| 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. |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Baltic country. |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Damask rose product |
| 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 |
| Man-made fibre |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Budgetary waste |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Portuguese term meaning "suspects" brought up in the 2007 Madeleine McCann disappearance case |
| Himalayan country |
| Actor's first course? |
| Where to keep tunes? |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Jackson of country music |
| Was inventive |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| Alcoholic drink made from a Polynesian shrub's roots |
| ___ around (wasted time) |
| Wash |
| Animated film where the main character journeys to the excavation site of a Roman emperor's corpse and learns a little something along the way? |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |