| LSU | Loser to Alabama in the 2012 BCS championship game |
| APPALACHIANS | Mountain system extending from Quebec in Canada to Alabama in the US (12) |
| UNC | Sch. that lost to Alabama in March Madness 2024 |
| ASUSUAL | A pair of Americans climb in Alabama in the normal way (2,5) |
| MATUTINAL | Dull time touring university in Alabama in the morning |
| LIONELRICHIE | U.S. singer/songwriter born in Tuskegee in Alabama in 1949 (6,6) |
| NEWENGLAND | ___ Patriots the team with the most appearances in the Superbowl the annual NFL championship game: 2 wds. |
| SUPERBOWL | The annual league championship game of the National Football League in the USA (5,4) |
| ILLHEALTH | Poor state of Alabama in hell hit badly (3,6) |
| ALASKA | Sadly, capitals of Kansas and Alabama in a state |
| AMECHE | Colts fullback Alan who famously scored the winning touchdown in the 1958 NFL championship game |
| ICE | The ... .... , name by which the 1967 NFL Championship Game in which Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys is known (3,4) |
| BOWL | The ... .... , name by which the 1967 NFL Championship Game in which Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys is known (3,4) |
| ORANGEMEN | Jayhawks-defeaters in the 2003 NCAA basketball championship game |
| AUTOMOBILES | Initially advance to Alabama location in American vehicles |
| APPALACHIAN | The ____ Mountains run from Newfoundland to Alabama |
| CANADA | State prison lawyer in US tours close to Alabama (6) |
| ALAIN | In going to Alabama, one finds a Frenchman (5) |
| MOBILE | Able to move to Alabama port (6) |
| APPALACHIANMOUNTAINS | The ____ stretch from Quebec to Alabama |
