| BANJO | African in origin, this instrument was popularized in the United States by enslaved people in the 19th century. It has a tambourine-like body with a hoop and a screw that secure the vellum belly to th |
| NATTURNER | Leader of an 1831 rebellion by enslaved people in Virginia (3,6) |
| ELOI | Enslaved people in The Time Machine |
| TORTE | Austrian in origin, this sweet cake or tart is often garnished with nuts, cream and chocolate (5) |
| DULCIMER | Muriel's CD lost direction when this instrument was involved (8) |
| CAPOEIRA | Martial art and dance combination developed by enslaved Africans in 19th-century Brazil (8) |
| LOUISIANA | The western part of this state on the Mississippi was acquired by the United States by the purchase in 1803 which included a huge area of the Midwest |
| ALTERNATIVE | ___ rock style of music that was popularized in the 90s and has sub-genres like emo and post-grunge |
| PINOTNOIR | Red wine that was popularized in the Academy Award-winning film Sideways: 2 wds. |
| SKINNYTIE | Neckwear that was popularized in the 1950s |
| ALASKA | The largest state in the United States, separated from the contiguous U.S. states by the Canadian province of British Columbia. (6) |
| STATUEOF | Monument given to the United States by France, the ... Liberty (6,2) |
| ENGLISHMUFFINS | Food items introduced to the United States by Samuel Thomas circa 1880 |
| FREDCARTER | The fist bump was popularized by this NBA journeyman in the 1970s |
| ELGIN | There's a place reserved in Athens for the return of the sculpted marble pieces souvenired in the 19 |
| TDS | The Rams scored none of these in the '19 Super Bowl, and the Chiefs none in '21 |
| GUAM | Largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, ceded to the US by Spain in 1898 (4) |
| CORNET | What instrument was Louis Armstrong given to play when he was in the Coloured Waifs' Home in New Orleans? (6) |
| ACKER | Clarinettist whose Stranger On The Shore was the first Billboard Hot 100 No 1 in the US by a British artist (5,4) |
| BILK | Clarinettist whose Stranger On The Shore was the first Billboard Hot 100 No 1 in the US by a British artist (5,4) |
