Answer:

mario

Answer	Crossword Clue
MARIO	Ex-NYS governor Cuomo
MARIO	"Brothers" arcade game
MARIO	Nintendo man

MARIO	Luigi's partner
MARIO	Driver Andretti
MARIO	Writer Puzo
MARIO	1969 winner Andretti
MARIO	Nintendo brother
MARIO	Mustachioed video-game character
MARIO	"Super" guy in games
MARIO	New York governor before George

MARIO	Racer Andretti
MARIO	Video game hero
MARIO	Princess Toadstool's rescuer
MARIO	Video game plumber
MARIO	Novelist Puzo
MARIO	Author Puzo
MARIO	Game Boy man
MARIO	Nintendo video game star

MARIO	Character in several Nintendo games
MARIO	Luigi's brother in video games
MARIO	Cuomo or Puzo
MARIO	Puzo or Cuomo
MARIO	Former New York governor Cuomo
MARIO	1969 Indy 500 winner Andretti
MARIO	Donkey Kong fighter
MARIO	Handheld plumber

MARIO	Lanza of "The Great Caruso"
MARIO	Enrico's portrayer Lanza
MARIO	"Donkey Kong" hero
MARIO	Nintendo icon
MARIO	Enrico Caruso's portrayer Lanza
MARIO	Game Boy guy
MARIO	Tenor Lanza
MARIO	Chef Batali

MARIO	"The Godfather" author Puzo
MARIO	Andretti or Lemieux
MARIO	Ubiquitous guy in Nintendo games
MARIO	Cuomo
MARIO	NHL's Lemieux