| 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. |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Persuasive one |
| Conversation starters |
| Milne marsupial |
| Brutish person |
| Large marsupial |
| Patron saint of beekeepers |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Criticise harshly |
| Multicolored horse |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Persian Gulf prince |
| Horse command |
| Cornerstone abbreviation |
| Canvassers |
| Person who rouses game birds to be shot |
| Norse troublemaker |
| 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 |
| Controversial flavor enhancer |
| Rub harshly |
| Like a subtitled black-and-white movie in which everyone smokes and wears sunglasses |
| Criticizes harshly |
| Curse |
| Orchestra members |
| Big and cumbersome |