| POTOMAC | Border river of Washington, DC |
| STYX | Border river of Hades |
| PIERRECHARLESLENFANT | Designer of Washington, DC (6,7,7) |
| BALTIMORE | City north-east of Washington DC |
| DISTRICT | The D of Washington DC |
| DIRECTCURRENT | Urgent court summary's internally regarding termination of Washington DC? (6,7) |
| FOGGYBOTTOM | Nickname of the US State Department, from the river-side area of Washington in which it is headquartered (5,6) |
| WASHINGTONIAN | Native or inhabitant of the state of Washington (13) |
| SEATTLE | Largest city of the US state of Washington (7) |
| OLYMPIA | Capital of the US state of Washington (7) |
| TACOMA | Site of a University of Washington satellite campus |
| RONALDREAGAN | One of Washington, DC's airports (6,6) |
| SEESAW | Rise and fall of Lincoln, say, and return of Washington |
| ALICEFAYE | American leading lady in films of the 30s and 40s such as "Rose of Washington Square" |
| SOUSA | Surname of the composer of Washington Post and Stars and Stripes marches (5) |
| DISCO | Club is in district of Washington and capital of Ohio |
| FUCA | Strait of Juan de ___ (It's between Vancouver Island and the State of Washington) |
| VILLAGE | Section of New York City, west of Washington Square (9,7) |
| GREENWICH | Section of New York City, west of Washington Square (9,7) |
| REDSKINS | Washington ........, in American football, former name of Washington Football Team (8) |
