| ARMSTRONG | Louis ---, trumpeter born in New Orleans in 1901 |
| PRIMA | Louis, U.S. singer/songwriter, bandleader and trumpeter born in New Orleans in 1910 (5) |
| ALHIRT | Dixieland trumpeter born in New Orleans |
| BAKER | Chet, U.S. jazz trumpeter born in 1929 nicknamed the Prince of Cool (5) |
| OURDAY | Jazz-wise it could be . . .In Paris, . . .In New Orleans, . . . In Havana (3,3) |
| BARQS | Soft drink company formed in New Orleans in 1890 |
| UTAHJAZZ | Team formed in New Orleans in 1974 |
| POBOYBLIMPIE | . . . in New Orleans, in a sandwich chain |
| LIX | Super Bowl planned to take place in New Orleans in 2025 |
| JAZZ | Music born in New Orleans |
| BECHET | Surname of the jazz saxophonist born in New Orleans on May 14, 1897 (6) |
| FARRAGUT | Admiral who captured New Orleans in 1862 |
| FLESCH | Steve, golfer who won the Classic of New Orleans in 2003 (6) |
| SALERNO | New Orleans in Italy? |
| KATRINA | Hurricane _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , storm that overwhelmed New Orleans in 2005 (7) |
| JOURNOS | Hacks New Orleans in, say, Mardi Gras' finale (7) |
| KATERI | The first Indigenous person of North America to become a Saint, she was born in New York state ...and lived in the present-day Mohawk territory of Kahnawake (near Montreal) in the last years of her li |
| BOBDENVER | Sitcom star born in New Rochelle, New York |
| VERAWANG | Female fashion designer born in New York in 1949 (4,4) |
| SNELL | Peter, Olympic middle-distance runner, born in New Zealand in 1938 (5) |