| NEWYORK | U.S. canal system, named for the state it is found in, which comprises the canal in 12-Across as well as the Oswego Canal and the Champlain Canal (3,4) |
| CALEDONIAN | The --- Canal in Scotland links the Atlantic with the North Sea through the Great Glen (10) |
| SCOTLAND | Edinburgh is found in which country (8) |
| ASSENT | Agreement in the state it was posted (6) |
| KLOSTERS | Swiss ski resort which comprises the villages of Platz, Dorfli and Brucke (8) |
| EAR | The external auditory meatus is a canal found in which part of the human body? |
| CEREBRA | Hemispheres which comprise the principal parts of the brain (7) |
| FLO | With 73 Down, "Low" rapper named for the state where he was born |
| ERIE | U.S. canal completed in 1825, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for one of the Great Lakes. |
| PRISTINE | In its original state it is in pert form (8) |
| LAW | The statement 'Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong' is succinctly referred to as Murphy's ... - the corollary states it will do so at the least convenient time |
| ORRERY | Clockwork model of the solar system named after the title of Fellow of the Royal Society Charles Boer (6) |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | State it is lent, hence restitution is required (13) |
| MAIN | The most important American state it is said (4) |
| UNCANNY | One in France can state it is weird (7) |
| ESSAYIST | He writes about state (it is in German) (8) |
| SILVER | Metal which comprises 92.5% of the winner's gold medal at the Olympics |
| SINGAPORE | Now a city-state, it was founded by Stamford Raffles of the East India Company in the early 19th century (9) |
| NAVAJONATION | This proposed 51st state in the Southwest would be larger than 10 existing states; it already enjoys substantial autonomy, as its name suggests |
| CYRILLIC | Writing system named after the generally accepted creator of Glagolitic, which it gradually replaced |
