| COSTARICA | A country song has caught on because it's taking sides (5,4) |
| ARMENIA | Country song has darn short interlude! (7) |
| GARLANDED | Decorated Georgia Republican has caught on |
| ONTHEROAD | After reading Jack Kerouac's travelogue, Willie Nelson hit upon a country song! (2,3,4,5) |
| EVERYROSE | Poison song, "... has its Thorn" (5,4) |
| NUMBERONE | Chart-topping song has Eno making a comeback (6,3) |
| ATAVISTIC | Strange act - it's taking a six from ancestors (9) |
| ENCHANTED | In the end, song has earl spellbound (9) |
| SEASHANTY | Marine song has nasty end to verse, unfortunately (3,6) |
| FINETUNED | Detect that internal electronic song has been tweaked (4-5) |
| IMSOBORED | "This lecture feels like it's taking forever" |
| BEEKEEPER | Yikes, buzzer has caught its owner? (9) |
| PROSTRATE | Lying for the country has caught ambassador finally |
| GOLDAMEIR | Stateswoman metal ruler has caught square in rear |
| TOWNSCAPE | Record keeping has caught sight of built-up area |
| LUSITANIA | Italian bombing has caught American ship - it sank |
| PRESCIENT | Visionary, here, has caught one (9) |
| NETTLED | Wound up line that has caught on the outside (7) |
| GRENADA | A country song ultimately about nothing (7) |
| TAE | "Girl in a Country Song" duo Maddie & ___ |
