| HACKENSACK | River in New Jersey and New York, US, that flows into Newark Bay (10) |
| HUDSON | US river whose southern end forms a physical boundary between the states of New Jersey and New York (6) |
| ESSEX | County in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York |
| CAMDEN | A city in New Jersey - and a borough in London (6) |
| CORYBOOKER | US senator from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate who follows a vegan diet: 2 wds. |
| WAGGAWAGGA | Largest city on the Murrumbidgee river in New South Wales |
| NEPISIGUIT | Big river in New Brunswick |
| USA | Where New Jersey and New Mexico are: Abbr. |
| OSAGE | ___ River, tributary of the Missouri River in the US that flows into the Lake of the Ozarks reservoi |
| CLOTHESPEG | Jersey and shorts for gym great for hanging out to dry (7,3) |
| CATTLEPROD | It'll cause a bit of a shock on Jersey and Guernsey |
| OSWEGO | ? River, large stream in upstate New York, US, flowing into Lake Ontario |
| MOHAWK | Largest tributary of the Hudson River in the state of New York, US (6) |
| KNICKS | New York ---, US NBA basketball champions in 1970 and 1973 (6) |
| UN | An international organization of nations based in New York City, New York, USA |
| HARLEM | A section in New York City, New York (USA) |
| TRISTATE | Of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut |
| TUNNEL | The Lincoln between New Jersey and NewYork or the Channel between England and France |
| BONJOVI | US rock group whose UK no 1 albums include New Jersey and These Days (3,4) |
| THEBIGAPPLE | Nickname for New York, New York, USA |
