to early morning watch. Good catch, tho!

Watch out for typos, too! *sigh*

i don get it....

EDIT: nvm

[2] how's that? I can't figure out why the other version wouldn't have fit...I mean, I solved the puzzle, but I really can't tell why that fits a theme whereas the other one doesn't.

[6] It's subtle. I sent you a TG.

[7] Ahhhh, I see. I didn't catch that. Nice.

I have to admit, whatever theme Philana has in mind, it's too subtle for me to see as well.

I finished the puzzle, walked away, and the theme hit me.

[9] Maybe it's lack of coffee, but I'm having the same problem...

[9][11] The theme is that none of the answers represent what all of the answers have in common.

I am Soooo lost.
Somebody send me a Tangagram with the theme and maybe I can figure out what I have wrong.

I'm with [9] and [11].
[12] I see that aspect of the theme, but that doesn't explain why the reversed version of Clue #11 doesn't fit the theme.

Edit: Oh, wait, now I get what you are saying - it's not that the clues don't include what they all have in common, it's that the answers aren't actually an example of what they all have in common.

At the risk of sounding obtuse, if #11 is in the order it is in because the answers aren't examples of the commonality, then what's #12?

[15] I thought exactly the same thing, so I went to dictionary.com and learned that it is a regional term for the metal stands that hold up the logs in a fireplace.

[16] Ah. Well, #11 inverse can be figurative (an organization, for example). Not that the puzzle's bad, but I've not heard of #11 as it is. :) As long as it all works, though...

I have no idea where to even start here.

Post & Solve nm

#10 has me stuck...

[16] I'm surprised that dictionary.com claims #12 is a regional term. I have known the term since childhood, and I've never lived in any of the regions dictionary.com named.

[19] That phrase has a common abbreviation.

[21] Thank you, that finished the puzzle for me.

[21] thanks, I never knew it was spelled like that, helped me get along, (a) little ...

Some salt specifically for #7 please.
Thanks[24] I think I know that term from directional drilling. However that means my down word is wrong but Hey! so is half of what I've got. 10 min later..... LOL Got it all. I was making it way too hard.

[24] Think of a bend on a golf course.