| 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. |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Iowa |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Damask rose product |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Iowa town |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Oh, and one more thing ..." in a text message |
| 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 |
| Uneasy state |
| Annual coll. basketball competition |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Central Iowa city |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Iowa college since 1851 |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Something to check |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |
| Alaskan river |
| Stirring state |
| Actor's first course? |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Alternative to man-to-man defense, in basketball |
| When asked how many slices his pizza should be cut into: "Better make it six. I ___" (Yogi Berra quote): 3 wds. |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| Hoosier State (Abbr.) |