| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| County Clare capital |
| Uneasy state |
| African capital formerly called Salisbury |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Capital of Nepal |
| Stirring state |
| Col. in a profit-and-loss statement |
| Hoosier State (Abbr.) |
| Class for someone whose native tongue isn't widely spoken in the U.S., for short |
| Arabian peninsula capital |
| Aloha State souvenir |
| Alma-___, U.S.S.R. city |
| Allstate subsidiary |
| Estate of a feudal lord |
| Aptly, Pierre's state |
| Ailment that leaves one in a confused state? |
| Crete's capital |
| Dejected statement |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Corestates Center, for one |
| Confidently state |
| Another Baltic Sea capital |
| Part of the U.S. and U.S.S.R. |
| First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| The Clerical State? |
| Agreement between states |
| Person in a detached state? |
| Supersecretive U.S. org. |