| Not passive |
| 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? |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Noted potters |
| Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Not too often |
| Not quite tight |
| Unknot |
| 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 |
| Canadian singer Morissette |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| Not act subtly |
| Actress Taylor of "The Notorious Bettie Page |
| 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 |
| Actor Hawke of "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight |
| Creative notion |
| A Johnny One-Note |
| ___ stage (Freudian notion) |
| Another banned chemical |
| Agent noted for Oscar night bashes |
| Script notation |
| Like basset hounds' ears |
| Accepted principles of right and wrong |
| Noteworthy accomplishment |