| SHERIFFS | In the US, the chief lawenforcement officers of particular counties (8) |
| SHERIFS | Lawenforcement officers In US county (7) |
| MARSHAL | Mobilise - US lawenforcement officer (7) |
| PIECRUST | A patty, tart or turnover's pastry lid to which a Chippendale table with a carved raised edge is likened; or, in the US, the short pastry itself (8) |
| TRACKAGE | In the USA, the lines of a railway system collectively |
| HARRISON | William Henry - - -, ninth president of the US, the first president to die in office and the president with the shortest tenure (8) |
| SHERIFF | In the US, the chief law-enforcement officer of a particular county (7) |
| VIGORISH | In the US, the amount charged by a bookmaker for his services, from Yiddish slang based on a Russian word for "winnings" |
| SHORTTON | Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the United States. The long ton in Britain, to which this unit is often compared, is equivalent to 2,240 pounds (1,016.05 |
| MARYLAND | State of the US, the capital of which is Annapolis (8) |
| CAROLINA | South _, southeastern state of the US, the capital of which is Columbia (8) |
| ADMIRALS | Naval officers of the highest rank commanding a fleet or squadron (8) |
| GENERALS | Officers of the highest rank (8) |
| STEWARDS | Managers of large estates, farms or manors; officers of royal households; race marshals; flight attendants; or, college caterers (8) |
| COLONELS | Officers of high rank (8) |
| ATLANTA | In the US - the state capital of Georgia (7) |
| FALL | Descent by gravity; a cascade of water; or, in the US, the autumn (4) |
| JANITOR | In the US, the caretaker of a building, especially a school (7) |
| ENTREE | In the US, the main course of a meal |
| UNION | Established in 1862 and now the largest train transport company in the USA, the ... Pacific Railroad |
