| 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 |
| Metallic element |
| 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 |
| Soft, silvery-white element |
| Crossword framework |
| Almost any element whose name ends in -ium |
| Abundant element in Earth's core |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Worshipped crossword constructor, e.g. (okay, I know, there aren't any, but a man can dream) |
| A gaseous element |
| A-list screenwriter (and crossword fan) who won an Oscar for "Schindler's List," Steven ___ |
| Actor who supposedly "destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise |
| Elementary gases |
| Start of an elementary lesson |
| Crossword quitter's cry? |
| Elements of stunning black-and-white photographs? |
| Agenda element |
| Accidental repeat of an entry in a crossword grid |
| Aristotelian element |
| Controlling element |
| Battery element |
| Crossword element |
| About half of crossword clues |
| Elementary fellow? |
| Element in many semiconductors |
| All the "noble" elements |
| Penultimate element, alphabetically |
| Dreaded element |