| ROADRUNNER | Bird of the American Southwest (10) |
| SNOWGOOSE | Bird of the American Arctic that migrates south |
| JOSHUATREE | Tall, branching yucca of the American Southwest (2 wds.) |
| NAVAHOS | Natives of the American Southwest |
| MESA | Flat-topped hill of the American southwest |
| GILA | ___ monster (reptile of the American Southwest) |
| APACHE | Indigenous people of the American Southwest |
| KITCARSON | Renowned 19th century trapper, guide, military scout, Indian agent, soldier and rancher of the American Southwest |
| RINGTAIL | Name given to several creatures, including Bassariscus astutus, which inhabits arid northern Mexico and the American Southwest |
| GETTYSBURG | Pennsylvanian town; the scene of an 1863 battle crucial to the outcome of the American Civil War (10) |
| BUNKERHILL | Battle of -, June, 1775 conflict of the American Revolutionary War also known as the Battle of Breed's Hill (6,4) |
| FORTSUMTER | The site of the first engagement of the American Civil War |
| BRANDYWINE | Battle of ___, engagement of the American Revolution fought on September 11, 1777 (10) |
| PHYTOLACCA | Genus of the American pokeweed (10) |
| DEMOCRATIC | Comedic art form of the American party (10) |
| ANSELADAMS | Photographer of the American West |
| DOGWHISTLE | ... a member of the American Kennel Club? |
| PRONGHORNS | Antelope-like beasts of the American plains |
| ALVINAILEY | Founder of the American Dance Theater: 2 wds. |
| THOMASNAST | 'Father of the American Cartoon' |
