| 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. |
| Banded quartz |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Expressive rock music subgenre |
| Band of Gold singer Payne |
| Punk-rock offshoot |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Crystal-filled rock |
| Band names |
| Rocket expert Willy |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Rockies skiing destination |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| TV band |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Rock-garden plant |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| 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 |
| Classic 1977 album pronounced like a continent |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Actor whose middle name is Tiffany |
| Nagging (husband) |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key |
| Mister Guitar" album maker |
| Budgetary waste |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |