| SEVENNATIONARMY | Song by the U.S. rock duo The White Stripes released in 2003 (5,6,4) |
| MEGWHITE | American musician who was the drummer for rock duo The White Stripes: 2 wds. |
| THREECENTPIECES | Lightest coins ever minted by the U.S., used in the late 19th century |
| GOVERNMENTBONDS | Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury |
| REID | Charles and Craig, twin brothers in the Scottish rock duo The Proclaimers (4) |
| HAWAII | Former kingdom that became the 50th U.S. state in 1959; these volcanic islands were annexed by the U.S. in 1898. (6) |
| SUNSHINE | _ On Leith, 1988 album by Scots folk rock duo The Proclaimers (8) |
| ENIWETOK | Atoll in the W. Pacific Ocean taken by the U.S. from Japan in 1944 (8) |
| FLOWERS | Brandon, lead singer of the U.S. rock band The Killers (7) |
| FATHER | Dance With My ____, last studio album by U.S. singer/songwriter Luther Vandross released in 2003 (6) |
| MRBRIGHTSIDE | The debut single by the Killers, released in 2003 (2,10) |
| BLACK | ___ Hawk Down 2001 war film about the 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer |
| DOOLITTLE | The ____ Raid, the first air operation carried out by the U.S. against Japan after Pearl Harbour (9) |
| LA | California city that hosted the 1984 Games boycotted by the U.S.S.R, initials (2) |
| GARCIA | Jerry ___, lead guitarist and vocalist with the U.S. rock band Grateful Dead (6) |
| VEDDER | Eddie, lead vocalist and lyricist of the U.S. rock band Pearl Jam (6) |
| SEVEN | White Stripes song released in 2003, ----- Nation Army (5) |
| RELOADED | The Matrix _, second film of the trilogy, released in 2003 (8) |
| ENOLAGAY | Name of the B-29 bomber that was used by the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (5,3) |
| TIROS | Abbreviation for the series of television and infrared observation meteorological satellites launched by the U.S. starting in 1960. (5) |
