| OKLAHOMA | Which US state is between Kansas and Texas? (8) |
| PASADENA | What name is shared by cities in California and Texas? (8) |
| OKLA | State between Kansas and Texas: Abbr. |
| MICHIGAN | In which US state is Detroit? (8) |
| ILLINOIS | In which US State is Chicago (8) |
| ARKANSAS | Of which US state is Little Rock the capital? (8) |
| COLORADO | US state bordered by Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma (8) |
| MIGRAINE | Crashed rig in US state is a headache (8) |
| CADDO | A group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas. |
| MICHENER | Author of "Hawaii," "Alaska," and "Texas" |
| RICEBELT | Area including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas |
| OILBASIN | Notable feature of North Dakota and Texas |
| MONTANA | In which US state is the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park and the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, in which Custer was defeated? (7) |
| MASSACHUSETTS | Which US state is home to Harvard University and the New England Patriots? (13) |
| OREGON | Which US state is nicknamed the 'Beaver State'? (6) |
| IOWA | Which US state is known as the "Hawkeye State"? (4) |
| FLORIDA | Which US state is also known as the Sunshine State? (7) |
| ALABAMA | Which US state is also known as the Yellowhammer State? (7) |
| VERMONT | Which US state is the Green Mountain State? (7) |
| MAINE | Which US state is known as the Pine Tree State? (5) |
