| NORTHCAROLINA | 'Tar Heel State' of the south-eastern US; one of the original Thirteen Colonies (5,8) |
| CONNECTICUT | One of original thirteen US states |
| TENNESSEE | River of the south-eastern US, the longest tributary of the Ohio (9) |
| GEORGIA | 'Peach State' of the south-eastern US, founded as a British colony in 1732 (7) |
| NEWHAMPSHIRE | US state, one of the original 13 colonies... (3,9) |
| MARYLAND | One of the original 13 colonies that formed the United States (8) |
| ATLANTA | City of the south-eastern US that hosted the 26th Summer Olympic Games in 1996 (7) |
| MIAMI | 'Magic City' of the south-eastern US, in which sitcom The Golden Girls was based (5) |
| WATERTUPELO | Common name for Nyssa aquatica, a large, long-lived tree that grows in the swamps and floodplains of the south-eastern US (5,6) |
| COTTONMOUTH | Large pit viper of the south-eastern US also called a water moccasin (11) |
| OKLAHOMA | State of the south central US separated from Texas to the south and west by the Red River (8) |
| RHODEISLAND | One of the original 13 colonies: 2 wds. |
| NCAR | One of the original 13 colonies: Abbr. |
| PALMETTO | Small tropical fan palm of the south-eastern US (8) |
| DEL | One of the original 13 colonies: Abbr. |
| NEWMEXICO | A state of the south-western US, crossed by the Rio Grande and the Pecos River (3,6) |
| ABE | First U.S. prez to be born outside the original 13 Colonies |
| MARYRAND | One of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution (8) |
| CAR | ****The Tar Heel State: Abbr. |
| ELON | College in the Tar Heel State |
