| EXPATRIATES | They were in a state, but not now (11) |
| IDENTITYCRISIS | Put a name on terrible time where they were in a state of uncertainty about their role |
| MINE | A state, but not a pit (4) |
| BATONROUGE | In a state, but Oregon possesses a state capital |
| SWEETHEARTS | Street he was wandering as they were in love (11) |
| REPOSSESSED | Took it back, seeing the state they were in after dodgy exorcism, maybe |
| ESSAY | Yes! It's in a state but I wrote it (5) |
| ASTUTE | You are in a state but remain shrewd (6) |
| ANOTHERTIME | Note a hermit, but not now (7,4) |
| WATERCLOSET | Name given to early Wctorian flush toilets, or the room they were in (5,6) |
| AWASH | Flooded a Pacific state - but not in good fashion |
| HIDALGO | Spanish noble happy back in US state, but not initially (7) |
| INDIA | State, but not North American state (5) |
| DIETPEPSI | Soft drink that has replaced aspartame in The States, but not in Canada: |
| RURAL | Like most of New York State, but not New York City |
| AUSTRAL | Southern state, but not Iowa |
| INBUD | Is at home with friend from the States, but not yet open (2,3) |
| OLYMPIC | They were in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, the ... Games (7) |
| ALSORANS | They were in it but didn't win it |
| KNEW | Was aware that a number were in a London suburb (4) |
