| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Enclosed space |
| Game most people lose |
| 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 |
| Adhere closely |
| A ___ lose youth for": Browning |
| Enclosed |
| Actor Bana of "Closed Circuit |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Referee's song to losers |
| Aromatic herb — Timcan't (anag) |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Aesop's race loser |
| Analyzed closely |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Close-fitting padded jacket of Tudor and Stuart England |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| A distance close enough to eavesdrop |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| ... ___. Need to move your belongings but can't afford to rent a van or a truck? Here's our inexpensive alternative: Birds! |
| Closed book |
| Dessert that, if you can't both "have" and "eat," I don't really understand the meaning of "have |
| Agriculture giant celebrating its 175th anniversary this year |
| Close kin |
| Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself" sloganeer, briefly |
| Aesopian closer |
| Can't sell anymore, by necessity |
| Inspected closely |