| ALASKANS | Citizens of one state sadly like abandoning another |
| AFGHAN | Citizen of one South Asian country; large dog (6) |
| ALASKA | Chilly state, sadly, of one's inner spirit |
| FRATERNAL | Left Arran sadly, like close relatives |
| AUSTRALASIA | Where diggers may be in a state, sadly |
| KLEPTOMANIA | Sadly like a top man's recurrent urge to steal |
| UNREADY | Ray nude? Sadly, like King Ethelred (7) |
| DIPLOMAT | An official, such as an ambassador or first secretary, engaged in the conduct of the relations of one state with another (8) |
| PANHANDLES | Narrow strips of land stretching out from the main territory of one state into another (10) |
| DIPLOMACY | The conduct of the relations of one state with another by peaceful means (9) |
| SUZERAINTY | Position of one state ruling another (10) |
| MARECLAUSUM | Navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of one state and off-limits to all others; Latin, 'closed sea' (4,7) |
| OAHU | Location of one state capital |
| MCGOVERN | Winner of one state in 1972 |
| RECRIMINATION | Take edge of one state for countercharge |
| AVOW | A car carrying head of one state (4) |
| HEGEMONY | Influence of one state over others |
| SECEDED | Changed the status of one's state, say |
| ANNEXATION | Forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state |
| UNSEAT | Oust from United States, sadly, lacking ID test (6) |
