The national hall of fame for them is in Oklahoma City
Cowboys
Jose Cuervo,
Herradura
Tequila
Pertaining to the care of women in childbirth
Obstetric
This Virginia city is politically not part of a county but is within the boundaries of Arlington & Fairfax
Alexandria
A song for 2
(4)
Duet
Used by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this exclamatory word was also featured on "The Howdy Doody Show"
Cowabunga
Hendrick's,
Boodles
Gin
This word describes certain Greek deities or certain large pools
Olympic
This capital of British Columbia has a regal name
Victoria
Surplus opposite
(7)
Deficit
A tuft of hair that grows in a different direction than the rest & won't lie flat
Cowlick
E&J XO,
Pisco
Brandies
DD: A loathsome type of creature serving in the armies of Mordor
Orc
This country is bordered by Turkey to the north & Iraq to the east
Syria
A backless sofa
(5)
Divan
Viral disease used by Jenner to inoculate humans
Cowpox
Angry Orchard,
Adam's Revenge
Cider
Relating to entities having a carbon makeup
Organic
One of the 2 U.S. state capitals that fit the category
Olympia & Columbia
The usually wealthy widow of a king
(7)
Dowager
What the bloomin' Brits call a yellow primrose
Cowslip
(Real poison this time)
the weed killer MSMA
Arsenic
Look, the second cranial nerve is also called this nerve
Optic
DD: Hungary regained about 2/5 of this region in WWII, but the entirety was ceded to Romania in 1947
Transylvania
Checkers, in Cheshire
(8)
Draughts