"___ it when that happens" (1980s "SNL" catchphrase) Crossword Clue

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"___ it when that happens" (1980s "SNL" catchphrase) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CATCHPHRASE (noun)
1. a phrase that has become a catchword
1980S (noun)
1. the decade from 1980 to 1989

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33. Try again on the field or garden, say

34. Deserves to receive

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56. PREPOSITION: [("atop")]

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21. Word in many business names

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25. NOUN: "an embankment for preventing flooding"

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