Shall We Play a Game?

This was a combi-IT, written with my roomate Saxifrage. Note that the only dictionary used in preparing this puzzle was Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition.
  1. Large number in line among 400 = xXxxx
    Southern college's yard crew = xXXxx
    The Odyssey and the Iliad are online movies? = Xxxxx

  2. Forbid little woman a musical instrument = xxxXX
    Paces out the area = XxxXx
    Edge of second-rate skating area = xxxxX

  3. Monarch in Afghanistan holds an Asian country = XXxXx
    Tore top off shirt? What a cad = xxxXx

  4. Doctor, sign for beverage = Xxxxx
    Salute martially in nasal voice = XxxXX

  5. Book has unknown cipher? = xXXXx
xxxxX, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xXxxx = xxxxx

Please note: due to a minor error in the writing, there are two possible answers to this puzzle. The inteded answer is the earlier of the two, alphabetically.

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