| INTIFADA | 'ither of two major Palestinian uprisings against Israeli occupation, the first dating from 1987 (8) |
| INVASION | Country occupation the locals don't enjoy? (8) |
| JOJOBA | Two occupations, the first requiring shave with a cosmetic oil (6) |
| NAE | "___ doubt but they were fain o' ither": Burns |
| ROEDEER | Animal came 'ither by boat, reportedly (3,4) |
| VENACAVA | Either of two major veins taking blood to the heart (4,4) |
| THRACIAN | Nationality of the gladiator Spartacus who led the slave uprising against the Roman Republic in the Third Servile War |
| SARATOGA | Site of two major battles (1777) |
| IGNORANT | Clueless, I admit, about two major components of air (8) |
| RAMAYANA | One of the two major Sanskrit epics in Hinduism |
| IMRENAGY | Hungarian communist Prime Minister executed in 1958 for leading an uprising against Soviet rule (4,4) |
| MARNE | Tributary of the Seine, scene of two major battles of WWI (5) |
| ELALAMEIN | Coastal town in Egypt, site of two major World War Two battles in 1942 (2,7) |
| SPARTACUS | The most notable leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major uprising against the Roman Republic (9) |
| TAMIAMI | Florida suburb whose name is a portmanteau of two major cities |
| WORLDSERIES | A best-of-seven playoff between the winning teams of the two major US baseball leagues to decide the championship (5,6) |
| DEMOCRATS | Members or supporters of the older of the two major US political parties (9) |
| DEMS | Members of the more left-leaning of the two major parties, for short |
| SOX | Part of two major-league team names |
| MEGAMERGER | Union of two major companies |
