| 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 |
| Band names |
| Jason Ritter sci-fi series that lasted for one season, with "The |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Irksome response to "You're avoiding the question |
| Cavalry sword |
| Masthead names, for short |
| SWORD |
| 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 |
| Maiden name word |
| Give one's word |
| Medieval sword |
| Miss Piggy's favorite word |
| Like some yams |
| Big and cumbersome |
| Blunted swords |
| Long-lasting (illness) |
| Abbr. in some office titles |
| Additive in some shampoos |
| Architectural pilaster |
| Like some U.F.O. sightings |
| Something to check |
| I.e. words |
| Lustrous layer in some shells |
| Accounting word |
| Like some SoHo shops |
| Like some measurements |
| Old-fashioned curse word |