| 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. |
| French clerical title |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| King's title |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| 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 |
| Like a subtitled black-and-white movie in which everyone smokes and wears sunglasses |
| Debater's entitlement |
| Abbr. in some office titles |
| French priest's title |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Nature's title |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Actor's first course? |
| Rousseau title character |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Bubbly title |
| First name that's feminine in English and masculine in Italian |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| A pageant winner's title |
| A first name in whodunits |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Co-creator of the Reitwagen, the first internal-combustion motorcycle |
| A lady's representative? |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| Bach title? |
| Michael Keaton title role, 1989 |
| Beyoncé song with a title that describes a saintly glow |
| Coptic clergyman's title |