| 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. |
| Conform to masculine stereotypes by repressing one's feelings, which, as we all know, works out well for everyone |
| Christmas warmer |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Nation with three dots in a row |
| 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 |
| Christmas songs |
| Actor Byrnes |
| Prized mushroom |
| Throwaway remark |
| Kanga's Baby ___ |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Nature's replay |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Big name in the baby aisle |
| Ornamental shrub |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Baby's cries |
| 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 |
| Character changed by spirits at Yuletide |
| 2002 space western TV series created by Joss Whedon |
| Correct by punishment |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Actor whose middle name is Tiffany |
| Aberdeen baby |
| Budgetary waste |
| All ___!" (courtroom phrase) |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |