| REDSNAPPER | Gulf of Mexico food fish (3,7) |
| TACO | Mexico food |
| GOOGLEMAPS | This service said it will be changing "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" on its platform in response to President Trump's recent directive |
| INHOTWATER | Gulf of Mexico/american Gulf? Streamlined for a roasting's where we'll find ourselves hence! (2,3,5) |
| NEWORLEANS | A city near the Gulf of Mexico (pop 400,000), nicknamed the "Big Easy" (3,7) |
| CAMPECHE | Bay of ?, that part of the Gulf of Mexico west of the Yucatan Peninsula |
| FLORIDAKEYS | A chain of small islands off the coast of the South East US, dividing the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico (7,4) |
| TAMPICO | City on the north bank of the Panuco River in E Mexico, 6 miles (10 km) from the Gulf of Mexico (7) |
| CUBA | Largest and westernmost island of the West Indies, located at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (4) |
| TABASCO | Estado (state) of SE Mexico bordered to the north by the Gulf of Mexico; capital, Villahermosa (7) |
| BAY | Tampa ___ (body of water off the Gulf of Mexico) |
| SNOOK | Gulf of Mexico fish |
| VERACRUZ | City and port on the Gulf of Mexico occupied by the US during the Tampico Affair of 1914 |
| TEXAS | The second-largest state of the US, on the Gulf of Mexico (5) |
| PENSACOLA | Seaport in Northwest Florida, on an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico (9) |
| RIOGRANDE | North American river, rising in Colorado and flowing to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the border between the US and Mexico |
| YUCATAN | A northeastern projection of Central America, lying between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and north and the Caribbean Sea to the east. (7) |
| LOUISIANA | US state on the Gulf of Mexico, the capital of which is Baton Rouge (9) |
| RIG | Gulf of Mexico platform |
| GALVESTON | Texas city on the Gulf of Mexico |
