| 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. |
| Canadian city named for Queen Victoria |
| Pen name of Charles Henry Smith |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Band names |
| Ornamental tree |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Maiden name lead-in |
| Karate expert |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Gluck of operatic fame |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Masthead names, for short |
| Group that assigns film ratings: Abbr. |
| Relief name |
| Las Vegas resort with an Italian name |
| Carefully thought-out strategy |
| Poes middle name |
| Ornamental herb |
| Big name in the baby aisle |
| Neil Armstrong's middle name |
| Ornamental shrub |
| 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 |
| Maiden name word |
| Group that determines a film's rating: Abbr. |
| 15th-century French king nicknamed "the Prudent |
| Myanmar's former name |
| Actor whose middle name is Tiffany |
| 1950's White House nickname |
| Group that assigns movie ratings: Abbr. |