| Roman's dozen |
| 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. |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Pianist known for her transcription of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
| Like many files nowadays |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Oft-quoted Chairman |
| German steel city |
| Concert manager |
| Many downloads |
| 2008/2012 campaign portmanteau |
| Behave in a certain manner |
| Foundation for many a dessert |
| Horse command |
| A German river |
| 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 |
| Man-made fibre |
| Roman dwelling |
| Manipulate |
| Sherman Hemsley sitcom |
| Mid-Atlantic border town portmanteau |
| German artist Max |
| Conversation is ___ in which a man has all mankind for his competitors": Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Ibsen woman |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Popular German beer brand |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Adman's award |