| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Puzzled comments |
| 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 |
| Cereal fungus |
| Basic breakfast cereal |
| Otto's realm: Abbr. |
| Reality show about folk-dancing homemakers (with "The") |
| Cereal grain |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Belgian surrealist |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Ethereal: Poet. |
| 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 |
| Ethereal |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Realm that dissolved during the Napoleonic Wars: Abbr. |
| High-fiber cereal |
| Boxer who won 1980's Brawl in Montreal |
| Dessert that, if you can't both "have" and "eat," I don't really understand the meaning of "have |
| Dawdler's panicked realization |
| Actor who served under the real-life US colonel he portrays in "12 Strong": 2 wds. |
| Arboreal symbol of Apollo |
| Noah's son keeps a realm together |
| ___ Puffs (cereal with a peanut butter and chocolate flavor) |
| Moody Blues co-founder Laine's real importance? |
| It really bites |
| Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |
| Cereal bit |