| "Then Moe says, 'Hey kid, you wanna type this up for us?' And I say, '___! I mean, just kidding!' ..." | 128 |
| Unexpected development ... or what the answer to each starred clue contains? | 76 |
| Ironic event | 12 |
| Happenchance | 12 |
| Unexpected deed part? | 21 |
| Cheesy drink garnish? | 21 |
| Features of most soda bottles | 29 |
| Result of a moon-landing accident? | 34 |
| Jack's dance step? | 22 |
| Mixed-drink flavorer | 20 |
| Drink garnish ... or a hint to five letters in the answer to each starred clue | 78 |
| Use coercion | 12 |
| Ruin the mail? | 14 |
| Bends out of shape | 18 |
| Ironic turns | 12 |
| Plot surprises | 14 |
| Plot thickeners | 15 |
| Parts of good mysteries | 23 |
| Wrings | 6 |
| Whodunit surprises | 18 |
| Variations | 10 |
| Surprising plot turns | 21 |
| Surprise developments | 21 |
| Sudden changes | 14 |
| Road zigzags | 12 |
| Pretzel configurations | 22 |
| Plot devices | 12 |
| Parts of some plots | 19 |
| New wrinkles | 12 |
| Mystery features | 16 |
| Murder mystery ingredients | 26 |
| Ironic tales' tails | 23 |
| Features of many spy films | 26 |
| Emulates Chubby Checker | 23 |
| Does a '60s dance | 21 |
| Dances à la Chubby Checker, say | 34 |
| Cocktail finishers, often | 25 |
| Apes Chubby Checker | 19 |
| Unscrews | 8 |
| Removes, as a cap | 17 |
| ... as a wrestler? | 18 |
| Secures, as a bottle cap | 24 |
| Aerobics done to Chubby Checker music? | 38 |
| Annoy John Bull | 15 |
| Interpret improperly | 20 |
| Trash bag securer | 17 |
| Hefty fastener | 14 |
| Garbage bag fastener | 20 |
| Garbage bag binder | 18 |
| Flexible fastener | 17 |
| Flexible closer | 15 |
| Fastener patented in 1939 | 25 |
| Drawstring alternative | 22 |
| Common closer | 13 |
| Bread-bag closer | 16 |
| Bag-closers | 11 |
| Short wires for closing bags | 28 |
| Baggie binders | 14 |
| Bottle cap that unscrews | 24 |
| Can alternatives | 16 |
| Like slalom courses | 19 |
| Tortuous | 8 |
| Mazelike | 8 |
| Marked by repeated turns and bends | 34 |
| Like some roads or plots | 24 |
| Like maze paths | 15 |
| Full of surprises, as a plot | 28 |
| Buckingham bubblehead | 21 |
| Pestiferous person | 18 |
| Really simple Simon | 19 |
| Irritating ninny | 16 |
| British bozo | 12 |
| Bozo, in Bath | 13 |
| Tease derisively | 16 |
| Taunt in fun | 12 |
| Simple Simon | 12 |
| Silly sort, in Sussex | 21 |
| Silly fool, in Soho | 19 |
| Play the ribber | 15 |
| Nettlesome person | 17 |
| Nervous, excited condition | 26 |
| Monty Python putdown | 20 |
| Idiot, to a Brit | 16 |
| Foolish individual | 18 |
| Foolish bloke | 13 |
| Flibbertigibbet | 15 |
| Daft punk | 9 |
| British dweeb | 13 |
| British boob | 12 |
| Annoying fool | 13 |
| Get flinchy | 11 |
| Uncontrolled, short, jerky motion | 33 |
| Moved jerkily | 13 |
| Nervous, impatient or restless | 30 |
| Acting like one has something to hide | 37 |
| John McCain's dirty debate tactic #2 | 40 |
| Irritating sorts | 16 |
| Mo-rons | 7 |
| Word that aptly finishes "ni___" | 42 |
| What high-priced strippers who cater to dweebs see a lot of? | 60 |