| 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. |
| Afternoon prayer, in Islam |
| Part of a colon |
| 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? |
| Christmas warmer |
| Type of lizard |
| Useful skill |
| Darth Vader and his allies |
| Finnish maestro ___-Pekka Salonen |
| 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 |
| Danish port |
| Wondrous event |
| Web portal with a butterfly logo |
| Cues from a stage coach |
| Type of hat |
| ESP, they say |
| Band of Gold singer Payne |
| Fleet head |
| Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride' |
| Kind of reflex |
| Cassis apéritif |
| Skilled showoff |
| Bone that Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke after falling off her dune buggy |