"PEANUT", "BUTTER", "JELLY", "TIME"
The sea nettle is one of these blobby creatures with stinging tentacles
A Jellyfish
Area in a building containing wiring or plumbing but with limited upright access
Crawlspace
When it comes to composting, used grounds or paper filters for this beverage are welcome
Coffee
These 2 title MTV cartoon guys thought the band Kiss was "pretty cool for a bunch of mimes"
Beavis and Butthead
On the boat out to the island, I sipped champagne, both doux ("sweet") & sec (this opposite quality)
Dry
A schedule of events
A times table
It's the one-word realm of electronic communication
Cyberspace
Done with that Hubba Bubba or Nicorette? Yes, you can go ahead & compost this
Chewing gum
From 1970 to 2011 "All My Children" sizzled with Susan Lucci as this character
Erica Kane
Next to where the helicopters were parked, I tasted a great white varietal fittingly called "Chenin" this
Blanc
In a table setting, it's placed on its own small plate above the forks
A butter knife
It's the format
of the clue,
as you can see
Double-space
OK, you hollowed it out, cut it up & stuck it on your front step but it's Nov. 1--compost this hyphenated holiday item
A jack-o-lantern
(I'm Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.) I said this character I created "likes winning strangers over. He likes seducing strangers, and that's what advertising is"
Don Draper
After hearing my bawdy joke, my wife did this, also a synonym for the rosé she was drinking
Blush
This candy made of caramelized sugar & a legume is easily broken-- but that's the point!
Peanut brittle
It's the key to making text on your computer go away in one click
Backspace
After finishing a $15,000 bottle of 1985 Richebourg Grand Cru, you can put this in your heap, as long as it's natural
Cork
Hey, Edith! This actor played Archie Bunker for 13 years
Carroll O'Connor
I'd always called this red wine syrah, but the guy who was pouring said it's also called this
Shiraz
Alliterative name for chunks of Styrofoam that spill all over the floor when unpacking a box you've received
Packing Peanuts
In 1948 it was a novel about Matt Dodson's adventures on Venus; today it's someone out of touch with reality
A space cadet
Big into discipline, Gen. Winfield Scott earned the nickname "Old Fuss &" these, which the General could then compost
Feathers
This was the full name of Henry Winkler's cool character on "Happy Days"
Arthur Fonzarelli
The band played "The Longest Time" & I drank some Maestro, a blend made for this epic winemaker's 50th anniversary
Robert Mondavi