| 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. |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Japanese pond carp |
| Japanese dance-drama |
| 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 |
| Autonomous |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Japanese peak, respectfully |
| Edible Japanese seaweed |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Japanese beer |
| Actor's first course? |
| Japanese ruler |
| Auto stopovers |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| First name that's feminine in English and masculine in Italian |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| Hideo, Major League Baseball's winningest Japanese pitcher |
| A first name in whodunits |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Co-creator of the Reitwagen, the first internal-combustion motorcycle |
| Japanese hunting dog |
| A checkered one is waved at the end of an auto race |
| Japanese outcasts |
| First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| Japanese copier company |
| Japanese coin |
| First pitcher to have defeated all 30 major-league teams |
| Japanese moolah |
| Automotive Spanish port |