| THEODORE | (& 1 Down) The 26th President of the U.S. to whom the proverb at 13/22/24 Across and 14 Down is often ascribed (8) |
| HAMMER | Tool designed for pounding or delivering repeated blows. Varied uses require a multiplicity of designs and weights. Hand versions of this tool consist of a handle and striking head, with the head ofte |
| INTER | And 1 Down. The only Italian football club to have never been relegated from the top flight (5,5) |
| METIER | Frenchman at the centre of 14 down is in the hospital trade (6) |
| MUTANT | #14-Down is a member of the X-men ...and he is a what? |
| HANGINGIVY | Greenery in suspended baskets ... or, phonetically, what 3-, 8- or 14-Down is? |
| TEDDY | Kind of bear named after the 26th president of the US |
| ROOSEVELT | Theodore ---, 26th president of the US, after whom the teddy bear is named (9) |
| SUDOKU | Puzzle that moved from the U.S. to Japan to England and back to the U.S. |
| ENOLAGAY | Name of the B-29 bomber that was used by the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (5,3) |
| EURO | Currency that reached a one-to-one exchange rate with the dollar on 7/13/22 for the first time in almost 20 years |
| TREATSLIKEADOG | Insult about the 26th president's dinner habits? |
| OBERLIN | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| MAINLAND | The rest of the U.S., to Hawaiians |
| CALI | Only place in the U.S. to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, informally |
| LITTLELEAGUE | Curacao shocked the world in 2004 by defeating the U.S. to win this sporting organization's world championship |
| TEDDYBEAR | Toy named after the 26th president |
| HARPERLEE | US author with 22 24 to follow, how might the story end, roughly speaking? (6,3) |
| WEBTOED | 1. Down the tube, huntaway is like a duck (3-4) |
| GAMESETANDMATCH | Start of final statement in court, including 6 or 10, 21 or 22, 24 or 26 (4,3,3,5) |