| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Pointed tooth |
| Quick tennis point |
| 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 |
| The highest point |
| Ballpoint pen brand |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| ABA/NBA star with more than 30,000 points |
| A fixed point in time |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| All-points bulletin, e.g. |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Dallas Mavericks point guard (formerly with the Timberwolves) born June 26, 1984: 3 wds. |
| Abruptly to the point |
| Highest point |
| Court paper showing one team's points |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| All points bulletin |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Ltr. recipient pinpointer |
| Jay-Z, self-appointedly |
| Pointer |
| Faith symbolized by a nine-pointed star |
| Agriculture giant celebrating its 175th anniversary this year |
| A straight one is the shortest distance between two points |
| Pointed missile |
| Disappointed Olympic team members, maybe |
| Salesmen's starting points |