| MAYFLOWER | The ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620 (9) |
| EASTBOUND | Silly and obtuse, heading perhaps from New Plymouth to Gisborne (9) |
| WESTBOUND | New doubts sorted out, as Pilgrim Fathers sailed |
| DICKINSON | Emily _, American poet born in Massachusetts in 1830 (9) |
| PLYMOUTH | The Pilgrim Fathers sailed to the New World aboard the Mayflower from this English port |
| ROASTMEAT | Turn to Ma, or taste the Sunday joint? (5,4) |
| ARGO | In Greek myths, the ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece (4) |
| TABARD | The ____, inn from which the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales went (6) |
| NEWENGLAND | Area of the United States in which the Pilgrims settled: 2 wds. |
| BEAGLE | Name the ship in which Charles Darwin was the official scientist (6) |
| TAXES | The Suffolk Resolves were passed in Massachusetts in 1774. Among other actions, they urged colonists to stop paying ___. |
| DEVON | English county from which the Pilgrims set sail in 1620 |
| STEERAGE | Part of a passenger ship in which the cheapest accommodation is located (8) |
| RYDERCUP | Biennial men's golf competition first contested between Great Britain and the United States in Massachusetts in 1927 (5,3) |
| DESANTIS | Ron ___: Governor who flew migrants from Florida to Massachusetts (8) |
| MIASMA | I'm going back, as close to Massachusetts it doesn't smell right (6) |
| MYSONG | The New Seekers song, "What Have They Done to ... Ma?" (2,4) |
| PA | Country talk: It's what everybody probably calls the guy who's married to Ma |
| MARINA | Swirling rain in Massachusetts in small harbour (6) |
| HARVARD | University established in Massachusetts in 1636 (7) |
