| PILGRIMS | English colonists of Plymouth who shared a feast with 10 Across, originating the custom of 1 Across |
| PILGRIMFATHERS | The group of English colonists who first came to North America on the Mayflower ship in 1620 (7,7) |
| ONAPLATE | Serve up a feast with little or no effort (2,1,5) |
| TAFFETAS | Silks excited by a feast with FT (8) |
| THESPIS | Greek poet of the 6th century B.C. credited with originating the role of the actor in drama (7) |
| AMATI | 16th-century luthier Andrea ____ is credited with originating the violin, viola and cello |
| ABA | Org. originating the three-point shot |
| WHARTON | Author of novels including The Custom of the Country and The Age of Innocence and the nonfiction The Decoration of Houses (7) |
| REVERE | Paul, American patriot who warned the Massachusetts colonists of the oncoming British troops (6) |
| GATES | Surname of the couple who shared a Time magazine Persons of the Year cover with Bono. (5) |
| OPUS | Latin for "work", found in the names of various styles of Roman masonry and used in the custom of numbering a specific musical composition (4) |
| ANNA | Forename of a duchess and Queen Victoria's lady of the bedchamber to whom the custom of afternoon tea is traditionally attributed (4) |
| STBEDE | Canonized monk who introduced the custom of dating events from the birth of Christ |
| BEDE | Theologian who started the custom of dating events from the birth of Christ |
| LOYALISTS | Colonists of the American revolutionary period who supported Britain (9) |
| ATLANTEAN | A time with little reward traps colonist of a lost island |
| JEROME | Author of Three Men in a Boat (1889) - who shared a middle initial with 11 (6,6) |
| BONO | Who shared a Time magazine Persons of the Year cover with Bill and Melinda Gates in 2005? (4) |
| USE | The custom of the University from the Southeast (3) |
| POLYGAMY | The custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time (8) |
