| Informal refusal |
| 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. |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Prized heirloom |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Useful skill |
| Pen name of Charles Henry Smith |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Expressive rock music subgenre |
| Cheat |
| Pianist known for her transcription of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
| Wondrous event |
| ESP, they say |
| Fleet head |
| Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride' |
| Bone that Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke after falling off her dune buggy |
| Queen of the tides |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Initials on a bounced check |
| Jason Ritter sci-fi series that lasted for one season, with "The |
| Chewbacca's captain |
| Northern diving seabird |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Actress Fisher who voices Agnes in "Despicable Me |
| Prized mushroom |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Australian city |
| Othello's betrayer |