| IZVESTIA | Russian newspaper is reportedly opposing Baltic state - that's not on |
| DARKISH | One looking good around Southern state that's not all white (7) |
| TEXAS | State that's not to be messed with |
| KANSAS | One state that's not an autonomous region leaving another (6) |
| COMA | State that's not responsive in Mexico, mainly (4) |
| IOWA | Four-letter U.S. state that's not Ohio or Utah |
| HONORARY | A matrimonial state that's not to be duplicated (8) |
| NIRVANA | Blissful state that's not applicable going round topless South Ayrshire resort! (7) |
| PRAVDA | Russian newspaper title meaning "truth" (6) |
| UNPOPULARITY | A foreign, well-liked metropolis, needs no introduction in a state that's not hot (12) |
| GAZETA | Russian newspaper for which Anna Politkovskaya wrote before she was murdered in 2006 (6,6) |
| NOVAYA | Russian newspaper for which Anna Politkovskaya wrote before she was murdered in 2006 (6,6) |
| RECKLESS | Dare-devil is, reportedly, to destroy not so much (8) |
| DISBAND | Deuterium is reportedly not allowed to break up (7) |
| IZMIR | Aegean naval base is reportedly on edge, looking skyward |
| SHORTEST | Coastal ecological examination is reportedly not very long - in fact quite quick (8) |
| HANDMADE | Personal servant is reportedly not from a factory (8) |
| RADIO | Do on air broadcast That's not on, but might be on this (5) |
| ACTOFWAR | Current is reportedly too far over point? This is an occupational hazard! (3,2,3) |
| GERMAINE | Girl is reportedly not impertinent |
