| YOUTH | "The foundation of every state is the education of its ___": Diogenes |
| ADAMS | Member of a prestigious American family, a historian who wrote an autobiography, The Education of ___, published in 1918 (5,5) |
| HENRY | Member of a prestigious American family, a historian who wrote an autobiography, The Education of ___, published in 1918 (5,5) |
| EDISON | The "Ed" of Con Ed |
| DIPLOMAT | The International Day of ____s takes place on the anniversary of the foundation of the UN |
| DUMA | The State --- is the lower chamber of the Russian parliament (4) |
| OLIVE | Europe boasts of its ___ _ _ _ oil; The Philippines of its coconut oil |
| IRAN | How yours truly fled from that Persian state is the state of it now (4) |
| VATICAN | Which landlocked city state is the smallest internationally recognised independent state in the world? (7) |
| GAME | Every scoreboard brags that it's always at the top of its ___ |
| ALFRED | Which king of Wessex is credited with the foundation of the English navy? (6) |
| OHIO | In which US state is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame located? (4) |
| NEWHAMPSHIRE | Which state is the first to hold a primary in the US presidential elections? (3,9) |
| VERMONT | Which US state is the Green Mountain State? (7) |
| RELAPSE | Return of bad state is the right way to please (7) |
| MONACO | Apart from the Vatican, which sovereign state is the world's smallest? (6) |
| EMPIRE | The ____ State is the nickname for New York |
| CARAVANNER | "Droopy awnings are out and only spirit-level precision works" (BBC2's description of its ____ of the Year programmes shown in 2017) |
| TECH | The "T" of the education acronym STEM |
| MONTESSORI | Sermon is to reform the education system (10) |
