| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Another name for Mardi Gras | USA Today | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Mardi Gras | LA Times Daily | 30 Oct 2023 |
| When festivities culminate in the French Quarter | Wall Street Journal | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Mardi Gras, literally | USA Today | 28 Apr 2020 |
| What 3/4/2014 is, and a hint to 18-, 31-, 37- and 44-Across | ||
| Lent preceder | ||
| *Mardi Gras, literally | ||
| Big Easy bash | ||
| Hot time in the Big Easy | ||
| Lent preceder | ||
| Hot time in New Orleans | ||
| Big Easy bash | ||
| What Mardi Gras means | ||
| Big Easy bacchanal |