Possible Clues:

• "This ___ laughing matter!"
• ''Money ___ object!''
• 'This ___ joke!'
• "There __ 'I' in 'team'"
• 'There ___ 'I' in 'team''
• "This ___ time for..."
• Money-object link
• "There __ darkness but ignorance": "Twelfth Night"
• 'That ___ excuse'
• 'Money -- object'