| INGODWETRUST | The official motto of the United States since 1956 |
| ASTRA | Per ardua ad -; Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" used as the official motto of the RAF (5) |
| PERARDUAADASTRA | The official motto of the Royal Air Force (in Latin) (3,5,2,5) |
| TRUMP | Donald ?, president of the United States since January (5) |
| MANDELSON | Peter, British Ambassador to the United States since 2025 (9) |
| GUAM | Largest and southernmost island of the Marianas in the western Pacific, administered by the US since 1950 (4) |
| RANCH | The best-selling type of salad dressing in the US since 1992 |
| PCBS | Industrial compounds banned in the USA since the late '70s |
| ADRIAN | Male name of Greek and Roman origin, ranked in the top 1000 boys" names in the US since 1900 (6) |
| STCROIX | Part of the US since 1916 |
| SISEPUEDE | Spanish phrase that is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America |
| MIMOSA | Cocktail similar to Buck's Fizz, popular in the US since the late 1960s (6) |
| STEAMBOATWILLIE | First theatrical release featuring Mickey Mouse (1928), in the public domain in the US since January 1 2024 (9,6) |
| HAVANAS | They've been banned from the US since '62 |
| EPLURIBUSUNUM | Latin motto of the United States, literally meaning 'one out of many' (1,8,4) |
| UNUM | E pluribus ____, motto of the United States |
| INDIANA | State of the Midwestern US whose official motto is 'Crossroads of America' (7) |
| SEMPERFI | Abbreviated motto of the United States Marine Corps (6,2) |
| WINTOUR | Editor-in-chief of Vogue US since 1988, Anna ___ (7) |
| ROTARYCLUB | A local branch of a body that has an official motto 'Service Above Self' (6,4) |
