| Spike's old network name | 28 |
| Spike's former name | 23 |
| Spike TV's old name | 23 |
| It became Spike in 2003 | 23 |
| Former country video channel | 28 |
| Former country TV station | 25 |
| Former C&W station | 22 |
| Country cable letters, once | 27 |
| Channel that became Spike TV | 28 |
| Viacom-owned cable channel | 26 |
| TV's Spike formerly, | 24 |
| Statler Bros. broadcaster | 25 |
| Station that became Spike | 25 |
| Station replaced by Spike TV | 28 |
| Spike's old letters | 23 |
| Spike, before it was Spike TV | 29 |
| Rick & Bubba Show home | 26 |
| Prime Time Country network | 29 |
| Predecessor to Spike TV | 23 |
| Onetime C&W channel | 23 |
| Old cable network initials | 26 |
| Network that became Spike | 25 |
| Nashville-based cable service | 29 |
| Grand Ole Opry broadcaster | 26 |
| Former C&W channel | 22 |
| Erstwhile NASCAR broadcaster | 28 |
| Country music network, once | 27 |
| Country music channel, once | 27 |
| Country music cable sta. | 24 |
| Channel revived as Heartland | 28 |
| Channel owned by Viacom | 23 |
| "Monster Jam" airer | 29 |
| Government issue, for short | 27 |
| Conservative IRA asset | 22 |
| U.S. security offering | 22 |
| Government-issued bond | 22 |
| Gov't interest bearer | 25 |
| U.S.-backed investment | 22 |
| U.S. security, for short | 24 |
| U.S. Security investment | 24 |
| U.S. bond market purchase | 25 |
| Security for up to ten years | 28 |
| Safe investment, informally | 27 |
| Low-risk security, familiarly | 29 |
| Liberty Bond, e.g., for short | 29 |
| It matures in 1 to 10 yrs. | 26 |
| IRA component, perhaps | 22 |
| Govt.-issued investment | 23 |
| Govt. investment option | 23 |
| Government bond, for short | 26 |
| Fixed-income investment | 23 |
| Federal security, for short | 27 |
| Certain security, briefly | 25 |
| Certain govt. security | 22 |
| Some govt. investments | 22 |
| Some govt. investment options | 29 |
| Safe portfolio investments | 26 |
| Points of some yield curves | 27 |
| One- to ten-yr. investments | 27 |
| Investment option, informally | 29 |
| Government debt instruments | 27 |
| N.J. or Penna. highway | 22 |
| Hwy. that takes its tolls | 25 |
| Highway with tolls: Abbr. | 25 |
| Fwy.'s East Coast kin | 25 |
| Units of weight: Abbr. | 22 |
| Places for criers: Abbr. | 24 |
| Demolitionist's charge | 26 |
| Bomb letters in cartoons | 24 |
| You can have a blast with it | 28 |
| Wrecking ball alternative | 25 |
| Wrecking-ball alternative | 25 |
| Blaster's material | 22 |
| You can get a bang out of it | 28 |
| Demolition ball alternative | 27 |
| Wile E. Coyote purchase | 23 |
| Letters that pack a wallop | 26 |
| It can be a real blast | 22 |
| Weapon for Wile E. Coyote | 25 |
| It does a bang-up job? | 22 |
| Explosive AC/DC album? | 22 |
| Demolitionist's stuff | 25 |
| "The Closer" airer | 28 |
| Tortoise album that exploded? | 29 |
| These sticks are a blast | 24 |
| Supply for a big blast | 22 |
| Nobel invention, abbr. | 23 |
| J. Wilbrand's discovery | 27 |
| It may come with charges | 24 |
| It may be used with a plunger | 29 |
| Explosive for Wile E. Coyote | 28 |
| Demolitionist's aid | 23 |
| Contents of some shells | 23 |
| Certain high explosive | 22 |
| Cause of many a blowup | 22 |
| Boom producer, for short | 24 |
| Blowup source, perhaps | 22 |
| Blockbuster ingredient | 22 |
| Wilbrand's discovery | 24 |
| Tunneler's explosive | 24 |