| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Hero's beloved |
| '60s film character wearing one black glove |
| 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 |
| Rowena's lover |
| Ivanhoe's love |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |
| Beloved TV and film star |
| #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) |
| Computer pioneer Lovelace (woo-hoo, women in tech!) |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Aida's love |
| Galatea's lover |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Alicia Keys "Teenage Love Affair" album |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Beloved film character with a tail |
| Shine a Little Love" grp. |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Showing love |
| Occupation of Lady Chatterley's lover |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Ancient Sanskrit text on sexual love |
| Agriculture giant celebrating its 175th anniversary this year |
| Picasso's love |
| Lovey-dovey murmurs |
| Rosemary's love in an Anne Nichols play |
| Beloved British figure [black] |