Weird Al Yankovic's first Billboard hit Crossword Clue

• Fail spectacularly

  New York Times · Friday, February 6, 2026 · 5 letters

• Face-plant, so to speak

  New York Times · Friday, August 8, 2025 · 5 letters

• Take the L

  New York Times · Monday, February 24, 2025 · 5 letters

• Wipe out spectacularly

  New York Times · Tuesday, June 18, 2024 · 5 letters

• Suffer an embarrassing loss

  New York Times · Sunday, July 23, 2023 · 5 letters

• Wipe out big-time

  New York Times · Monday, August 8, 2022 · 5 letters

• Wipe out

  New York Times · Sunday, November 28, 2021 · 5 letters

• Completely fail

  New York Times · Monday, September 27, 2021 · 5 letters

• Wipe out, slangily

  New York Times · Sunday, May 23, 2021 · 5 letters

• Face-plant, say

  New York Times · Thursday, January 16, 2020 · 5 letters

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• 7-Across "Family Guy" mayor, or the actor providing his voice
• 7-Down No more
• 8-Down Kind of box for input
• 9-Down Moral theory that doesn't allow for shades of gray
• 10-Down Old-fashioned letter opener
• 11-Down You might keep a watch on it
• 13-Down What tuning forks are made of
• 14-Down Clipped
• 15-Across Dump truck filler
• 16-Across Deliver
• 17-Across Shameless yes-man