| GORDONBENNETT | Exclamation of surprise probably derived from a US journalist and sport promoter's name |
| SHAKER | Simple furnishing style, derived from a US sect (6) |
| BEBOP | Name probably derived from scat singing |
| ATIE | Father's Day exclamation (said with feigned surprise, probably) |
| GREELEY | US journalist and editor of the New York Tribune which championed the abolition of Slavery (7) |
| AMBROSEBIERCE | US journalist and short story writer, author of The Devil's Dictionary |
| DAMONRUNYON | US journalist and short-story writer who wrote Guys and Dolls (5,6) |
| MARIA | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| SHRIVER | US journalist and author married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1986 to 2021 (5,7) |
| DAISY | ___ Bates, US journalist and civil rights activist, known mostly for her role in the integration of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 (5) |
| JOELCHANDLERHARRIS | US journalist and writer known for 1881 story collection Uncle Remus |
| JOELCHANDLER | US Journalist and writer known for 1881 story collection Uncle Remus (4,8,6) |
| HARRIS | US Journalist and writer known for 1881 story collection Uncle Remus (4,8,6) |
| DENNISTHEMENACE | '-- -- -- Strikes Again', film from a US comic strip with the same name as a 'Beano' character (6,3,6) |
| NASAL | A particular speech sound from a US space administration trainee |
| TIMOTHY | Perennial grass said to take its name from a US farmer |
| GRANT | A freebie from a US president (5) |
| ALISTAIRCOOKE | British-born US journalist who broadcast the radio programme Letter from America from 1946-2004 (8,5) |
| BERINGSEA | Calls in drone, perhaps, getting support from a US/Russian intermediary body |
| KENTUCKIAN | King Canute upset with kin from a US State (10) |
