| Not passive |
| Baltic country. |
| 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 |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Not quite tight |
| Unknot |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| What a shame |
| Actress Taylor of "The Notorious Bettie Page |
| Not act subtly |
| Carnivore's comment about what to eat during bad weather? |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| 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 |
| Creative notion |
| Himalayan country |
| ___ stage (Freudian notion) |
| Agent noted for Oscar night bashes |
| Asian country |
| A Johnny One-Note |
| Somewhat safe sword |
| Noteworthy accomplishment |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| Jackson of country music |