| Not passive |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| 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 |
| School subject: Abbr. |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Highway distances in Europe: Abbr. |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Group that assigns film ratings: Abbr. |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Not quite tight |
| 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 |
| Computer monitor: Abbr. |
| Group that determines a film's rating: Abbr. |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| Otto's realm: Abbr. |
| Group that assigns movie ratings: Abbr. |
| Actress Taylor of "The Notorious Bettie Page |
| Not act subtly |
| Touchdown abbr. |
| A check inside? (Abbr.) |
| Ice Bucket Challenge cause: Abbr. |
| Group that awards merit badges: Abbr. |
| Abbr. in some office titles |
| Doctor who examines tonsils and sinuses: Abbr. |