| HELLOGOODBYE | November 1967 Beatles single that topped the charts in the United States, the UK, France and Norway |
| DRDO | Organization evaluating proposals from UK, France, and Japan for co-developing fighter jet engines with India.(abbrv) (4) |
| PICTURESOFMATCHSTICKMEN | The first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967 |
| IWANTTOHOLDYOURHAND | Beatles single that replaced She Loves You at the top of the UK chart and stayed there for five weeks (1,4,2,4,4,4) |
| HEYJUDE | 1968 Beatles single that was their longest (3,4) |
| SAYER | Singer/songwriter who topped the charts in the 1970s, Leo _ (5) |
| JERKYBOYS | Prank-callers that hit the charts in the '90s |
| HANDBALL | Seven-a-side sport won by France and Norway at the 2012 Olympics by the men's and women's teams resp |
| AXL | Rose on the charts, in the 1980-90s |
| FROWN | Argument in France and Norway makes one grimace (5) |
| CHINA | - - - In Your Hand, T'pau single that topped the UK charts in 1987 (5) |
| BOHEMIAN | _ Rhapsody, Queen single that topped the UK charts in 1975 and 1991 (8) |
| 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 |
| DOZY | Dave Dee, ___, Beaky, Mick & Tich, group that topped the singles chart in the UK in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu |
| ITSONLYMAKEBELIEVE | Conway Twitty single that topped both the US and UK charts in 1958 |
| BAJACALIFORNIA | Spanish name for Lower California, the peninsula of northwestern Mexico, bounded by the United States, the Gulf of California, and the Pacific Ocean. (4,10) |
| RUSTBELT | Term for the region straddling the upper NE United States, the Great Lakes and the Midwest States |
| RICHARDNIXON | The 37th President of the United States; the only American president to resign the office (7,5) |
| MAGGIEMAY | 1971 Rod Stewart single that topped the UK and US charts |
| UNION | Established in 1862 and now the largest train transport company in the USA, the ... Pacific Railroad |