| SODAPOP | Figure in timeless soap operas as an American drink |
| TURNS | Soap opera, "As the World -" |
| MANHATTAN | To the fellow that ordered, giving an American drink (9) |
| MINTJULEP | An American drink made with bourbon whiskey, crushed ice, sugar, and sprigs of a herb |
| HIGHBALL | Lob an American drink |
| AGILE | As active as an American soldier is in drink (5) |
| SUPERSIZE | As an American serving time finally rises up, Alcatraz ultimately in turmoil (9) |
| ABELINCOLN | Canadian actor Raymond Massey's turn as an American President, "___ ___ in Illinois" (1940) |
| BURUNDI | Seek office as an American in China, India or another country (7) |
| INVEST | Wearing a waistcoat as an American, put one's money in it (6) |
| KATYPERRY | Singer who stepped down as an "American Idol" judge in 2024 |
| UNDERWOOD | Carrie who returned as an "American Idol" judge in 2024 |
| BELCANTO | 'Beautiful singing' in opera, as pioneered in the works of Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti etc. (3,5) |
| ACQUAINTS | Puts in picture minimum of colour in timeless etchings (9) |
| SANCHOPANZA | Spanish squire in timeless verse grabbing an axe |
| BOURBON | American drink in French house (7) |
| SOFA | One's sat upon in non-U America, as an American might say? (4) |
| ENCHILADA | As an American term for everything, "the whole ____" is an alternative to "the whole nine yards" |
| TEDLASSO | Apple TV+ series with Jason Sudeikis as an American coaching an soccer team: 2 wds. |
| TOKYOVICE | 2022-2024 HBO crime series starring Ansel Elgort as an American journalist in Japan: 2 wds. |
