| 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 |
| Christmas songs |
| Cavalry sword |
| SWORD |
| 1964 Beatles song |
| 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 |
| Maiden name word |
| Give one's word |
| Medieval sword |
| 2005 Black Eyed Peas hit that Pitchfork called "so monumentally vacuous, slapped together and tossed-off that it truly tests the definition of 'song.' |
| Miss Piggy's favorite word |
| 2000 Best Song Oscar winner |
| Blunted swords |
| I.e. words |
| Accounting word |
| Old-fashioned curse word |
| Swords for fencing |
| Somewhat safe sword |
| Crossword framework |
| A good band pic on the CD, songs that will appeal to music producers, etc.? |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| A nice word for dirt? |
| A WWI song urged us to keep them burning |
| Rewords (text) |
| Almost dozen Grateful Dead song "The ___ |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Sampler word |
| Music genre word |