diff --git a/spec/www/spec/db-sql-operations-test.js b/spec/www/spec/db-sql-operations-test.js
index a8d08bb98..8c3d42585 100755
--- a/spec/www/spec/db-sql-operations-test.js
+++ b/spec/www/spec/db-sql-operations-test.js
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
             // and finish this test:
             db.close(done, done);
           });
-        });
+        }, MYTIMEOUT);
 
       });
 
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
               if (checkCount === expectedCheckCount) db.close(done, done);
             });
           });
-        });
+        }, MYTIMEOUT);
 
       });
 
diff --git a/spec/www/spec/db-tx-error-mapping-test.js b/spec/www/spec/db-tx-error-mapping-test.js
index 898c4b36c..d50ce2142 100755
--- a/spec/www/spec/db-tx-error-mapping-test.js
+++ b/spec/www/spec/db-tx-error-mapping-test.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ var mytests = function() {
     // TBD skip plugin test on browser platform (not yet supported):
     if (isBrowser && (i === 0)) continue;
 
-    // GENERAL: SKIP ALL on WP8 for now
     describe(scenarioList[i] + ': db tx error mapping test(s)' +
              (isWindows ?
               ' [Windows version with INCORRECT error code (0) & INCONSISTENT error message (missing actual error info)]' :
@@ -244,8 +243,10 @@ var mytests = function() {
               expect(error.message).toMatch(/callback raised an exception.*or.*error callback did not return false/);
             else if (isWindows)
               expect(error.message).toMatch(/error callback did not return false.*Error preparing an SQLite statement/);
-            //* else //* XXX TBD
-            //*   expect(error.message).toMatch(/error callback did not return false.*syntax error/);
+            else if (isAndroid && isImpl2)
+              expect(error.message).toMatch(/error callback did not return false.*syntax error/);
+            else
+              expect(error.message).toMatch(/error callback did not return false.*incomplete input/);
 
             isWebSql ? done() : db.close(done, done);
           }, function() {
diff --git a/spec/www/spec/db-tx-sql-select-value-test.js b/spec/www/spec/db-tx-sql-select-value-test.js
index 17f44d0ff..e7f290dc2 100644
--- a/spec/www/spec/db-tx-sql-select-value-test.js
+++ b/spec/www/spec/db-tx-sql-select-value-test.js
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
         // - Android version returns result with missing row
         it(suiteName + "SELECT ABS(?) with '9e999' (Infinity) parameter argument" +
            ((!isWebSql && isAndroid) ? ' [Android PLUGIN BROKEN: result with missing row]' : ''), function(done) {
-          if (!isWebSql && !isAndroid && !isWindows) pending('SKIP for iOS/macOS plugin due to CRASH');
+          if (!isWebSql && (isAppleMobileOS || isMac)) pending('KNOWN CRASH on iOS/macOS'); // XXX (litehelpers/Cordova-sqlite-storage#405)
 
           var db = openDatabase('SELECT-ABS-Infinite-parameter-results-test.db', '1.0', 'Test', DEFAULT_SIZE);
 
diff --git a/spec/www/spec/db-tx-value-bindings-test.js b/spec/www/spec/db-tx-value-bindings-test.js
index f47b72a5d..4b0eefb4a 100755
--- a/spec/www/spec/db-tx-value-bindings-test.js
+++ b/spec/www/spec/db-tx-value-bindings-test.js
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
           });
         }, MYTIMEOUT);
 
-        it(suiteName + "INSERT inline BLOB value (X'FFD1FFD2') and check stored data [XXX SKIP FINAL CHECK on default Android NDK access implementation due to CRASH ISSUE; OTHER PLUGIN ISSUES REPRODUCED: missing result column data; SELECT BLOB VALUE ERROR on Android & Windows; missing result column data on iOS/macOS]", function(done) {
+        it(suiteName + "INSERT inline BLOB value (X'FFD1FFD2') and check stored data [XXX SKIP FINAL SELECT CHECK on default Android NDK access implementation due to CRASH ISSUE; OTHER PLUGIN ISSUES REPRODUCED: missing result column data; SELECT BLOB VALUE ERROR on Android & Windows; missing result column data on iOS/macOS]", function(done) {
           var db = openDatabase('INSERT-inline-BLOB-value-FFD1FFD2-and-check-stored-data.db', '1.0', 'Demo', DEFAULT_SIZE);
 
           db.transaction(function(tx) {
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
         it(suiteName +
             ' handles UNICODE \\u2028 line separator correctly in database', function (done) {
           if (!isWebSql && !isWindows && isAndroid) pending('SKIP for Android plugin (cordova-android 6.x BUG: cordova/cordova-discuss#57)');
-          if (!isWebSql && !isWindows && !isAndroid) pending('SKIP for iOS/macOS plugin (Cordova BUG: CB-9435)');
+          if (!isWebSql && (isAppleMobileOS || isMac)) pending('SKIP for iOS/macOS plugin (Cordova BUG: CB-9435)');
 
           var db = openDatabase('UNICODE-line-separator-INSERT-test.db');
 
diff --git a/spec/www/spec/sql-batch-test.js b/spec/www/spec/sql-batch-test.js
index 2fc9c3147..cfb7e1700 100644
--- a/spec/www/spec/sql-batch-test.js
+++ b/spec/www/spec/sql-batch-test.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
         }, MYTIMEOUT);
 
         it(suiteName + 'sql batch with changing argument value [TBD POSSIBLY INCONSISTENT BEHAVIOR]', function(done) {
-          var db = openDatabase('sql-batch-with-changing-sql-test.db');
+          var db = openDatabase('sql-batch-with-changing-argument-value-test.db');
 
           var mybatch = [
             'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS MyTable',
diff --git a/spec/www/spec/tx-semantics-test.js b/spec/www/spec/tx-semantics-test.js
index 54841edd7..a30fd72a7 100755
--- a/spec/www/spec/tx-semantics-test.js
+++ b/spec/www/spec/tx-semantics-test.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ var mytests = function() {
                         expect(rs4.insertId).toBe(1);
                     } catch(ex) {
                       // SHOULD NOT CATCH EXCEPTION on plugin:
-                      if (!isWebSql) expect('EXCEPTION NOT EXPECTED on plugin with message: ' + e.message).toBe('--');
+                      if (!isWebSql) expect('EXCEPTION NOT EXPECTED on plugin with message: ' + ex.message).toBe('--');
                       expect(ex).toBeDefined();
                       expect(ex.message).toBeDefined();
                       // FUTURE TBD check message
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ var mytests = function() {
 
                         if (!(isAndroid && isImpl2))
                           expect(rs5.insertId).toBe(1);
-                      } catch(e) {
+                      } catch(ex) {
                         // SHOULD NOT CATCH EXCEPTION on plugin:
-                        if (!isWebSql) expect('EXCEPTION NOT EXPECTED on plugin').toBe('--');
+                        if (!isWebSql) expect('EXCEPTION NOT EXPECTED on plugin with message: ' + ex.message).toBe('--');
                         // XXX TODO CHECK message, etc.
                       }