| ANAHEIM | City in Orange County in California, with a Disneyland Park (7) |
| OC | Plenty of teen angst in Orange County in this (The --) |
| MAGICAL | Wisemen go to California with a student. It was fascinating (7) |
| MRTOAD | Amphibian with a Disneyland ride |
| MODERN | With 35-Across sitcom set in California with a 2014 same-sex wedding between Cameron and Mitchell |
| LAHABRA | City in Orange County, California (2,5) |
| ORLANDO | City in Orange County (7) |
| CATSPAW | Spring in California, with temperature warm at first, and a light breeze (4-3) |
| CHOCTAW | Hot month in California with native of SE USA? |
| MANSION | New film based on a Disneyland ride (7) |
| HAUNTED | New film based on a Disneyland ride (7) |
| DORITOS | Brand of flavored tortilla chips initially conceived at a Disneyland word craze |
| NOODLES | Pets leave California with geese (7) |
| SANTA | City in Orange County, California, housing the Bowers Museum (5,3) |
| BREA | Crude oil-producing city in Orange County California |
| ANA | City in Orange County, California, housing the Bowers Museum - W 5DN (5,3) |
| YORBALINDA | City in Orange County, California, famous as the birthplace of Richard Nixon |
| LAKEFOREST | City in Orange County, California |
| SANTAANA | City in Orange County, or the often congested freeway that runs through it |
| MISSIONVIEJO | City in Orange County, Calif. |