| One of Greece's Cyclades Islands | 36 |
| Isle where Homer is buried, supposedly | 38 |
| Island where Homer is supposedly buried | 39 |
| Island where Homer is buried, by tradition | 42 |
| Island where Homer is allegedly buried | 38 |
| Island said to be the home of Homer's tomb | 46 |
| Island on which Homer is said to be buried | 42 |
| Island on which Homer is reputedly buried | 41 |
| Home of the Odysseas Elytis Theater | 35 |
| Apple's mobile/tablet devices run on it | 43 |
| Apple's counterpart to Windows | 34 |
| Android alternative for smartphones | 35 |
| Aegean island on which Homer is said to be buried | 49 |
| Ninth letter of the Greek alphabet | 34 |
| Tiniest bit of the Greek alphabet? | 34 |
| Little bit of the Greek alphabet | 32 |
| Letter before kappa, alphabetically | 35 |
| "I" and "i" in Ithaca | 41 |
| Chit used when you're out of chips | 38 |
| Broke poker player's promise | 32 |
| Letters that could precede a dollar sign | 40 |
| Letters from a person who's shy? | 36 |
| "Promise to pay" letters | 34 |
| Subject of this puzzle's theme | 34 |
| Note left after stealing your roommate's beer | 49 |
| Note from someone who's needy? | 34 |
| Letters written by someone who's shy? | 41 |
| Letters written by someone who's a bit shy? | 47 |
| Letters that might precede a dollar sign | 40 |
| Letters on a beer-thieving roommate's note | 46 |
| Letters often followed by a number | 34 |
| Letters often followed by a dollar amount | 41 |
| Indicator of shortness, for short | 33 |
| Controversial letters in California, these days | 47 |
| Bettors' and debtors' letters | 37 |
| Acknowledgment of debt, in brief | 32 |
| "Thanks for covering for me" | 38 |
| "Next round's on me" | 34 |
| "Next round's on me," for short | 45 |
| "Let me buy the drinks next time" | 43 |
| They may pile up for compulsive gamblers | 40 |
| People might write them if they're shy | 42 |
| "Field of Dreams" setting | 35 |
| America's top corn-growing state | 36 |
| "The Music Man" setting | 33 |
| "American Gothic" setting | 35 |
| "The Bridges of Madison County" setting | 49 |
| "The Bridges of Madison County" state | 47 |
| North-central U.S. river, city or state | 39 |
| It lies between the Mississippi and the Missouri | 48 |
| "The Bridges of Madison County" locale | 48 |
| ''State Fair'' state | 36 |
| ''Field of Dreams'' locale | 42 |
| Word above "1846" on a quarter back | 45 |
| Where Red Delicious apples originated | 37 |
| Where James T. Kirk was born and raised | 39 |
| “The Bridges of Madison County” setting | 47 |
| The Big Sioux River forms part of its border | 44 |
| State-named '01 Slipknot album | 34 |
| State with 99 counties but 100 county seats | 43 |
| State where the presidential primaries begin | 44 |
| State where Interstates 35 and 80 cross | 39 |
| State that made same-sex marriage legal in 2009 | 47 |
| Site of Howard Dean's infamous scream | 41 |
| Setting for "The Music Man" | 37 |
| Scene of first caucus in '84 | 32 |
| Presidential candidates' early battleground | 47 |
| Presidential campaign kickoff state | 35 |
| Place of the "Field of Dreams" | 40 |
| Place name before and after City | 32 |
| Native state of Meredith Willson | 32 |
| Los Angeles's U.S.S. ___ Museum | 35 |
| Locale for many political debates | 33 |
| Its state quarter features a Grant Wood design | 46 |
| Its quarter shows a one-room schoolhouse | 40 |
| It's between the Missouri and the Mississippi | 49 |
| It has rivers named Raccoon and Skunk | 37 |
| Home to Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids | 36 |
| Home of the McCaughey septuplets | 32 |
| Home of the Hawkeyes of the Big Ten | 35 |
| Heaven, in "Field of Dreams" | 38 |
| Harry Hershfield's home state | 33 |
| For Minnesotans, it's south of the border | 45 |
| Eastern segment of the Louisiana Purchase | 41 |
| Early stop in a presidential race | 33 |
| Early stop in a presidential campaign | 37 |
| Early state in the presidential campaign | 40 |
| Early state in presidential campaigns | 37 |
| Birthplace of John Wayne and Johnny Carson | 42 |
| "The Music Man" locale | 32 |
| "Field of Dreams" locale | 34 |
| "Field of Dreams" backdrop | 36 |
| "Bridges of Madison County" setting | 45 |
| "Bridges of Madison County" locale | 44 |
| "American Gothic" locale | 34 |
| 'Field of Dreams' setting | 33 |
| '01 Slipknot state-named album | 34 |
| ''Field of Dreams'' setting | 43 |
| James T. Kirk, by state of birth | 32 |
| Buffalo Bill or John Wayne, by birth | 36 |