| Not passive |
| 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 |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Noted potters |
| You might draw them when answering questions |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Not quite tight |
| Unknot |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| Actress Taylor of "The Notorious Bettie Page |
| Not act subtly |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| Creative notion |
| A Johnny One-Note |
| ___ stage (Freudian notion) |
| Agent noted for Oscar night bashes |
| Whence comes a hero? |
| Another banned chemical |
| Noteworthy accomplishment |
| Script notation |
| Adam or Eve, notably |
| When asked how many slices his pizza should be cut into: "Better make it six. I ___" (Yogi Berra quote): 3 wds. |
| A-list notable |
| __ a happy note |
| Drab; not stylish |