| Reporter's question |
| Informal refusal |
| Cowboy's suffix for buck |
| Canadian city named for Queen Victoria |
| Inspiring instructor |
| Prefix for fiction |
| Paquin or Magnani |
| North Carolina river |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Conform to masculine stereotypes by repressing one's feelings, which, as we all know, works out well for everyone |
| 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 |
| Pianist known for her transcription of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
| Form of Cecilia |
| Lawyer, for short |
| Makes uniform |
| 2008/2012 campaign portmanteau |
| Pull with effort |
| Neighbor of Peru |
| Northern diving seabird |
| Rink flooring |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Animated "Explorer |
| Ending with cloth or cash |
| Foundation for many a dessert |
| Horoscope writer |
| Overemoting actor |
| Itinerant worker |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Cavalry sword |