| DDT | Chem. that got Paul Muller the '48 Nobel |
| UBBIALI | Winner of the 125cc world title the same year as Hermann Paul Muller was 250 champ. It was the second of nine world titles won by this Italian. (7) |
| NSUMAX | The base model for the German machine raced by Hermann Paul Muller. (3,3) |
| ELIOT | '48 Nobel-winner T.S. |
| AUTO | Hermann Paul Muller's steed during his exploits in the prewar European Championships. (4,5) |
| UNION | Hermann Paul Muller's steed during his exploits in the prewar European Championships. (4,5) |
| KANSAS | The geographic center of the 48 states is in it |
| NEWYORK | Of the 48 states, it has the largest island |
| FBI | J Edgar Hoover kept the secret files he had amassed during the 48 years he had led this organisation |
| TEXAS | Among the 48 mainland US states, which is the only one with a standalone electricity grid? (5) |
| ALAVA | Westernmost cape in the 48 states |
| TSP | The 48 in a cup (Abbr.) |
| FLA | Southernmost of the 48 sts. |
| SCORPIO | Southern constellation, among the 48 identified by Ptolemy; brightest star, Antares (7) |
| HERMANNPAUL | Herr Muller, who won races on two, three, and four wheels, and still holds the record for being the oldest ever motorcycle world champion. (7,4) |
| HEIDI | "Matters of the Heart" folkie Muller |
| STATESIDE | To the 48 |
| LUGE | Winter Olympics sport in which Germany has won 32 of the 48 gold medals contested (4) |
| WINTERREISE | The longest of Schubert's great song-cycles, a setting of 24 poems by Wilhelm Muller (11) |
| BEES | Dr Nikite Muller, a local scientist, is the bees knees on this insect. (4) |
