| SUSQUEHANNA | Longest river of the USA's east coast, rising in Otsego Lake, New York, and emptying into Chesapeake Bay in Maryland (11) |
| SEINE | Second- longest river of France, rising 30 kilometres northwest of Dijon and emptying into the English Channel near Le Havre (5) |
| TET | Holiday when sweeping and emptying the trash are considered bad luck |
| LYREEN | Co. Kildare river and carp lake (*NY reel) (6) |
| SPRUCE | ______ Lake, New Brunswick |
| SARANAC | ___ Lake, NY |
| POTOMAC | River rising in the Appalachians of West Virginia that flows into Chesapeake Bay (7) |
| ZAMBEZI | A river in Africa, rising in Northwest Zambia and eventually emptying into the Indian Ocean (7) |
| TAGUS | Longest river of the Iberian Peninsula, forming part of the border between Spain and Portugal (5) |
| DOURO | Third-longest river of the Iberian Peninsula, forming a 70-mile section of the border between Spain and Portugal (5) |
| RHINE | River flowing from the Swiss Alps through six countries including Austria, Germany and France before emptying into the North Sea (5) |
| PENN | This New York City railroad station is one of the USA's busiest. (4) |
| MISSOURI | Longest river of the United States, nicknamed the 'Big Muddy' (8) |
| OUSE | The sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom (4) |
| KNOX | The bulk of the USA's gold reserve is kept at which fort? (4) |
| PENNSYLVANIA | The only one of the USA's original 13 states with no Atlantic coastline |
| SUPERBOWL | The annual final playoff game of the USA's National Football League (5,4) |
| SUNBELT | Region comprising roughly the southern third of the USA's "lower 48" states |
| TRENT | Third-longest river of the UK (5) |
| EXPLORER | What was the name of the USA's first satellite? (8) |
