Tying One On

The answer to each clue below begins with the syllable "tie" (in any spelling).

-1. Neighbor of Laos
-2. River through Rome
-3. River through Baghdad
-4. Final stage of a contest
-5. President before Polk
-6. Business magnate
-7. Bufferin or Anacin competitor
-8. Means of self-defense
-9. New Testament book after II Timothy
-10. Herman Melville novel
-11. Detroit baseballer
-12. Storm in the western Pacific
-13. Popular toilet cleaner
-14. Historic fort in the American Revolution
-15. Secretary, often
-16. Heavyweight champ who KO'd Spinks
-17. Boxing championship
-18. Oppresive dictator
-19. A country...
-20. ... and its capital
-21. Angry speech

6. tycoon

21. tirade

9. Titus

14. Ticonderoga

7. Tylenol

17. Tyson

All good answers! michele rose, I assumed you meant #16.

19. Taiwan

12. typhoon

15. Typist
18. Tyrant

1. Thailand

Bernie

8. Taekwondo

11. Ty Cobb

4. tiebreaker
5. Tyler (John)

2. tiber

13. Ty-d-bowl

3. Tigris

17. Title

Yes to all!

10. Typee

20. Taipei

And that ties this one up nicely!