| SSRS | Georgia and others, once, for short |
| CSA | Georgia and others, once: Abbr. |
| NATIONS | Georgia and others |
| NUNNS | Ex-senator Sam of Georgia and others |
| POWS | John McCain and Kurt Vonnegut, once, for short |
| HERESIES | "The earth orbits the sun" and others, once |
| CEOS | Mitt Romney and others, once |
| MUSCLECARS | Barracuda and others, once |
| DUCES | Bavaria and others, once |
| STEW | Flight worker, once, for short |
| LARAM | Merlin Olsen, once, for short |
| USSR | Red state, once, for short |
| ABA | Dr. J's league, once, for short |
| PEN | Kingston ___ (lifer's home, once, for short) |
| 4WD | Car that provides torque to all its wheels at once, for short |
| RUTHFUL | Tee off straight, feeling pity for others once |
| YORKSHIRE | Riding with two others once constituted this |
| YORKS | Gets out riding with a couple of others - once |
| CONSOLES | Comforts others once loss is realised (8) |
| CAV | Subject of 52-across, once, for short |
