| 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 |
| Wallboard ingredient |
| Multicolored horse |
| Comedy show that once featured "Spy vs. Spy" cartoons |
| Reddish spice |
| 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 |
| Skewered meat dish |
| Garlic-flavored dressing |
| Predatory seabird |
| Self-centered composer? |
| Cross |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| Pie or cross follower |
| Actor William of "The Greatest American Hero |
| Stew ingredient |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Canine predator |
| Americans who move to Canada, e.g.? |
| Once-sacred Egyptian snakes |
| American" bar staple |
| Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" predecessor Leno |
| South American lasso |
| Fertilizer ingredients |
| American Hustle" actress whose initials make her an "A-list" celebrity: 2 wds. |
| American __" (performer's TV showcase) |
| Pestered for payment |
| Actor Jared who fronts the band 30 Seconds to Mars |
| American pit viper |