| CEY | '70s-'80s baseballer Ron "The Penguin" ___ |
| OSWALD | Gotham villain who becomes criminal mastermind The Penguin, ___ Cobblepot |
| ESE | Penguin___ ("Pingu" language) |
| HENCEFORTH | Ron, the chef, is cooking from now on (10) |
| THENCEFORTH | Fetch Ron the rum after that (11) |
| HORNET | Upsetting Ron, the large wasp (6) |
| RODENT | Ted has disturbed Ron - the rat! |
| SURFS | Animation about boardriding penguins, ___ Up |
| DIFFRENTSTROKES | '70s-'80s series about the Drummond family ... and what the starts of four long answers are |
| ERA | '70s-'80s cause in the US |
| PTL | '70s-'80s televangelist show "The ___ Club" |
| ANDYGRIFFITH | Popular TV star of the '60s, '70s, '80s & '90s (2) |
| CAROLBURNETT | Popular TV star of the '60s, '70s, '80s & '90s (2) |
| NEWWAVE | '70s-'80s genre associated with the Knack's "My Sharona" |
| OCTET | The Bradford kids of '70s-'80s TV, e.g. |
| CHER | Singer with #1 hits in the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s |
| COLINFARRELL | The Banshees of Inisherin actor who plays the title character on The Penguin: 2 wds. |
| EMPEROR | This star of the National Geographic film, March Of The Penguins, is the largest of the species |
| EVILDOER | The Joker or The Penguin |
| ENEMIES | The Joker and the Penguin, to Batman |