| Land of the Peacock Throne | 26 |
| Nation on the Persian Gulf | 26 |
| Home of ancient Persepolis | 26 |
| Country on the Caspian Sea | 26 |
| Nation on the Gulf of Oman | 26 |
| Land bordering the Caspian | 26 |
| Afghanistan's neighbor | 26 |
| Tehran is its largest city | 26 |
| Site of the Peacock Throne | 26 |
| Revolution land of '79 | 26 |
| One of OPEC's founders | 26 |
| Nation west of Afghanistan | 26 |
| Land where Farsi is spoken | 26 |
| It's south of Georgia? | 26 |
| Former Peacock Throne site | 26 |
| Ahmadinejad's homeland | 26 |
| A "-gate" opener | 26 |
| Like many a Bollywood star | 26 |
| Certain Oriental rug maker | 26 |
| Ayatollah Khomeini was one | 26 |
| Modern site of Mesopotamia | 26 |
| "Kismet" country | 26 |
| People occupied since 2003 | 26 |
| Cleopatra's handmaiden | 26 |
| They may be tax-deductible | 26 |
| Some long-term investments | 26 |
| Nest eggs held at S&Ls | 26 |
| Some tax shelters, briefly | 26 |
| Savings options, for short | 26 |
| Nest-eggs held at S&Ls | 26 |
| Nest egg segments, briefly | 26 |
| Form 1040 line 15 subjects | 26 |
| Certain investments: abbr. | 26 |
| Ready to read the riot act | 26 |
| Unpleasant thing to invoke | 26 |
| Push one's hot buttons | 26 |
| It may be drawn in a fight | 26 |
| Island west of Gr. Britain | 26 |
| Frustration might cause it | 26 |
| Ruffled one's feathers | 26 |
| "Goodnight" girl | 26 |
| "Goodnight, ___" | 26 |
| Marie Curie's daughter | 26 |
| Sherlock's lady friend | 26 |
| Sherlock's infatuation | 26 |
| Ryan of "Pippin" | 26 |
| Vernon's dance partner | 26 |
| Renee, opposite Jim Carrey | 26 |
| 1935 Nobelist Joliot-Curie | 26 |
| "Goodnight" lady | 26 |
| "Fame" star Cara | 26 |
| Tony-winning actress Worth | 26 |
| Mythological peace goddess | 26 |
| Emmy and Tony nominee Ryan | 26 |
| Castle with lots of steps? | 26 |
| Castle of ballroom dancing | 26 |
| Dancer at the chess match? | 26 |
| Ruffles one's feathers | 26 |
| Work stoppage declaration? | 26 |
| "_____ my case!" | 26 |
| Skating medalist Slutskaya | 26 |
| Colored portion of the eye | 26 |
| Flower painted by Van Gogh | 26 |
| Where eye color comes from | 26 |
| Pupil's colorful place | 26 |
| Popular bloom in Tennessee | 26 |
| Object in a Monet painting | 26 |
| Light regulator in the eye | 26 |
| "Bearded" flower | 26 |
| Scene-closing movie effect | 26 |
| Rainbowlike play of colors | 26 |
| Part of Murdoch's eye? | 26 |
| It's behind the cornea | 26 |
| Fleur-de-lis, symbolically | 26 |
| Circle covered by a cornea | 26 |
| Attraction for a butterfly | 26 |
| Famous Van Gogh still life | 26 |
| They provide shade to eyes | 26 |
| Frequent Van Gogh subjects | 26 |
| St. Patrick's converts | 26 |
| Word with coffee or potato | 26 |
| Word before stew or coffee | 26 |
| South Bend team, for short | 26 |
| Apt to celebrate March 17? | 26 |
| It may be in front of some | 26 |
| Cookbook compiler Rombauer | 26 |
| "_____ La Douce" | 26 |
| 1963 Shirley MacLaine role | 26 |
| __-Z: classic Camaro model | 26 |
| Clothes-pressing appliance | 26 |
| Tend to pressing business? | 26 |
| It may have steam settings | 26 |
| "Monopoly" token | 26 |
| Work (out), as differences | 26 |
| Word with horse or curtain | 26 |
| Word with fisted or handed | 26 |
| Word before fist or maiden | 26 |
| Word after cast or curling | 26 |
| Weights, to a weightlifter | 26 |
| Sixth-anniversary material | 26 |