| 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. |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Footballer's wear |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Football receiver |
| 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 |
| Cross |
| Pie or cross follower |
| Football great Dawson |
| Crossword framework |
| Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| Above the crossbar and between the uprights |
| Football player Jackson drinks water before a game? |
| 0, on a football pitch |
| Feeling cross |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| Criss-cross framework |
| Baseball/football Hall-of-Famer Hubbard |
| CNN commentator Brazile |
| Worshipped crossword constructor, e.g. (okay, I know, there aren't any, but a man can dream) |
| Actress Redgrave and football's Swann |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Oakland footballer |
| Hippie's cross |
| Longtime N.F.L. coach nicknamed Papa Bear |
| Double-crosser |
| A-list screenwriter (and crossword fan) who won an Oscar for "Schindler's List," Steven ___ |
| Conservative political commentator Navarro |
| Football distances |
| Charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |