| LAGUARDIA | Fiorello H ?, mayor of New York City from 1934-45 after whom an airport is named (2,7) |
| GIULIANI | Rudolph ?, mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 (8) |
| DALEY | Richard M ?, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1989-2011 (5) |
| DULLES | Secretary of State for whom an airport is named |
| OHARE | Fighter pilot Edward for whom an airport is named |
| GUARDIA | Fiorello La _, the Mayor of New York City 1934-45 (7) |
| CHICOMARX | *Fiorello in "A Night at the Opera" (letters 4-6) |
| KOCH | Ed ___, American lawyer who served three terms as mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989 |
| EDKOCH | Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989 |
| DAVIDVILLA | Spain's all-time top goalscorer who joined New York City from Atletico Madrid in 2014 |
| CARUSO | Which tenor sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1903 to 1920, in 863 performances? (6,6) |
| ENRICO | Which tenor sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1903 to 1920, in 863 performances? (6,6) |
| FAME | Movie, musical, or TV show chronicling the students at Fiorello H. La Guardia High School |
| DRAKE | Ted ..... , 1934-38 England, 1931-34 Southampton and 1934-45 Arsenal striker; 1952-61 Chelsea manager (5) |
| SOLUTION | I'll need to enter, so an airport is the answer |
| MAYOR | New York's Fiorello La Guardia, once |
| BASSOS | Players of Fiorello and Dr. Bartolo in "The Barber of Seville" |
| OTT | 12-time baseball All-Star, 1934-45 |
| PETERII | Yugoslav king, 1934-45 |
| JOHNCOUGAR | Singer who dropped the -ny from his first name at age 26...and later his stage surname |