| GREATSALT | ? Lake, body of water in northern Utah, US, known as America's Dead Sea (5,4) |
| GREATSALTLAKE | Large saline body of water in northern Utah |
| MINNESOTA | State of the north central US known as the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes' (9) |
| NEWMEXICO | State of the southwestern US known as the 'Land of Enchantment' (3,6) |
| LAKEATHABASCA | Large body of water in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan |
| LAKE | Y-shaped body of water in northern Italy (4,4) |
| COMO | Y-shaped body of water in northern Italy (4,4) |
| BAY | San Francisco ___ (body of water in Northern California) |
| LAKECOMO | Body of water in northern Italy (4,4) |
| WHITESEA | Body of water in northern Russia |
| NICARAGUA | Largest country of Central America, known as 'the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes' (9) |
| MONTANA | Northernmost of the Rocky Mountain states of America, known as the Treasure State (7) |
| AKRON | City in Ohio, US, known in the early 20th century as the rubber capital of the world |
| EPIGAEA | - - - - - - - repens, shrubby evergreen from US known as trailing arbutus (7) |
| SHORTIA | ___ galacifolia is a rare plant from the US known as Oconee bells (7) |
| NEVADA | State of the USA known as the Sagebrush State |
| MAINECOON | Only native long-haired domestic cat breed of North America, known as 'the gentle giant' (5,4) |
| RONALDREAGAN | 40th president of the United States, known as the Great Communicator (6,6) |
| AERON | Office chair known as America's best-selling chair or study of flying machines for short |
| SALT | Great ___ Lake, nicknamed "America's Dead Sea" |
