| NIRVANA | Rock band from Northern Ireland, a name in Virginia (7) |
| BASENJI | Found judge visiting Northern Ireland a dog |
| ORANGEMAN | In Northern Ireland, a member of a Protestant fraternal lodge; historically, a follower of William III (9) |
| BASALT | Forming the coastal columns of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, a type of igneous rock that was used to make neolithic ground stone tools (6) |
| ROBB | Name in Virginia politics |
| LEE | Name in Virginia history |
| EMERALD | A virid gem whose name is used to denote other green things including a dove, a dragonfly, a hummingbird, Ireland, a mango and a moth (7) |
| SIDECAR | A "jaunting" pony-and-trap of rural Ireland; a one-wheeled passenger pod attached to a motorcycle; or, a classic cocktail of cognac and Cointreau/curacao with citrus juice (7) |
| GRANITE | Rock from Northern Ireland in fireplace (7) |
| MUNSTER | In Ireland, a monster pun! (7) |
| DONEGAL | In Ireland, a deceived girl (7) |
| PICNICS | Has lunch in The Park with leaders of Parties in Coalition from Northern Ireland, with colleagues on both sides (7) |
| ANIMATE | Encourage a friend from Northern Ireland? (7) |
| CALZONI | Many a gangster from Northern Ireland going round most of menagerie with pizzas (7) |
| SANTANA | Latin rock band from San Francisco whose breakthrough came at Woodstock in 1969 (7) |
| EPIGONI | I depart after a letter from Northern Ireland calls for descendants |
| MCILROY | Rory _, champion golfer from Northern Ireland (7) |
| INGRATE | A wretch from Northern Ireland turned one down |
| NESBITT | Cold Feet star from Northern Ireland who portrayed Ivan Cooper in the 2002 drama Bloody Sunday, Jame |
| HAYWIRE | "Dance Desire" rock band from Charlottetown |
