| Once possessed |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride' |
| Concert manager |
| Comedy show that once featured "Spy vs. Spy" cartoons |
| 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 |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Late September babies concealed one strong craving? |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Once-sacred Egyptian snakes |
| Budgetary waste |
| Air-conditioning refrigerant causing environmental concerns |
| Cleanser once pitched by Josephine the Plumber |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| Concentrated solution |
| Judge's concern |
| Was inventive |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Coulter whose jaw was wired shut in November, according to the New York Post |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Wash |
| ___ around (wasted time) |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| City where Meat Loaf was born |
| Big, as a concerto goes |
| A.E.S. was one |
| 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 |
| Trevi tosses, once |