Across
- 1. Hub of the American rail network on Lake Michigan (7)
- 3. America's largest corporation trading as Asda in the UK (7)
- 4. Dam on the Colorado completed in the 1930s (6)
- 5. Largest city of the USA (3,4)
- 7. Capital of the USA (10,1,1)
- 9. Financial centre of New York City (4,6)
- 10. New York street with a concentration of theatres (8)
- 11. Computer company founded by Bill Gates (9)
- 12. City devastated by earthquake in 1906 (3,9)
- 14. Pennsylvania steel city (10)
- 16. District of Los Angeles associated with movie stars (9)
- 18. Biggest oil company in the USA which also trades under the Esso brand name (5)
- 19. Worldwide restaurant franchise which began in California in 1937 (9)
- 21. Main city and port in Massuchusetts site of a 'tea party' in 1773 (6)
- 23. Largest state of the USA (6)
Down
- 1. Destination state in the 1849 'Gold Rush' (10)
- 2. Location of Disneyland (7)
- 4. 50th state of the USA and location of Pearl Harbour (6)
- 6. Car giant with HQ in Detroit (7,6)
- 8. The 'City of Angels' and largest on the Pacific coast (3,7)
- 13. City in Texas where NASA's Mission Control is found (7)
- 15. Large state on the Mexico border (5)
- 17. City known as 'Motown' because of its importance as a car munufacturing centre (7)
- 20. City in Nevada with a concentration of casinos (3,5)
- 21. Aircraft manufacturer based in Seattle (6)
- 22. Texan city linked with oil and long-running soap (6)
- 24. Computer manufacturer and one of the top 20 US companies (5)
