| 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 |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| 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 |
| Uneasy state |
| Cross |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Pie or cross follower |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Stirring state |
| Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| Crossword framework |
| Col. in a profit-and-loss statement |
| Hoosier State (Abbr.) |
| Above the crossbar and between the uprights |
| Estate of a feudal lord |
| Allstate subsidiary |
| Aloha State souvenir |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Feeling cross |
| First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| Aptly, Pierre's state |
| Agreement between states |
| Ailment that leaves one in a confused state? |
| Dejected statement |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| Sorbonne states |
| Confidently state |
| The Clerical State? |
| Corestates Center, for one |