| 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. |
| Band names |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Masthead names, for short |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Carefully thought-out strategy |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Not quite tight |
| Unknot |
| County Clare capital |
| Careful scrutiny |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| Actor whose middle name is Tiffany |
| Not act subtly |
| Actress Taylor of "The Notorious Bettie Page |
| Are able, biblically |
| Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key |
| Become apparent |
| Health-care professionals |
| Become threadbare |