| VANBUREN | US president nicknamed Old Kinderhook, possibly giving rise to the phrase “OK” |
| JACKSON | Andrew, American president nicknamed 'Old Hickory' (7) |
| ORGAN | "King of instruments" according to Mozart which gave rise to the phrase "pull out all the stops" (5) |
| FELT | Baize-like fabric whose former "carroting" method of construction was thought to have given rise to the phrase "mad as a hatter" (4) |
| FORALL | “In spite of”, especially in the phrase “____ that” |
| PUFF | One’s life, especially in the phrase “in all my ___” |
| VAN | With 44 , 'Old Kinderhook' |
| AORTA | The main artery giving rise to the arterial network through which oxygenated blood is supplied to the body from the heart |
| ABRAHAMLINCOLN | US president nicknamed the Great Emancipator, assassinated in 1865 (7,7) |
| BELL | Flower shape giving rise to the common name for campanula (4) |
| MUD | Soil condition giving rise to the band that recorded Tiger Feet (1974) (3) |
| RONALDREAGAN | US president nicknamed 'the Gipper' (6,6) |
| SPIRAL | Wind giving rise to the French tears (6) |
| EISENHOWER | Dwight D _, US president nicknamed 'lke' (10) |
| POLK | James K ___, US president nicknamed Young Hickory |
| CHICKENLITTLE | Character linked to the phrase "the sky is falling" |
| FLATEARTHER | One who might object to the phrase "around the globe" |
| ELDERSTATESMAN | One possibly giving advice from the US in Oldie piece (5,9) |
| YELLOWHAMMERS | Cirl bunting-like birds of open countryside with songs likened by some ornithologists to the phrase |
| NASTY | Tinashe hit that gave birth to the phrase "match my freak" |
