| SUZERAIN | State having supremacy over another |
| ERASTIAN | Supporter of complete state supremacy over the church |
| SHUHAN | Dynastic state founded by warlord Liu Bei that was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period (3,3) |
| PLASSEY | Village in Bengal that was the scene of Clive's 1757 victory which established British supremacy over India (7) |
| ACQUIREDTASTE | One learns to like this strange state, having got over it (8,5) |
| HYSTERIA | Turmoil in Syria, the state having lost control (8) |
| INVEST | Pour resources into state having lost one's shirt? |
| KITTENS | One's in a right state having these! (7) |
| TRANCHE | Hypnotic state having injected heroin in one particular batch? |
| UPPER | In an excited state, having taken a stimulant |
| IDAHO | US state having Boise as its capital |
| ATHOS | Musketeer's pitiable state, having blown head off |
| TESTIFY | One fellow appearing in irritable state, having sworn |
| MASSIF | State having one fine group of mountains |
| YEREVAN | Desire to go round state, having gone round capital |
| VICTORIAPLUM | Australian state having choice fruit (8,4) |
| SWEDEN | State having twisted story, journalist going into it (6) |
| AFLUTTER | In nervous state, having a modest bet |
| AUSTRALIA | Country in state, having installed a Labour leader |
| MARINE | American state having right soldier (6) |
