| NEWMEXICO | US state; the capital of which is Santa Fe (3,6) |
| TENNESSEE | State of the East Central United States, the capital of which is Nashville (9) |
| ILLINOIS | US state, the capital of which is Springfield (8) |
| MISSOURI | US state, the capital of which is Jefferson City (8) |
| NORTHDAKOTA | US state, the capital of which is Bismarck (5,6) |
| CAROLINA | South ---, US state, the capital of which is Columbia (8) |
| DAKOTA | North ___, US state, the capital of which is Bismarck (6) |
| IDAHO | State of the Northwest United States, the capital of which is Boise (5) |
| VERMONT | American state, the capital of which is Montpelier (7) |
| SATANISTS | Is Santa confused about saint and devil-worshippers? (9) |
| SAINTSDAY | Santas's is Santa-December, in fact (6,3) |
| NEW | State of the U.S. whose capital is Santa Fe (3) |
| MEXICO | State of the U.S. whose capital is Santa Fe (6) |
| MINNESOTA | A state of the North Central US, the capital of which is Saint Paul (9) |
| LOUISIANA | US state on the Gulf of Mexico, the capital of which is Baton Rouge (9) |
| TAMILNADU | A state of South East India, the capital of which is Chennai (5,4) |
| WISCONSIN | US state on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, the capital of which is Madison (9) |
| FREESTATE | A province of South Africa, the capital of which is Bloemfontein (4,5) |
| ISLEOFMAN | UK Crown dependency in the Irish Sea, the capital of which is Douglas (4,2,3) |
| MACEDONIA | Land-locked country in South East Europe, the capital of which is Skopje (9) |
