| KAMA | Tributary of the Volga River upon which the cities of Perm and Solikamsk stand (4) |
| SURA | City in ancient Babylonia; tributary of the Volga (4) |
| URAL | River flowing into the Caspian Sea east of the Volga (4) |
| KUBAN | Russian river upon which the cities of Armavir and Temryuk, Krasnodar Krai, stand |
| ASTRAKHAN | City in Russia on the delta of the Volga River associated with a type of fur (9) |
| ADIGE | Second-longest river of Italy after the Po, on which the cities of Trento and Verona are located (5) |
| VISTULA | Polish river on which the cities of Gdansk and Krakow stand (7) |
| IVANOVO | Oblast of western Russia through which the Volga River flows (7) |
| THAMES | River upon which the Oxford and Cambridge boat race takes place (6) |
| CASPIANSEA | World's largest inland body of water, fed by the Volga River (7,3) |
| YAROSLAVL | City in Russia on the Volga River NE of Moscow (9) |
| ALIBIS | "I got up, got a latte, went to the gym, got a perm, and came home," and others |
| MOLOTOV | Former name (1940-57) of the Russian city of Perm (7) |
| VOLGOGRAD | City on the Volga River, Russia, known as Stalingrad from 1925-61 (9) |
| COLORADO | Major river upon which the Hoover Dam stands (8) |
| CHEBOKSARY | Russian city on the Volga River (10) |
| UGRIC | Relating to the native languages of the Volga region (5) |
| YOHEAVEHO | 'Song of the Volga Boatmen' refrain |
| TATARS | Natives of the Volga region |
| EDITORS | Hacks at top of perm leaving misreported mess (7) |
