| Reporter's question |
| Informal refusal |
| Paquin or Magnani |
| Cowboy's suffix for buck |
| Prefix for fiction |
| 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. |
| Canadian city named for Queen Victoria |
| Inspiring instructor |
| Afternoon prayer, in Islam |
| Animated "Explorer |
| Costello or Ferrigno |
| North Carolina river |
| Conform to masculine stereotypes by repressing one's feelings, which, as we all know, works out well for everyone |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Pianist known for her transcription of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
| Marvin or Remick |
| Danish port |
| Desert safari beast |
| Web portal with a butterfly logo |
| Middle Eastern market |
| Lawyer, for short |
| Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride' |
| Ordained |
| Bone that Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke after falling off her dune buggy |
| 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. |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Ornamental tree |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |