| "Good joke!" |
HAHA |
| "I wouldn't!" |
THINKAGAIN |
| "It's a Wonderful Life" director |
CAPRA |
| "Let me get this straight ..." |
OKSO |
| "Now it makes sense" |
ISEE |
| "Omigosh!" |
YIPES |
| "SNL" network |
NBC |
| ... and bring on singer Diddley instead? |
PLACEBO |
| ... and hire parodist Yankovic instead? |
SIGNAL |
| ... and pursue sportscaster Berman instead? |
WOOLEN |
| ... and select guitarist Paul instead? |
PICKLES |
| ... ax actor Asner .. |
SCRAPED |
| ... fire actress Gasteyer permanently .. |
BANANA |
| ... lay off actress Fey .. |
CANTINA |
| Advertising award |
CLIO |
| Became understood |
SANKIN |
| Bee Gees family name |
GIBB |
| Caboodle's partner |
KIT |
| California red, briefly |
ZIN |
| Chasm |
ABYSS |
| Chest protectors? |
RIBCAGES |
| Chips ___! |
AHOY |
| Cliff's edge |
BRINK |
| Comedy bit |
GAG |
| Congregation cries |
AMENS |
| Cool, or without ice |
NEAT |
| Country singer Loretta |
LYNN |
| Country with an 85-letter Maori place name |
NEWZEALAND |
| Danger sign warning |
STAYAWAY |
| Diarist Nin |
ANAIS |
| Dolphins' home |
MIAMI |
| Dot on the ocean |
ISLE |
| Drummer's assignment |
BEAT |
| Ethiopian Verdi heroine |
AIDA |
| Extremely, slangily |
HELLA |
| Female nature deity |
NYMPH |
| Fish sticks? |
RODS |
| Garment that sounds like an apology |
SARI |
| Genie's gift |
WISH |