Solutions dubious patter naively assuming earl gets paid absence from work as a new dad has 5 entries with similar clues
- 3-letter words
- sonDad's boy, to dad
- 4-letter words
- stan"American Dad!" dad
- 6-letter words
- grampadad's dad
- 7-letter words
- shudderShake from/with fear
- 8-letter words
- deadlockSituation from/in which no progress can be made