| OSCARWILDE | Irish wit who wrote I can resist everything except temptation: 2 wds. |
| DOROTHYPARKER | New York wit who wrote I hate writing; I love having written: 2 wds. |
| HAROLDROME | Broadway lyricist/composer who wrote "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" |
| LEADUS | ". . . ___ not into temptation . . ." (2 wds.) |
| WILDE | "I can resist everything except temptation" wit |
| EPIGRAM | Pithy saying such as Oscar Wilde's "I can resist everything except temptation" |
| TEMPTATION | *"I can resist everything except ___": Oscar Wilde |
| BONMOT | Mob not correct in saying I can resist everything except temptation (6) |
| WILLROGERS | Oklahoma wit who wrote A fool and his money are soon elected: 2 wds. |
| TWAIN | Wit who wrote "When in doubt, tell the truth" |
| MAXBOHM | EDWARDIAN WIT WHO WROTE "THE HAPPY HYPOCRITE" |
| REPUTATION | "One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good ___": Oscar Wilde (10) |
| KISS | Time for a little love: A ___ from a 28A can be quite wet and sloppy, but who can resist one? |
| SAHL | Wit who recorded the classic 1960 comedy album "At the Hungry I" |
| PLATH | Poet who wrote "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am" |
| BOBMARLEY | Reggae star who wrote I Shot the Sheriff: 2 wds. |
| WILDGOOSECHASE | Sentiment, dry, has to inhabit Irish wit, an absurd pursuit (4-5,5) |
| FORMICA | Hard plastic that can resist heat, used for covering work surfaces |
| OSCAR | Forename of a dramatist, novelist, poet and wit who also wrote short stories including The Fisherman and His Soul, The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant and The Star-Child (5) |
| BIERCE | Ambrose ___, U.S. wit who created The Devil's Dictionary (6) |
