| 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. |
| Purring pet |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Get some downtime |
| Middle Eastern market |
| Fleet head |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Cricket term |
| Othello's betrayer |
| Ballet luminary |
| Unreturned serve |
| Former gold coin |
| Alphabetical Jackson 5 hit |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Quiet |
| Rocket expert Willy |
| Leafy vegetable |
| Metallic element |
| Intense, as competition |
| Hunky-dory; copacetic |
| Narrow inlet of a river |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Former Belgian camera brand |
| ___ Pet (kitschy plant) |
| Former Turkish ruler |
| Character changed by spirits at Yuletide |
| Actress-director's vegetables? |