| Asset-freezing org. (CONTEST ALERT! My new all-skill, solve-at-home crossword contest benefiting the Alzheimer's Foundation of America is Sept. 30. First prize, $2,500. For details visit www.alzfdn. |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Pie or cross follower |
| Cross |
| Alternative to purchase |
| Alternative to tossed salad |
| Alternative energy options |
| Black, blue or straw |
| Crossword framework |
| Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| Above the crossbar and between the uprights |
| Aluminum foil alternatives? |
| Alternative to man-to-man defense, in basketball |
| Blues group?: Abbr. |
| Printer's blue hue |
| Sleepy John ___ (blues guitarist) |
| Alternatives to RCs |
| Android alternative for smartphones |
| Alternative to air or highway |
| Alternative to a Whopper |
| Blueprint spec ... or, allowable hours for hound sounds? |
| Criss-cross framework |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Alternative to MasterCard and Visa, for short |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| Alternatives to Pentiums |
| Alternatives to downloads |