| Roman's dozen |
| Not passive |
| Get some downtime |
| Nation with three dots in a row |
| 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 |
| Indonesian island |
| India's dollar |
| Dovecote sound |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Many downloads |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Domed recess |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Downcast |
| Not quite tight |
| Hazardous curve |
| Unknot |
| 2002 space western TV series created by Joss Whedon |
| Halloween window feature |
| 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 |
| Corridor |
| Fonteyn's dancing partner Rudolf |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| Anecdotal knowledge |
| Question from one who doesn't get it |
| Dogged |