| 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. |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| 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 |
| Uneasy state |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Stirring state |
| Actor's first course? |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Col. in a profit-and-loss statement |
| Hoosier State (Abbr.) |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| Class for someone whose native tongue isn't widely spoken in the U.S., for short |
| Co-creator of the Reitwagen, the first internal-combustion motorcycle |
| Aloha State souvenir |
| First name that's feminine in English and masculine in Italian |
| Alma-___, U.S.S.R. city |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Allstate subsidiary |
| A first name in whodunits |
| Estate of a feudal lord |
| Aptly, Pierre's state |
| Ailment that leaves one in a confused state? |
| Dejected statement |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Corestates Center, for one |
| Confidently state |