| 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? |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| Banded quartz |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| ESP, they say |
| Band of Gold singer Payne |
| Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride' |
| Skilled showoff |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Crystal-filled rock |
| Queen of the tides |
| Jason Ritter sci-fi series that lasted for one season, with "The |
| Northern diving seabird |
| Band names |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Actress Fisher who voices Agnes in "Despicable Me |
| Othello's betrayer |
| You might draw them when answering questions |
| English cathedral town |
| Popularizer of the Chinese tunic suit |
| Irksome response to "You're avoiding the question |
| Southeast Asian peninsula |
| Time's 2007 "Invention of the Year |
| The Godfather" mobster Greene |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Lamb's mother |
| Soft sheepskin leather |