| RFK | Stadium in Washington, D.C. |
| NATIONALSPARK | Stadium in Washington, D.C. |
| WILKESBOOTH | John --- ---, actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. in 1865 (6,5) |
| CONGRESS | Library of ____, U.S. national one in Washington D.C. that was founded in 1800 (8) |
| SMITHSONIAN | ___ Institution: series of museums and research centres established in Washington D.C. in 1846 (11) |
| ART | Corcoran offering in Washington, D.C. |
| NSC | Letters from council in Washington, D.C. |
| EMO | Musical genre pioneered in Washington, D.C. |
| POSTGRADUATES | Reporters who were trained in Washington, D.C.? |
| SENATE | 100-member group in Washington, D.C. |
| UPI | Global news service with HQ in Washington, D.C. |
| TIDALBASIN | Large body in Washington, D.C. |
| POND | The reflecting pool in Washington, D.C., essentially |
| EST | Time used in Washington, D.C. (abb.) |
| HUMID | Like summers in Washington, D.C. |
| CAPITOL | Domed building in Washington D.C. |
| WHITEHOUSE | Tourist's stop in Washington, D.C. |
| NCIS | Naval crime series set in Washington D.C. |
| DUMBARTONOAKS | Historic estate in Washington, D.C. (9,4) |
| CONG | Government gr. in Washington, D.C. |