Each of the clues refers to a Looney Tunes character. (One of the many hints to this is the spelling of LOONEY in the penultimate clue.) In order, they are:
- PETUNIA
- LOLA BUNNY
- DAFFY DUCK
- FOGHORN LEGHORN
- WILE E. COYOTE
- SYLVESTER
- BUGS BUNNY
- PEPE LE PEW
- TASMANIAN DEVIL
- MICHIGAN J. FROG
- MARVIN THE MARTIAN
- PORKY PIG
- SPEEDY GONZALES
- TWEETY
- YOSEMITE SAM
- ELMER FUDD
- ROADRUNNER
Each clue is followed by a number. Reading the letter in that position in the character’s name gives the phrase EACH CLUE THIRD WORD. The third words of each clue, read in order, read THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE SERIES OF COLORED SHORT FILMS THAT WAS THE COUNTERPART TO LOONEY TUNES. Originally, Warner Bros. used Looney Tunes as the name for their black-and-white shorts, and MERRIE MELODIES for their color shorts.