| Folks |
| 'Rents |
| The folks |
| The 'rents |
| Kettle pair |
| Rural folks |
| Just folks? |
| The Kettles |
| Rustic folks |
| The old folks |
| Kettles, e.g. |
| Rustic couple |
| Rural parents |
| Not in chains? |
| Kettles of note |
| This puzzle's theme |
| The Kents, to Clark |
| Certain shopkeepers |
| Corner store owners |
| Raisers of young 'uns |
| The Kettles of filmdom |
| Proprietor pair, perhaps |
| Kettles from Cape Flattery |
| Local shop's partners, perhaps |
| Kettles ... or the theme of this puzzle |