| 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? |
| Darth Vader and his allies |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Phase of history. |
| 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 |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Conversation is ___ in which a man has all mankind for his competitors": Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Loafed around |
| Actress Gadot of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise |
| 2009 federal rebate program |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| A bit of fatalism after a fender bender |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Animated film where the main character journeys to the excavation site of a Roman emperor's corpse and learns a little something along the way? |
| When asked how many slices his pizza should be cut into: "Better make it six. I ___" (Yogi Berra quote): 3 wds. |
| Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| Where to keep tunes? |
| Mystical comic book superhero played by Benedict Cumberbatch in an upcoming movie |
| Elvis's middle name, on his birth certificate |
| American Indian confederation, after inflation? |
| Namesake of a blended whisky brand |
| Fed-up person's cry |
| Actress Paquin who plays Rogue in the "X-Men" franchise |
| History book chapters |
| Bend |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |