| Not passive |
| 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. |
| 1973 Rolling Stones ballad |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| 1973 Rolling Stones #1 hit |
| Not quite tight |
| Unknot |
| 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 |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| It could prove that I'm alive? |
| Muppet roommates on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| Not act subtly |
| Actress Taylor of "The Notorious Bettie Page |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark" actor who reportedly passed on the "Schindler's List" role that went to Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| Critically acclaimed crime drama since 2008: 2 wds. |
| American Hustle" actress whose initials make her an "A-list" celebrity: 2 wds. |
| 2013 animated film in which Steven Tyler voiced a glowworm |
| Actress who wore contact lenses she couldn't see through to play a blind woman in "All I See Is You": 2 wds. |
| Actor Jared who fronts the band 30 Seconds to Mars |
| A Johnny One-Note |
| Creative notion |