| Baltic country. |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| 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 |
| Italian pastry |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Over there, to a poet |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |
| Himalayan country |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| A cotillion in a pastry shop? |
| Asian country |
| Jackson of country music |
| Additional tryouts |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| A poetry form/With seventeen syllables/And only three lines |
| European country capital |
| A country's output, for short |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Mixture brushed onto pastry dough before baking |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Infantry — unit of linear measure |
| French-speaking country where illegal activity runs rampant? |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Ahmadinejad's country |
| Sentry's warning |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| An old man from the country. |
| Almond-flavored pastry named for its resemblance to an animal extremity |