| REDRIVERVALLEY | Stop at this North Dakota region that was the inspiration for a folk song |
| FARGO | It is a long way to go to this North Dakota city (5) |
| THEENDOFTHEROAD | Hope to stop at this one theft, hoarded for distribution |
| ANDREA | Lady from North Dakota region outside (6) |
| KLONDIKE | Canadian region that was the site of a gold rush in the late 1890s |
| ARGONNE | French forest region that was the site of the final offensive of World War I |
| VOODOO | Common name for a folk religion of Haitian origin whose rituals are led by a houngan (priest) or mambo (priestess) (6) |
| GUTHRIE | Tug on hire possibly for a folk singer (7) |
| COTTONEYEDJOE | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| HARPERVALLEYPTA | 1968 hit that was the inspiration for a 1978 movie and a 1981 TV series |
| GREENMOUNTAINS | Go to this Vermont area to hike the Long Trail that was the inspiration for the Appalachian Trail |
| THESUNALSOSIRES | Book that was the inspiration for "A Star is Born"? |
| BEWITCHED | This 1960s sitcom was the inspiration for a 2005 Nicole Kidman movie of the same name. (9) |
| ABSCAM | Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle" |
| LINGO | Game show that was the inspiration for the game Wordle; Chuck Woolery hosted it from 2002-2007 |
| BATMAN | Superhero that was the inspiration for Ace of "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" on SNL |
| LEONOWENS | Indianborn author of the memoir The English Governess At The Siamese Court, which was the inspiration for the 1951 musical The King And I (4,9) |
| PLOVER | Bird related to the lapwing whose golden species flying at speeds of up to 60mph was the inspiration for what was originally called The Guinness Book of Records (6) |
| TSELIOT | Author of Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats (the work that was the inspiration behind the Lloyd We |
| LOCHLOMOND | Celebrated in a folk song and forming part of the region that contains the Great Trossachs Forest, the largest freshwater lake in Scotland by surface area (4,6) |
