| 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. |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| 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. |
| Hero's beloved |
| Time's 2007 "Invention of the Year |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| 2008/2012 campaign portmanteau |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| 2002 space western TV series created by Joss Whedon |
| '60s film character wearing one black glove |
| 2005 Black Eyed Peas hit that Pitchfork called "so monumentally vacuous, slapped together and tossed-off that it truly tests the definition of 'song.' |
| Muppet roommates on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| Rowena's lover |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| 2000 Best Song Oscar winner |
| American Hustle" actress whose initials make her an "A-list" celebrity: 2 wds. |
| Ivanhoe's love |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark" actor who reportedly passed on the "Schindler's List" role that went to Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| Critically acclaimed crime drama since 2008: 2 wds. |
| 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 |
| 2013 animated film in which Steven Tyler voiced a glowworm |
| Portuguese term meaning "suspects" brought up in the 2007 Madeleine McCann disappearance case |
| 1962 hit with the lyric "Like the samba sound, my heart begins to pound |
| Actress who wore contact lenses she couldn't see through to play a blind woman in "All I See Is You": 2 wds. |
| Beloved TV and film star |
| Computer pioneer Lovelace (woo-hoo, women in tech!) |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| 2009 federal rebate program |