| ENOLAGAY | Name of the B-29 bomber that was used by the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (5,3) |
| SHADY | What kind of "Lady" was the name of the B-24 bomber that in August 1943 flew one of the then longest bombing missions from Darwin to Borneo. a flight recorded in a 2012 documentary? (5) |
| STUKA | German Junkers-87 dive-bomber that was first tried out in the Spanish Civil War (5) |
| SEAHAWK | Helicopter used by the U.S. Navy that entered service in 1984 (7) |
| MINI | With 51-Across, weapon used by the U.S. Secret Service |
| ENOLA | What was the name of the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945? (5,3) |
| MAINLAND | The rest of the U.S., to Hawaiians |
| NAGASAKI | Which city was destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 9th, 1945? (8) |
| ATOMBOMB | The first one was dropped on Hiroshima (4,4) |
| OUTSTARE | Don't be the first to drop the lids |
| SUDOKU | Puzzle that moved from the U.S. to Japan to England and back to the U.S. |
| SOLVENTS | Sniffing agents inspire novelists to drop the first person (8) |
| DROMOND | Type of warship propelled by both oar and lateen sail that was used by the Byzantine navy during bat |
| OBERLIN | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| THEODORE | (& 1 Down) The 26th President of the U.S. to whom the proverb at 13/22/24 Across and 14 Down is often ascribed (8) |
| IKEA | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| MAHARAJAH | Title that was used by the rulers of Indian states (9) |
| WOAD | Dye obtained from the plant Isatis tinctoria that was used by the ancient Britons (4) |
| NICOLASLEBLANC | In 1790, who developed the process that was used by James Muspratt in 1823 to begin mass production |
| HARPO | What name was used by the unspeaking Marx brother whose real name was Adolph? (5) |
