| 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 |
| Skewered meat dish |
| 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 |
| Predatory seabird |
| Garlic-flavored dressing |
| Self-centered composer? |
| Cross |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| Pie or cross follower |
| Stew ingredient |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Once-sacred Egyptian snakes |
| Canine predator |
| Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" predecessor Leno |
| Fertilizer ingredients |
| Actor Jared who fronts the band 30 Seconds to Mars |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| Adored by |
| Actress who co-starred in "Havana," 1990 |
| Pestered for payment |
| Crossword framework |
| Flattered sincerely? |
| Absolut Berri" ingredient |
| Terriers originally bred in Yorkshire |
| Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |