| Informal refusal |
| 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. |
| Useful skill |
| Expressive rock music subgenre |
| Wondrous event |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Prized mushroom |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Australian city |
| Extreme enthusiast |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Courtroom excuse |
| Meuse feeder |
| Abacus component |
| John/Rice musical |
| Mischievous sprite |
| Big fuss |
| Famous wizard's home |
| Member of the genus Equus |
| Person who rouses game birds to be shot |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Pull strenuously |
| Hazardous curve |
| Legume used in the Indian dish dal |
| Cereal fungus |
| 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 |
| Large percussion instrument |
| Austrian physicist |