| 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 |
| Curtain call cry |
| Crystal-filled rock |
| 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 |
| Cry of surprise |
| Falstaffian cry |
| Crossword framework |
| Cryptography topics |
| Fed-up person's cry |
| Courtroom cry |
| Hamlet's cry of disgust |
| Actress Mendes who comforts Will Ferrell in "The Other Guys" by singing "Pimps Don't Cry |
| It's ___!" (speakeasy cry) |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| Outcry |
| Worshipped crossword constructor, e.g. (okay, I know, there aren't any, but a man can dream) |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Crybaby's favorite dinner drinks? |
| Distressed damsel's cry |
| A-list screenwriter (and crossword fan) who won an Oscar for "Schindler's List," Steven ___ |
| Amy of "Cry-Baby |
| Kennel cry |
| Owl's cry |
| Canine cry |
| Cackling cry from a mad scientist before unleashing havoc on southern California? |
| Acts of mimicry. |
| Cry of despair |
| Crossword quitter's cry? |
| Ballpark cry |