| 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. |
| Conversation starters |
| Start of a riddle |
| 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 |
| Kid Galahad" star |
| Four-time baseball All-Star Jose |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| A Few Good Men" co-star Moore |
| Start of a Mexican calendar |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Starchy tubers |
| Actor's first course? |
| Beloved TV and film star |
| NBA All-Star nicknamed "Flash |
| Actress who co-starred in "Havana," 1990 |
| A-list star, for short |
| ABA/NBA star with more than 30,000 points |
| ABC show that starts at 7 a.m. daily: Abbr. |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| First name that's feminine in English and masculine in Italian |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| Co-creator of the Reitwagen, the first internal-combustion motorcycle |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| A first name in whodunits |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Station 19" star who says her experience as a salsa dancer helps her perform stunts: 3 wds. |
| Affleck who stars in the upcoming movie "Gone Girl |
| Actress ___ Brie who stars alongside her husband Dave Franco in "The Disaster Artist |