Answer:

spoofs

Answer	Crossword Clue
SPOOFS	"Spaceballs," et al.
SPOOFS	Lampoons
SPOOFS	"Wet Hot American Summer" et al.

SPOOFS	Comedies with targets
SPOOFS	Parodies
SPOOFS	Send-ups
SPOOFS	Makes fun of
SPOOFS	"SNL" staples
SPOOFS	Sends up
SPOOFS	"SNL" fare
SPOOFS	Hoaxes: Slang.

SPOOFS	Kids.
SPOOFS	Parodies.
SPOOFS	Fools
SPOOFS	Jests
SPOOFS	Satires
SPOOFS	"S.N.L." skits, e.g.
SPOOFS	Many Mel Brooks films
SPOOFS	"Spaceballs" and the like

SPOOFS	Playful satires
SPOOFS	Puts on
SPOOFS	Mel Brooks movies, e.g.

Crossword

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