| 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. |
| Expressive rock music subgenre |
| Dude, in slang |
| Punk-rock offshoot |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Crystal-filled rock |
| Rocket expert Willy |
| Rockies skiing destination |
| Would you like to see ___?" (waiter's question) |
| Editing (text) |
| Gather (crops) |
| Rock-garden plant |
| ___ Pet (kitschy plant) |
| 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 |
| Questions idiot describing kindergarten (4) |
| A Celtic language |
| Nagging (husband) |
| Expel (barrister) |
| All ___!" (courtroom phrase) |
| A check inside? (Abbr.) |
| A Scottish language |
| Animated character who graduated from CalTech (Calcutta Technical Institute) and Springfield Heights Institute of Technology (SHIT) |
| Wind (prefix) |
| Julius Caesar's language |
| Long-lasting (illness) |
| Amorous advances, slangily |
| Aid Hal (anag) — flower with showy heads |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| Home run, in baseball slang |
| Food additive (abbr.) |