The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Mini Puzzle 1

Scratch, say

Isn't anymore

Hard water?

Cap___

Stephen Colbert: "Steve Bannon and his 3 cronies routed payments from the crowdfunding campaign through the nonprofit, disguising them with fake invoices. That seems suspicious, especially since the invoice had an $80,000 item labeled ___."

College quarters

3 prefix

"Hahaha" alternative

Superlative indicator

Care

___ mil, one million dollars

Hot again?

Paradoxically, it can be civil

Go down in intensity

Disparaging remarks

Radio ___, clean version of a song

Initialism said after recounting an unfortunate or embarrassing personal experience