| 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. |
| Afternoon prayer, in Islam |
| Animated "Explorer |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Conform to masculine stereotypes by repressing one's feelings, which, as we all know, works out well for everyone |
| Critic's write-up |
| Finnish maestro ___-Pekka Salonen |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Cheat |
| Type of hat |
| Bone that Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke after falling off her dune buggy |
| With one's identity hidden |
| Nation with three dots in a row |
| 1973 Rolling Stones ballad |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| One of Santa's reindeer |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Persuasive one |
| Channel that shows Congressional votes: Hyph. |
| Conversation starters |
| Dashboard abbreviation |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Victorian oath |
| Milne marsupial |
| Jason Ritter sci-fi series that lasted for one season, with "The |
| Biblical patriarch |
| Ovine exclamation |
| 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. |