| "Candy Cane Lane" singer |
SIA |
| "Gilmore Girls" network |
THEWB |
| "In my opinion ..." |
ITHINK |
| "It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank |
CAPRA |
| "Replacing a window is a real ___" (dad joke) |
PANE |
| "Roasted!" |
OOHBURN |
| "Survivor" network |
CBS |
| "The Nanny" actress Drescher |
FRAN |
| "Umbrella" singer, to fans |
RIH |
| "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" airer |
NPR |
| "Well, lah-di-___!" |
DAH |
| "You said it!" |
AMEN |
| "___ be an honor!" |
ITD |
| *"At what place did I leave off?" (Second) |
WHEREWEREWE |
| *"Keep your eyes averted" (Fourth) |
DONTLOOKNOW |
| *Busy midday period for diners (Fifth) |
LUNCHRUSH |
| *Climactic conclusion (Third) |
BIGFINISH |
| *Seasonal worker who might wear a fake beard (First in an alphabetic quintet) |
MALLSANTA |
| 4G ___ |
LTE |
| About-face |
UTURN |
| Acquired relative |
INLAW |
| Award that Meryl Streep has been nominated for 21 times |
OSCAR |
| B or C of the Spice Girls |
MEL |
| Beach Boys singer and bassist Wilson |
BRIAN |
| Bothers |
NAGS |
| Christmas ___ |
TREE |
| Clear, as a plane for winter takeoff |
DEICE |
| Cocktail party bites |
CANAPES |
| Corned beef sandwich |
REUBEN |
| Creamy cheese |
BRIE |
| Emotional pang |
TWINGE |
| Exclamation upon arrival |
IMADEIT |
| Feels like it |
WANTSTO |
| Felt sorrow |
MOURNED |
| Frosts, as a cake |
ICES |
| Gets wind of |
HEARS |
| Give and take? |
SWAP |
| How many ties are broken, for short |
INOT |