| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| 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 |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Monogram of the author of "The Biglow Papers |
| Amsterdam" author McEwan |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" author Dave |
| Command authoritatively |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Ascended stealthily |
| 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 |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| A Footnote to History" author's inits. |
| Matzo Balls for Breakfast" author |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Author's rewards |
| Campus authority |
| Gullible's Travels" author |
| British author who gave Harvard's 2008 commencement speech: 2 wds. |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Author of inspirational stories for boys |
| Author of a 1952 novel published in full in Life magazine |
| The Land of Painted Caves" author, 2011 |
| All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room" author Bombeck |
| ''Any Woman's Blues'' author Jong |
| The Stepford Wives" author |