| 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. |
| R&B's -- Hill |
| Critic's write-up |
| Finnish maestro ___-Pekka Salonen |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Cub-scout leader |
| Punk-rock offshoot |
| 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. |
| Crystal-filled rock |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Jason Ritter sci-fi series that lasted for one season, with "The |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Oft-quoted Chairman |
| Maiden name lead-in |
| Noted potters |
| Low-pitched woodwind |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Good-luck animal |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Japanese dance-drama |
| Two-dimensional extent. |
| Carefully thought-out strategy |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Computer-telephone link |
| Not quite tight |
| Rock-garden plant |
| Unknot |