| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Lawyer, for short |
| Life story, for short |
| Masthead names, for short |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Aid for a lost driver, for short |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Budgetary waste |
| Short-lived fashions |
| #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) |
| Patient observers, for short |
| Capitol Hill figure, for short |
| Short vinyl recordings: Abbr. |
| A-list star, for short |
| Was inventive |
| Long-term investments, for short |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Coulter whose jaw was wired shut in November, according to the New York Post |
| Wash |
| Class for someone whose native tongue isn't widely spoken in the U.S., for short |
| ___ around (wasted time) |
| African mammal, shortly |
| Certain missiles, for short |
| Acute food shortage |
| Discount rack shorthand |
| A country's output, for short |
| A.E.S. was one |
| City where Meat Loaf was born |
| Animated movie released in 1998 shortly before the similar "A Bug's Life |