| BERN | "Feel the ___" (U.S. political slogan) |
| TWOPARTY | Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| DEMOCRAT | A member of the U.S. political party symbolised by a donkey (8) |
| REPUBLICAN | U.S. political party member (10) |
| TEAPARTY | Still repulsed about detached U.S. political movement (3,5) |
| KENNEDY | U.S. political dynasty |
| CAUCUS | Meeting of a U.S. political party to nominate candidates (6) |
| GOP | U.S. political party |
| DEM | U.S. political party abbrev. |
| NAST | U.S. political cartoonist |
| OSMONDS | The ___ , U.S. family music group including Donny who achieved fame in the 1970s (7) |
| REMBRANDTS | The ___ , U.S. pop rock duo noted for their song I'll Be There For You, theme tune for the sitcom Friends (10) |
| INKSPOTS | The ____, U.S. vocal group whose hits included I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, in 1941 (3,5) |
| DOOBIEBROTHERS | The ____, U.S. rock band noted for songs including the 1979 hit What A Fool Believes (6,8) |
| CRYSTALS | The ___, U.S. 1960s girl group noted for their song He's A Rebel (8) |
| APES | Planet Of The ___ , U.S. sci-fi franchise (4) |
| PENTAGON | The ___ , U.S. Defense Department HQ (8) |
| SHIELD | The ___ , U.S. police TV drama starring Michael Chiklis (6) |
| CREATOR | Tyler, the ____, U.S. rapper born in 1991 (7) |
| STROKES | The ____, U.S. rock band whose lead vocalist is Julian Casablancas (7) |
