| Not passive |
| 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. |
| Conform to masculine stereotypes by repressing one's feelings, which, as we all know, works out well for everyone |
| Darth Vader and his allies |
| Curtain call cry |
| Bone that Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke after falling off her dune buggy |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| 1973 Rolling Stones ballad |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Footballer's wear |
| Moved rhythmically |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Ballet luminary |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Wallboard ingredient |
| Metallic element |
| Environmentally friendly prefix |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Football receiver |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Split partially |
| Information, informally |
| Not quite tight |
| Pinch into small folds |
| Unknot |
| 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 |
| Halloween window feature |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |