| 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? |
| You might draw them when answering questions |
| One-sided contests |
| 2005 Black Eyed Peas hit that Pitchfork called "so monumentally vacuous, slapped together and tossed-off that it truly tests the definition of 'song.' |
| Actor William of "The Greatest American Hero |
| Action needed to spot the four fliers in the theme answers |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| A form of protest |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Affirmative answers |
| Noncommittal answer |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Abysmal test score |
| Detest |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Of greatest age |
| Duane who was #2 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| Dish dubbed "the greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in 50 years" by the International Society of Epicures in 1953 |
| Running contest |
| An answer in “20 Questions.” |
| America's Test Kitchen" garments |
| Protestant denomination |
| Type of contest |
| A straight one is the shortest distance between two points |
| Details of contest regulations |
| Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |
| Professor's answer sheet |