| SANANTONIO | City in the U.S. state of Texas that contains the fortress compound The Alamo (3,7) |
| AMARILLO | City in the US state of Texas that was originally named Oneida (8) |
| ALAMO | Mission and fortress compound in San Antonio, Texas besieged by Mexican forces in 1836 with the loss of all defenders (5) |
| HOUSTON | City in the U.S. state of Texas nicknamed Space City (7) |
| WORTH | Dallas-Fort ____, major airport in the U.S. state of Texas (5) |
| LONESTARSTATE | Nickname for the U.S. state of Texas (4,4,5) |
| LOSANGELES | The largest city in the U.S. state of California (3,7) |
| GRANDTETON | Mountain in the U.S. state of Wyoming whose name comes from French Canadian trappers (5,5) |
| GARY | City in the U.S. state of Indiana that is the birthplace of the Jackson 5 (4) |
| TUPELO | City in the U.S. state of Mississippi that was the birthplace of Elvis Presley (6) |
| UTICA | City in the U.S. state of New York on the banks of the Mohawk River (5) |
| CARBONATES | A stone crab discovered in compounds - the answer to this clue is always soluble! (10) |
| DRAWBRIDGE | Depict the captain's domain as part of the fortress (10) |
| BATTLEMENT | Military action intended, we hear, to get part of the fortress (10) |
| BAYCITY | Place in the U.S. state of Michigan that was the birthplace of Madonna in 1958 (3,4) |
| ITHACA | City in the U.S. state of New York containing Cornell University (6) |
| GREATSALT | Largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, it lies in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah (5,4) |
| STRONGHOLD | Iron grip on the fortress (10) |
| NUTBUSH | Town in the U.S. state of Tennessee that was Tina Turner's childhood home (7) |
| MARTHASVINEYARD | Island south of Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that is a popular holiday resort (7,8) |
