| FREELANSING | "Writers and photographers will find Michigan a great place for ___!" |
| OCEANA | Michigan county on Lake Michigan (A CANOE anagram) (6) |
| EASTLANSING | Where to find Michigan State University |
| BREADBASKET | Commonly stomach a great place for a loaf (5,6) |
| HOTSPOT | A lively, popular nightclub with a great place for wifi (3,4) |
| CACAO | Costa Rica caoutchouc's a great place for a chocolate tree (5) |
| BEACH | A great place for a swim (5) |
| ONTOPOFTHEWORLD | A great place for polar bears? (2,3,2,3,5) |
| VELOCITY | A great place for French bikes when speed is needed? |
| SALACITY | Gone astray, alas, at a great place for bawdiness (8) |
| PATNA | A great place for rice (5) |
| CLOCK | A second hand store is a great place to find a replacement part for his broken ___ |
| BEER | This place on Lyme Bay is a great place to go for a pint (4) |
| BEEF | A deli is a great place to go for a corned ___ sandwich |
| ANARCHY | "A vote for Bart is a vote for ___!" (campaign slogan for both Martin and Bart, on the Simpsons episode "Lisa's Substitute") |
| YARMOUTH | Great place for a jolly fellow in adolescence (8) |
| PALATIAL | Why leave Italy with a good friend there? It's such a great place (8) |
| SAVE | A piggy bank is a great place to ___ your money |
| STEIN | Surname of American writer and eccentric; her Paris home was a salon for leading writers and artists between the two world wars (5) |
| AIRBRUSH | Enhancement tool used by commercial artists and photographers (3,5) |