Each clue has an answer that sounds like a dirty word or phrase, but actually isn’t. They are:
- Type of mushroom - SHIITAKE
- Planet in our Solar System - URANUS
- Hershey Cubs player - HARRY DICK
- Seabird - BOOBY
- Town in Warren County, New Jersey - BUTTZVILLE
- Chicago Bears Hall of Famer - DICK BUTKUS
- Banking family - FUGGER
- Toilet component - BALLCOCK
- Bird (that’s not a rodent) - TITMOUSE
- Human ancestor - HOMO ERECTUS
- Small citrus fruit - KUMQUAT
- American Chinese appetizer sampler - PU PU PLATTER
- Neckwear - ASCOT
- German conglomerate - SIEMENS
- Member of the subfamily Melolonthinae - COCKCHAFER
- Orkney village - TWATT
- Related to punishment - PENAL
Index into each answer using the number next to the clue, giving letters (bolded) which spell the phrase HAROLD ROME MUSICAL. Fanny is a musical by Harold Rome. Using the same logic of the puzzle, the answer is FANNY.