| MAINECOON | Largest domestic cat breed, originating in the Pine Tree State of the north-eastern US (5,4) |
| MAINE | Pine Tree State of USA (5) |
| IVYLEAGUE | Group of eight private institutions of higher education in the north-eastern US that include Dartmouth College (3,6) |
| MINNESOTA | State of the north central US known as the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes' (9) |
| DECAMERON | The ___; Giovanni Boccaccio's collection of 100 tales including Nastagio degli Onesti illustrated in Sandro Botticelli's Banquet in the Pine Forest (9) |
| WISCONSIN | A state of the north central US, bordering Lake Superior and Lake Michigan (9) |
| OHIO | 'Buckeye State' of the north-eastern US, on the southern edge of Lake Erie (4) |
| PEKINGESE | Dog breed originating in China |
| IGOTANAME | Jim Croce song with the lyric "Like the pine trees lining the winding road" |
| NASHVILLE | Remains very unwell visiting north-eastern US city (9) |
| ORONO | Town in the Pine Tree State |
| BANGORMAINE | Third most populous city in the Pine Tree State |
| UMA | Sch. in the Pine Tree State's capital |
| LAKELAND | ? terrier, dog of a small stocky breed originating in the Lake District (8) |
| CAIRN | One of the oldest terrier breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands (5) |
| ARAB | Horse of a breed originating in the Middle East |
| AIREDALE | _ terrier, dog breed originating in the West Riding of Wm (8) |
| HEATHER | Common low shrub the Mediterranean variety of which grows in abundance in the pine woodlands of Mallorca |
| PENNSYLVANIA | State of the North East US. the capital of which is Harrisburg (12) |
| DELAWARE | State of the north-eastem US, the capital of which is Dover (8) |
