| 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. |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| 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 |
| Abba's music genre |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Home of the annual Gathering of Nations powwow, the world's largest celebration of Native American culture |
| Actor's first course? |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| First name that's feminine in English and masculine in Italian |
| Co-creator of the Reitwagen, the first internal-combustion motorcycle |
| A first name in whodunits |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| Aromatic emanations |
| First pitcher to have defeated all 30 major-league teams |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| Alias" star Jennifer who's an ambassador for the relief organization Save the Children |
| Ambulances' hosp. destinations |
| A first name in folk music |
| Hitchcock's first Technicolor film |
| Equal distribution of forces among nations |
| First half of an Iowa city |
| Basis for charitable donations |
| Muhammad who refereed the first WrestleMania |
| Ambassador or envoy |
| He interviewed Miles Davis in the first Playboy interview |