| PORTLANDOREGON | In 1981, U2's Bono had a briefcase with handwritten lyrics stolen in this U.S. city; in 2003, the briefcase was returned after he had mentioned it during a 2001 concert there |
| MARS | When he moved to Los Angeles in 2003, the Hawaiian singer Peter Hernandez adopted what stage name? (5,4) |
| BRUNO | When he moved to Los Angeles in 2003, the Hawaiian singer Peter Hernandez adopted what stage name? (5,4) |
| OBFUSCATE | Muddle briefcase with case, out travelling (9) |
| YORKS | Abbreviated name of a county with a white rose emblem, site at Tan Hill of the highest inn in the Br |
| THEBEACHBOYS | In 2007, this band unsuccessfully sued a warehouse owner upon discovering that handwritten lyrics to many of their hits had been stolen from storage |
| HOTELCALIFORNIA | Don Henley testified last week in the trial of three men who sold original handwritten lyrics to some of the Eagles' big hits, including this one |
| SAMBROWNE | Military belt with a strap over the shoulder - it was named after its inventor, an officer of the Br |
| SAMUELADAMS | Author of the 1768 Massachusetts Circular Letter that resulted in the occupation of Boston by the Br |
| SNUCK | Book with handwritten thoughts |
| FILMS | Incomplete document with handwritten text and pictures |
| DIARY | Book with handwritten thoughts |
| PAINTTHETOWNRED | Celebrate poet with handwritten transcription |
| DEALORNODEAL | Game show hosted by 17-Across where contestants chose briefcases with hidden dollar amounts: 4 wds. |
| SANFRANCISCO | The Dragon Gate forms the entrance to Chinatown in this U.S. city (3,9) |
| MEMPHIS | Beale Street, the home of blues music, is in this U.S. city (7) |
| CHICAGO | The baseball park Wrigley Field is in this U.S. city (7) |
| OHIO | The city of Akron, the one-time 'Rubber Capital of the World', is in this U.S. state (4) |
| NEWYORK | If you can "make it" in this U.S. city, you can "make it" anywhere (3,4) |
| WALLAWALLA | Twice-named U.S. city in Washington state that sits astride a river of the same name near the Oregon state line (5,5) |
