| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| 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 |
| It could prove that I'm alive? |
| Airline seating option |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Airplane seat arrangements |
| Seating request, perhaps |
| I'm strongly thinking about moving to Iowa, how will I secure a place to live? |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Seat of Summit County |
| I'm __ boy!" (Pinocchio's line) |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Deep-seated |
| Deep-seated antagonism |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Airline-seat choice |
| County seats in Minnesota and Oklahoma |
| Agriculture giant celebrating its 175th anniversary this year |
| Savings-acct. addition |
| Savings-acc. entries |
| All I'm saying is . . ." online |
| Barn dance seating |
| Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Contract extras, and read differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| A genus of shell-less snails was named after this noblewoman |
| Give Schweppes Ginger ___ try!" (brilliant soda slogan I just made up) (this clue dedicated to the great Merl Reagle, the master of saving weak entries; RIP, Merl) |
| Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |