| TLAXCALA | Smallest of the 32 states of Mexico, bordered by Puebla, Mexico and Hidalgo (8) |
| TEHUACAN | Second largest city in Puebla, Mexico (8) |
| CHIHUAHUA | State of north central Mexico bordered by Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango and Coahuila (9) |
| SONORA | State of NW Mexico bordered by Chihuahua, Baja California and Sinaloa; capital, Hermosillo (6) |
| NUEVOLEON | State of NE Mexico bordered by Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi; capital, Monterrey (5,4) |
| OMAR | _ Sharif, actor whose films included Doctor Zhivago and Hidalgo (4) |
| CHESSMAN | Any of the 32 pieces on a certain board |
| POPOCATEPETL | Volcano on the border of the states of Mexico and Puebla, central Mexico. The name in the Nahuatl means "Smoking Mountain." (12) |
| TABASCO | Estado (state) of SE Mexico bordered to the north by the Gulf of Mexico; capital, Villahermosa (7) |
| JALISCO | Seventh-largest of the 31 states of Mexico, in the west on the Pacific coast; capital, Guadalajara (7) |
| BOROUGH | One of the 32 constituent divisions of the City of London (7) |
| MORAY | One of the 32 council areas of Scotland, site of Gordonstoun (5) |
| RHUMB | What is any one of the 32 points of the compass? (5) |
| SEED | Term for any of the 32 top players given preferential treatment in the draw for tennis tournaments. (4) |
| POINT | Unit in scoring; or, any one of the 32 divisions of a compass (5) |
| POINTS | Prongs of a deer's antler; values assigned to certain cards in bridge; or, each of the 32 directions |
| CANADA | Home of seven of the 32 NHL teams |
| USA | Country where 25 of the 32 NHL teams are based: Abbr. |
| SCOTT | "Great Unknown" author of the 32 Waverley novels |
| CINCODEMAYO | The anniversary of Mexico's victory over the French at Puebla in 1862, celebrated on May 5 (5,2,4) |
