| 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. |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Get some downtime |
| Wallboard ingredient |
| Irksome response to "You're avoiding the question |
| Multicolored horse |
| Comedy show that once featured "Spy vs. Spy" cartoons |
| School supplies brand with a cow logo |
| Reddish spice |
| Skewered meat dish |
| 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 |
| Predatory seabird |
| Garlic-flavored dressing |
| Self-centered composer? |
| Cross |
| Like some yams |
| Supplies with gear |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| Pie or cross follower |
| Big and cumbersome |
| Stew ingredient |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Once-sacred Egyptian snakes |
| Abbr. in some office titles |
| Additive in some shampoos |
| Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" predecessor Leno |
| Canine predator |
| Like some U.F.O. sightings |
| Something to check |
| Lustrous layer in some shells |