| North Carolina river |
| Ireland, to locals |
| Banded quartz |
| Darth Vader and his allies |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Band of Gold singer Payne |
| Bone that Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke after falling off her dune buggy |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Shampoo brand |
| Band names |
| Northern diving seabird |
| Andean animal |
| Indonesian island |
| Havana's island |
| Patron saint of beekeepers |
| Sandwich shop |
| Sandler of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Watch brand |
| Scandinavian region |
| Fine French brandy |
| Brand |
| Asner and Sullivan |
| Gives a hand to |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Gas brand that's also an Italian pronoun |
| Popular game in Old West saloons |
| Carefully thought-out strategy |
| Martinelli and Lanchester |