| PRAXIS | With Puerto Rico, alliance between a number of states is accepted custom |
| AXIS | What is an alliance between a number of states to coordinate their foreign policy? (4) |
| TREEHOUSE | Audience follows one of those in The Cherry Orchard where children's play is performed between a number of branches (4,5) |
| DIALOGUE | Turns up, university in, for example, Oxford put down conversation between a number of people (8) |
| CONFORM | Follow generally accepted custom (7) |
| DECORUM | Wearing barrel, Italian author accepted custom (7) |
| FIFTY | Tiff about the 4th of July and the number of states in the US (5) |
| NOTORIOUS | Infamous sort of leaders from number of states - two in Brazil and America (9) |
| SPHERISTERION | Trouble with PR is, there is no room for sport! |
| RUSSIA | The United States is a right variation of an even bigger state. (6) |
| ONUS | Working with the states is a great burden (4) |
| ONE | Number of states with unicameral legislatures |
| NINETEEN | Number of states when Monroe was sworn in |
| MORES | Accepted customs increased surveillance to begin with (5) |
| TRIPLEENTENTE | What informal alliance existed between Britain, France and Russia in the early twentieth century as a counterbalance to the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy? (6.7) |
| RAINBOW | ___ coalition, a political alliance between minority groups or parties of varying opinions (7) |
| COALITION | A usually temporary alliance between political parties in a government (9) |
| APPLEJUICE | Most of it sold in the United States is clarified |
| UPAS | Secretary in the States is a sap (4) |
| LOUISA | Look, one who enters the States is a lady |
