| IROQUOIS | Native American confederacy originally based in New York State (8) |
| NETS | N.B.A. team originally based in New Jersey |
| FIVE | __ Nations (Native American confederacy) |
| NINEWEST | Fashion retailer based in New York |
| BRAMANTE | Donato ___, Italian Renaissance architect on whose plan St Peter's Basilica in Rome was originally based (8) |
| BUFFALO | NFL American football side based in New York State (7,5) |
| BILLS | Buffalo ..... , NFL American football side based in New York State (5) |
| UTAHJAZZ | *NBA team formerly based in New Orleans |
| AIRINDIA | Carrier based in New Delhi |
| SYRACUSE | City in New York State where Tom Cruise was born in 1962 (8) |
| SARATOGA | _____ Springs, city in New York state noted for its mineral waters (8) |
| UN | An international organization of nations based in New York City, New York, USA |
| SINGSING | Maximum-security prison in New York State (4,4) |
| STAX | American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee, whose biggest star was Otis Redding |
| NASDAQ | US stock exchange founded in 1971 and based in New York City (6) |
| PABST | Brewing giant originally based in Milwaukee |
| HSBC | Banking corporation originally based in Hong Kong and Shanghai |
| FOOTMAN | Livery servant of retired trainer originally based in Oman (7) |
| CONEDISON | Energy company based in New York City |
| SACHS | US investment bank based in New York (7,5) |
