Answer:

roasts

Answer	Crossword Clue
ROASTS	Certain tributes (although they may not seem like them)
ROASTS	Makes insulting jokes about
ROASTS	Some celebrity charity events

ROASTS	Some tributes
ROASTS	Entrees brought out with carving knives
ROASTS	Some banquets
ROASTS	Certain tributes
ROASTS	Some wingdings
ROASTS	Friars' fetes
ROASTS	Sunday dinners
ROASTS	Friars Club events

ROASTS	Wingdings
ROASTS	Some hot suppers
ROASTS	Ridicules mercilessly
ROASTS	Country parties
ROASTS	Lies in the summer sun
ROASTS	Lets have it
ROASTS	Exposes to dry heat
ROASTS	Family dinners