2-LETTER SPELLING BEE
(Ken: You must spell your response.) 10/7/22
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE PEOPLE 10/7/21
LEAD SINGER OF THE BAND
(Alex: You identify the band.)
U.S. FRANCHISES
10/7/21
double ds
100

Negative reply

N-O

100

This actress & bestselling author was the first female head writer of the show

Tina Fey
100

Chris Martin

Coldplate
or Coldplay

100

"Oh thank heaven for" this chain of convenience stores & for its Slurpees

7-eleven

100

Some say this synonym for nuptials isn't a word; it's a sentence!

Wedding

200

Chopping tool

A-X

200

Yes, this "Weekend Update" co-anchor is named for the revolutionary

Che

200

Gwen Stefani

No doubt

200

Completes the name of the business started in 2009 after the founder cracked his cell phone screen: uBreak...

uBreakiFix

200

Derby rider's seat

Saddle

300

Domesticated bovine

O-X

300

"The ears aren't quite as big", said President Obama of this SNLer who regularly portrayed him

Fred Armisen

300

Rob Thomas

Matchbox 20

300

A red, white & blue hot air balloon is the logo of this real estate franchise that opened its first office in 1973

RE/MAX

300

Adjective meaning designed to elude detection

Hidden

400

Jewish "So? Come on!"

N-U

or O-Y

400

Back in 1975 this late comedian hosted the very first "Saturday Night Live"

George Carlin

400

For much of the '80s & '90s, Michael McDonald

Doobie Brothers

400

At its 2,000+ locations, this "worldly" chain makes its gym users feel welcome with its "Judgement Free Zone"

Planet Fitness

400

Structure on a boat that steers

Rudder

500

Mystic mantra

O-M

500

Her character Mary Catherine Gallagher was based on her own Catholic school experience

Molly Shannon

500

Pat Monahan

Train
500

This specialty comes between "Nothing" & "Cakes" in the punning name of a franchisee

Bundt

500

An enigmatic word puzzle

riddle