| Masculine possessive pronoun |
| Not passive |
| 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. |
| Conform to masculine stereotypes by repressing one's feelings, which, as we all know, works out well for everyone |
| Gaucho's lasso |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Braying beast |
| Christmas warmer |
| Desert safari beast |
| Mason's trough |
| Middle Eastern market |
| Cassis apéritif |
| Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride' |
| Unreasonable |
| Persuasive one |
| Sashayed |
| Evasive tactic |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Christmas songs |
| Dashboard abbreviation |
| Jason Ritter sci-fi series that lasted for one season, with "The |
| Mideast peninsula |
| Mountain PAsture |
| Ecclesiastical surplice |
| Jurassic Park" creature |
| East Indian tree |
| Phase of history. |
| Ancient Hebrew measure |
| Extreme enthusiast |
| Intense, as competition |