| Big Apple daily, briefly | 24 |
| Big Apple paper, briefly | 24 |
| Songwriter Laura | 16 |
| Singer/songwriter Laura | 23 |
| Laura who wrote "Wedding Bell Blues" | 46 |
| "Stoned Soul Picnic" songwriter Laura | 47 |
| "Stoned Soul Picnic" songwriter | 41 |
| Singer-songwriter Laura | 23 |
| Pop singer Laura | 16 |
| Stoney End songwriter Laura | 30 |
| Songwriter who wrote "Stoned Soul Picnic" and "Stoney End" | 78 |
| Songwriter of both "Stoney End" and "Stoned Soul Picnic" | 76 |
| Singer/songÂwriter Laura | 27 |
| Singer-songwriter with the 1993 album "Walk the Dog and Light the Light" | 82 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Laura | 33 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Laura | 39 |
| Laura who wrote the song "Wedding Bell Blues" | 55 |
| Laura who composed "Stoned Soul Picnic" for the 5th Dimension | 71 |
| Composer and singer of "And When I Die" | 49 |
| 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Laura | 46 |
| "Wedding Bell Blues" singer Laura | 43 |
| "Wedding Bell Blues" composer Laura | 45 |
| "Wedding Bell Blues" composer | 39 |
| "Stoney End" songwriter | 33 |
| "Stoned Soul Picnic" writer Laura | 43 |
| "Eli's Coming" songwriter | 39 |
| "Eli's Coming" composer Laura | 43 |
| Albany is its cap. | 18 |
| Elmira locale, for short | 24 |
| Sen. Clinton represents it | 26 |
| Gov. Cuomo's domain | 23 |
| Yankee insignias | 16 |
| Where Hillary was a sen. | 24 |
| Where Hillary Clinton was sen. | 30 |
| Home to Albany and Buffalo (Abbr.) | 34 |
| Gov. Paterson's place, briefly | 34 |
| Gov. Cuomo's purview | 24 |
| Albany is its capital: Abbr. | 28 |
| Abbr. in Albany | 15 |
| Where Rockefeller was gov. from 1959-73 | 39 |
| Where Rockefeller was gov. | 26 |
| Where Hillary was sen. | 22 |
| Where Hillary is sen. | 21 |
| Where Eliot Spitzer is gov. | 27 |
| Where Cuomo is gov. | 19 |
| String of letters found in this puzzle's longest Across answers | 67 |
| Spitzer's milieu: Abbr. | 27 |
| Sen. Schumer represents it: Abbr. | 33 |
| Sen. Gillibrand represents it: Abbr. | 36 |
| RFK's constituency, once | 28 |
| Paper for which Peter Gordon used to edit xwords | 48 |
| Nelson Rockefeller was its gov. | 31 |
| Lincoln Center theater: Abbr. | 29 |
| Its cap. is Albany | 18 |
| Hillary's post-election domain (Abbr.) | 42 |
| Grover Cleveland was once its gov. | 34 |
| Governor Cuomo's constituency (abbr.) | 41 |
| Governor Andrew Cuomo's constituency (abbr.) | 48 |
| Gov. Spitzer's domain | 25 |
| Gov. Spitzer's bailiwick | 28 |
| Gov. Pataki's place: Abbr. | 30 |
| Gov. Pataki's place | 23 |
| Gov. Pataki's milieu | 24 |
| Gov. Pataki's constituency | 30 |
| Gov. David Paterson's purview | 33 |
| Gov. David Paterson's constituency | 38 |
| Gov. Cuomo's concern | 24 |
| Gov. Andrew Cuomo's purview | 31 |
| George Clinton was its first gov. (for 21 years) | 48 |
| Elmira address letters | 22 |
| David Paterson's constituency: Abbr. | 40 |
| Cuomo's concern (abbr.) | 27 |
| Clinton was its first gov. | 26 |
| At 5,343 ft., Mt. Marcy is its highest point | 44 |
| Andrew Cuomo is likely to be its next gov. | 42 |
| "Excelsior" is its motto: Abbr. | 41 |
| Big Board inits. | 16 |
| AMEX alternative | 16 |
| AMEX counterpart | 16 |
| Wall Street letters | 19 |
| Wall St. initials | 17 |
| Wall Street abbr. | 17 |
| Trade assn.? | 12 |
| The Big Board, for short | 24 |
| The Big Board, briefly | 22 |
| Its home is 11 Wall St. | 23 |
| Financial page abbr. | 20 |
| Big Board, initially | 20 |
| Wall St. market | 15 |
| Wall St. landmark | 17 |
| Wall St. concern | 16 |
| Ticker locale: Abbr. | 20 |
| The Big Board: Abbr. | 20 |
| The Big Board, initially | 24 |
| Org. at 11 Wall St. | 19 |
| Market initials | 15 |
| Financial section letters | 25 |
| Financial page letters | 22 |
| AMEX rival | 10 |
| Where "F" means "Ford" | 42 |