| HARTFORD | State capital of Connecticut, US |
| NEWHAVEN | Industrial city in Connecticut, US, housing Yale University (3,5) |
| ORIENTAL | Light blue partner of Connecticut and Vermont |
| CEE | Capital of Connecticut? |
| MIDDLETOWN | City in Connecticut, US, housing the Wesleyan University (10) |
| UTAH | Part of Connecticut, a hospitable US state |
| NUTMEGSTATE | The - - - - - -, nickname for the US state of Connecticut (6,5) |
| CACTUS | Desert plant around Connecticut (America) |
| YALE | University at New Haven, Connecticut, USA (4) |
| SEN | Filibusterer Chris Murphy of CT, Ted Cruz of TX, Robert Byrd of WV, or Huey Long of LA |
| YANKEEDOODLE | The state song of Connecticut |
| LONGISLAND | Part of New York south of Connecticut |
| EUROPEANMANTIS | Startling state insect of Connecticut |
| DOODLE | State anthem of Connecticut (6,6) |
| YANKEE | State anthem of Connecticut (6,6) |
| SHAD | State fish of Connecticut |
| NUTMEG | What spice is associated with the American state of Connecticut? (6) |
| NATHANHALE | American patriot officially designated the state hero of Connecticut in 1985 |
| ELLA | Grasso of Connecticut politics |
| EASTERNER | Resident of Connecticut, perhaps, always keeping at the back (9) |
