| IHOP | Chain that serves over 1.5 million gallons of syrup per year |
| MAPLETREE | *One of many tapped to make about 60,000 gallons of syrup annually in Mass. |
| PERCHANCE | Pole put winning serve over top of net, possibly |
| GMAIL | How over 1.5 billion people send and receive messages (5) |
| POOL | Splash-tastic!: An Olympic ___ has over a half million gallons of water inside |
| SAP | About 40 gallons of it usually makes a gallon of syrup |
| MGD | Million gallons per day (abbr.) |
| EMIRATES | Country with a population of around 10 million, but only 1.5 million of whom are citizens; among the wealthiest nations per capita (6,4,8) |
| UNITEDARAB | Country with a population of around 10 million, but only 1.5 million of whom are citizens; among the wealthiest nations per capita (6,4,8) |
| SONIC | Fast-food chain that serves cherry limeade over pellet ice |
| DENNYS | Restaurant chain that serves a sandwich called Moons Over My Hammy |
| MEDINA | One of the three holiest cities of Islam (pop about 1.5 million) (6) |
| BIRTHRATE | The ratio of live births per thousand of population per year (5,4) |
| SHAMU | Performer in a 7-million gallon tank |
| TITANIC | 1997 movie filmed partly in a 17-million-gallon tank |
| CHILI | __'s (chain that serves the Big Mouth Burger) |
| UNO | ___ Pizzeria & Grill (chain that serves Chicago-style deep dish pizza) |
| INNOUT | Burger chain that serves food "Animal Style" |
| SBARRO | Food court chain that serves pizza slices and strombolis |
| IKEA | Furniture chain that serves meatballs with lingonberry jam |