| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Maximum number of party attendees, perhaps |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Budgetary waste |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Padded purchase, perhaps |
| Was inventive |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| ___ around (wasted time) |
| Wash |
| Coulter whose jaw was wired shut in November, according to the New York Post |
| Seating request, perhaps |
| A.E.S. was one |
| Beetles, perhaps |
| Adrift, perhaps |
| Result of two people with incompatible values exchanging numbers, perhaps |
| City where Meat Loaf was born |
| Render harmless, perhaps |
| Accessorize, perhaps |
| All-hrs. conveniences, perhaps |
| Abuses freedom of the press, perhaps |
| Actor ___ Scott who was in HBO's "Big Little Lies |
| British wastelands |
| Wasteful bother |
| It was blamed for reduced pasta sales in 2003 |
| Actress Richards who was once married to Charlie Sheen, a role for which I believe she deserves an Oscar |
| Old comics girl whose boyfriend was Wingey |
| New evidence in a cold case, perhaps |
| Surfer's enabler, perhaps |