Across
- 3. Command to a rider: "___ me something, Mister!"
- 6. Party with masks and fancy dress
- 8. "Fat" in French
- 10. Rice dish with chicken, sausage, or seafood
- 12. Oval cake with a hidden plastic baby
- 16. The Mardi Gras color symbolizing Justice
- 17. Krewe of ___, named for the Greek dream god
- 18. Local cocktail with a "stormy" name
- 21. Round, plastic neckwear thrown from floats
- 23. Favorite NOLA sandwich on French bread
- 24. CHARLES Main parade route street
- 26. Elaborate vehicle in a parade
- 28. Square, powdered sugar-covered doughnut
- 30. Krewe famous for hand-painted coconuts
- 31. "Laissez les bons temps ___"
- 34. Cajun stew often served with rice
- 36. Aluminum "coins" with Krewe emblems
- 38. Torches carried to light night parades
Down
- 1. Elaborate parade attire
- 2. State home to the biggest U.S. celebration
- 4. Ensemble with trumpets and trombones
- 5. The day before Mardi Gras: ___ Gras
- 6. Identity-hiding face covering
- 7. Famous street known for its party atmosphere
- 8. The Mardi Gras color symbolizing Power
- 9. A social organization that puts on a parade
- 11. "Tuesday" in French
- 13. The Mardi Gras color symbolizing Faith
- 14. Common acronym for New Orleans
- 15. The Wednesday following Fat Tuesday
- 19. The "King of Carnival" Krewe
- 20. Spicy crawfish dish: Crawfish ___
- 22. The "Big" nickname for New Orleans
- 25. Krewe named after the God of Wine
- 27. Grassy area between two NOLA lanes
- 29. New Orleans' historic district: French ___
- 32. Season of fasting starting after Mardi Gras
- 33. Flour and fat base for Cajun cooking
- 35. Found inside a King Cake for good luck
- 37. Type of high-energy music in NOLA