| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NOHO | Area west of the Bowery |
| NOHO | Neighborhood west of the Bowery |
| NOLITA | Manhattan neighborhood west of the Bowery |
| PLAINS | Area west of the Mississippi |
| SINAI | Area west of the Gulf of Aqaba |
| homesteads | (as provided by the federal Homestead Act of 1862) An area of public land in the West (usually 160 acres) granted to any US citizen willing to settle on and farm the land for at least five years |
