| North Carolina river |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Peruvian river |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Narrow inlet of a river |
| Carefully thought-out strategy |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| A German river |
| Linear printing units |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| County Clare capital |
| Careful scrutiny |
| Actor whose middle name is Tiffany |
| River in Northern California |
| Aid for a lost driver, for short |
| Chief river of British Columbia |
| Health-care professionals |
| Are able, biblically |
| Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key |
| Become apparent |
| Become threadbare |
| Luxor river |
| Hungarian lake |
| Food, plates, silverware, etc.? |
| Spanish river |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Dog-tag wearers, briefly |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |