| JEFFERSON | _ City, capital of the US state of Missouri (9) |
| KANSASCITY | The largest city in the US state of Missouri (6,4) |
| ANNAPOLIS | The capital of the US state of Maryland, end point for the 3,000-mile annual Race Across America bicycle race (9) |
| WIESBADEN | German city, capital of the state of Hesse (9) |
| SAINTPAUL | The capital of the US state of Minnesota (5,4) |
| MONTERREY | Fast-growing Mexican city, capital of the Nuevo Leon state (9) |
| SANTANDER | Spanish city, capital of the historic region of Cantabria |
| EMERALD | The ___ City, capital of the Land Of Oz (7) |
| NASHVILLE | Country music capital of the US (9) |
| HOLLYWOOD | Movie capital of the US (9) |
| STETIENNE | French city, capital of the Loire department (2,7) |
| CARSON | - - - City, capital of the US state of Nevada (6) |
| STCHARLES | Former capital of Missouri |
| LAKE | Salt ___ City (capital of Utah) |
| ATLANTA | Capital of the US state of Georgia, known as the 'City in a Forest' (7) |
| BATONROUGE | The capital of the US state of Louisiana (5,5) |
| BATON | The capital of the US state of Louisiana (5,5) |
| ROUGE | The capital of the US state of Louisiana (5,5) |
| TOPEKA | The capital of the US state of Kansas (6) |
| HONOLULU | The capital of the US state of Hawaii (8) |
