| EASTERNSEABOARD | Region of the U.S. that extends from Maine in the north to Florida in the south (7,8) |
| UCLA | School that lost to Florida in the 2006 NCAA basketball finals |
| ILLEMAILYOU | "Expect a message from me in the inbox" |
| BENNETT | The fourth pick in the 2014 NHL draft, who moved from Calgary to Florida in 2021 |
| NYAD | Diana who swam from Cuba to Florida in 2013 at age 64 |
| AMEN | The last word from me in a note? (4) |
| ENMITIES | Hostile feelings from me in rough matches (8) |
| BLANCA | Resort region on the Mediterranean coast of SE Spain extending from the town of Denia in the north to Pilar de la Horadada in the south (5,6) |
| SIERRA | Main mountain system of Mexico, extending from the US border in the north to the Guatemalan border in the south (6,5) |
| MADRE | Main mountain system of Mexico, extending from the US border in the north to the Guatemalan border in the south (6,5) |
| FOURSTATES | Cimarron County, at the western end of Oklahoma's panhandle, is the only county in the U.S. that borders this |
| PACIFIC | Largest body of salt water on Earth, extending from the Arctic in the north to the borders of the Southern Ocean. (7) |
| THEROCKIES | Byname of the mountain range forming the backbone of the western U.S. that stretches from Canada to New Mexico (3,7) |
| HEJAZ | Region of western Saudi Arabia, along the mountainous Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula from Jordan on the north to Asir region on the south. Among the cities located there are Mecca, Medina, and |
| INDEPENDENCE | ___ Day, annual federal holiday in the U.S. that celebrates the country's nationhood (12) |
| ALTA | One of the three ski resorts in the U.S. that prohibit snowboarding |
| INFRARED | Portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that extends from the long wavelength, or red, end of the visible-light range to the microwave range. |
| MUSTANG | A feral horse in the U.S. that is typically small and lightly built (7) |
| IVYLEAGUE | A group of elite universities in the northeastern U.S. that includes Princeton and Yale (3,6) |
| SKEG | A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost. |
