| NEWHAMPSHIRE | S state, bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine (3,9) |
| ESTATES | Lands in east Massachusetts and Maine, for instance (7) |
| NEWENGLAND | Region of the United States consisting of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut |
| SWORNENEMIES | South- west nominees desperately holding middle America and Maine, finally, like Trump and Obama? (5,7) |
| IDAHO | US Gem State bordered by the Treasure State and the Silver State (5) |
| MONACO | Tiny state bordered by France and ruled by the Grimaldi family (6) |
| KANSAS | US state bordered by Nebraska and Oklahoma (6) |
| VERMONT | US state bordered by New York and New Hampshire (7) |
| IOWA | Only state bordered by rivers east and west |
| ILLINOIS | US state bordered by Indiana and Iowa (8) |
| BIHAR | Indian state bordered by Nepal and West Bengal (5) |
| YEMEN | Middle Eastern state bordered by Oman and Saudi Arabia (5) |
| MINNESOTA | US state bordered by Iowa to the south and Canada to the north |
| NEVADA | US state bordered by Oregon and Arizona (6) |
| UTAH | US state bordered by Idaho and Arizona (4) |
| OREGON | State bordered by Washington and Idaho (6) |
| ALABAMA | State bordered by Georgia and Florida (7) |
| VERACRUZ | State bordered by Oaxaca and Tabasco |
| KUWAIT | Small state bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia |
| NAUTICALMILE | Flustered, I call ma and untie knot, loosely (8,4) |
