| Illinois county or its seat | 27 |
| Illinois city that symbolizes Middle America | 44 |
| Illinois city symbolizing middle America | 40 |
| Illinois city symbolizing mainstream America | 44 |
| Illinois birthplace of Richard Pryor and Betty Friedan | 54 |
| Ill. city of concern to actors | 30 |
| Hometown of old radio's Fibber McGee and Molly | 50 |
| Home to Bradley University | 26 |
| Home of the Chiefs in minor-league baseball | 43 |
| Home of Caterpillar, Inc. | 25 |
| Home of Caterpillar | 19 |
| Famously mainstream American town | 33 |
| Everytown, USA | 14 |
| Everycity, USA | 14 |
| City that symbolizes Middle America | 35 |
| City on the Illinois | 20 |
| City on Illinois river | 22 |
| Caterpillar's home city | 27 |
| Caterpillar's base | 22 |
| Bradley campus site | 19 |
| Betty Friedan's birthplace | 30 |
| America's Everytown | 23 |
| ''Will it play in __?'' | 39 |
| Cheerleader's need | 22 |
| Kind of talk or rally | 21 |
| Boundless energy | 16 |
| Cheerleader's asset | 23 |
| Vinegar | 7 |
| Kind of rally | 13 |
| Vim, vigor or verve | 19 |
| Type of squad | 13 |
| Type of high-school rally | 25 |
| ___ rally (school event) | 24 |
| Type of talk or rally | 21 |
| Lively energy | 13 |
| Kind of rally or talk | 21 |
| High school assembly goal | 25 |
| Cheerleader's trait | 23 |
| Type of rally or pill | 21 |
| Palindromic energy | 18 |
| Kind of squad or rally | 22 |
| Word with "pill" or "rally" | 47 |
| Willie of boxing fame | 21 |
| Vigour | 6 |
| Type of rally | 13 |
| Talk word | 9 |
| Talk type | 9 |
| Product with a circular red, white and blue logo | 48 |
| Lots of energy | 14 |
| Human dynamo's asset | 24 |
| High energy | 11 |
| Ebullience | 10 |
| Cheerleader's requirement | 29 |
| Zippiness | 9 |
| Zip or drive | 12 |
| Zest, zing, and zip | 19 |
| Word with talk or rally | 23 |
| Word with rally or talk | 23 |
| Word with rally or pill | 23 |
| Willie of ring fame | 19 |
| Willie ___, 1942–48 featherweight champ | 46 |
| What a cheerleader has | 22 |
| Vinegar, so to speak | 20 |
| Vim and vigour | 14 |
| Sort of rally | 13 |
| Rally power? | 12 |
| Palindromic punch | 17 |
| Make lively, with "up" | 32 |
| Kind of pill or rally | 21 |
| Featherweight great Willie | 26 |
| Featherweight champ: 1942-48 | 28 |
| Cheerleading requisite | 22 |
| Cheerleading asset | 18 |
| Cheerleaders' hallmark | 26 |
| Brisk energy | 12 |
| Become spirited, with "up" | 36 |
| Animation or spiritedness | 25 |
| Animation or spirit | 19 |
| Animate, with "up" | 28 |
| A must for cheerleaders | 23 |
| ___ talk (pregame speech) | 25 |
| ___ rally | 9 |
| ___ pill (amphetamine) | 22 |
| __ rally | 8 |
| __ band: school rally performers | 32 |
| Salt's performing partner, in a 1980s hip-hop group | 55 |
| Salt's partner? | 19 |
| Salt's partner | 18 |
| Spice in a rap trio's name | 30 |
| Salt's rap partner | 22 |
| Salt's partner, in old hip-hop | 34 |
| Salt-N-___ | 10 |
| Salt-N-__ (hip-hop group) | 25 |
| Salt-N- ___ ('80s-'90s group) | 37 |
| Rappers Salt-N-___ | 18 |
| Rapper Sandra Denton's stage name | 37 |
| Rap's Salt-N-___ | 20 |
| Rap's Salt-N-__ | 19 |
| Rap group Salt-N-_____ | 22 |
| Pop music's Salt-N-___ | 26 |