| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BIGEASY | Mardi Gras destination (with "The") |
| BIGEASY | Mardi Gras setting, with "the" |
| GALA | Like the Mardi Gras |
| REX | King of the Mardi Gras |
| FESTIVAL | The Mardi gras, for example. |
| LENTEN | Like the post-Mardi Gras period |
| FALSEFACE | Part of the Mardi Gras costume. |
| PANCAKEDAY | Mardi Gras, in the U.K. |
| ASHES | They're worn on the day after Mardi Gras |
| IKOIKO | Mardi Gras song that was a 1965 hit for the Dixie Cups |
