| State surrounded by Lower Saxony | 32 |
| State symbols of North Dakota and Massachusetts | 47 |
| State that borders eight others: Abbr. | 38 |
| State that contains the Golden Spike | 36 |
| State that divides its Electoral College votes | 46 |
| State that made same-sex marriage legal in 2009 | 47 |
| State that many couples live in? | 32 |
| State that might prompt an intervention | 39 |
| State that originally had four time zones | 41 |
| State that touches Colo. at one point | 37 |
| State that touches New Mexico at a single point | 47 |
| State that was part of Mexico until 1848 | 40 |
| State that's 25% desert: abbr. | 34 |
| State that's free from anxiety | 34 |
| State that's home to Nike H.Q. | 34 |
| State through which the Brahmaputra River flows | 47 |
| STATE TOURISM INCREASES AMONG ORDINARY FOLK | 43 |
| State tree of Arkansas, Maine, and North Carolina | 49 |
| State tree of Illinois, Iowa and Maryland | 41 |
| State tree of Nevada and New Mexico | 35 |
| State trees of North Dakota and Massachusetts | 45 |
| State University of New York campus site | 40 |
| State when one's nose is out of joint | 41 |
| State where bolo ties are common | 32 |
| State where Brigham Young is buried | 35 |
| State where G.W. assumed command | 32 |
| State where Garrison Keillor was born (abbr.) | 45 |
| State where Geo. W. Bush was born | 33 |
| State where Interstates 35 and 80 cross | 39 |
| State where no one uses their arms? | 35 |
| State where Obama nearly cracked 25% in 2012 | 44 |
| State where Paul Newman was born | 32 |
| State where the folding step ladder was invented | 48 |
| State where the Mississippi R. originates | 41 |
| State where the Osmonds are from | 32 |
| State where the presidential primaries begin | 44 |
| State where Tiger Woods crashed his car: Abbr. | 46 |
| State whose capital is Mérida | 32 |
| State whose highest point is Borah Peak | 39 |
| State whose highest point is Guadalupe Peak | 43 |
| State whose highest spot is Panorama Pt. | 40 |
| State whose motto is "Friendship" | 43 |
| State whose motto is "Industry" | 41 |
| State whose official beverage is tomato juice | 45 |
| State whose panhandle touches Canada | 36 |
| State whose tallest bldg. has only 19 floors | 44 |
| State with 99 counties but 100 county seats | 43 |
| State with a 45-mile Canadian border | 36 |
| State with a bison skull on its quarter | 39 |
| State with a border formed by the Missouri R. | 45 |
| State with a Carbon and Iron county | 35 |
| State with a large Amish population | 35 |
| State with a non-rectangular flag | 33 |
| State with a pennant-shaped flag | 32 |
| State with area codes 216, 440, and 614 | 39 |
| State with controversial ID laws | 32 |
| State with controversial immigration laws: Abbr. | 48 |
| State with just three counties: Abbr. | 37 |
| State with low alcohol content limits | 37 |
| State with only three counties: Abbr. | 37 |
| State with the Big Dipper on its flag | 37 |
| State with the fewest counties (three): Abbr. | 45 |
| State with the least populous capital | 37 |
| State with the lowest median age | 32 |
| State with the most millionaires per capita | 43 |
| State with the motto ''Industry'' | 49 |
| State with the motto "Industry" | 41 |
| State with the motto "Oro y plata" | 44 |
| State with the youngest population | 34 |
| State with two time zones: Abbr. | 32 |
| STATE's Congressman ___ Johnson | 35 |
| State's rights amendment to the Constitution | 48 |
| State, or river that forms its southern border | 46 |
| State-named '01 Slipknot album | 34 |
| State-named avenues in Washington, essentially | 46 |
| State-of-mind missions, in military slang | 41 |
| State-of-the-art TV playback device | 35 |
| State-of-the-art, as electronics | 32 |
| State-owned laborers of ancient Sparta | 38 |
| State-owned media outlet of note | 32 |
| Statehouse equiv. of a backup QB | 32 |
| Stately home for debate team practice? | 38 |
| Stately hospital patient's necessity? | 41 |
| Stately named ship at Pearl Harbor | 34 |
| Stately public enemy of the '30s? | 37 |
| Statement about a show born from another show? | 46 |
| Statement about an all-female war? | 34 |
| Statement about both love and war | 33 |
| Statement about nine answers in this puzzle | 43 |
| Statement after long deliberation | 33 |
| Statement at the end of an argument | 35 |
| Statement backed by a proof, in math | 36 |
| Statement by a certain advertiser? | 34 |
| Statement by a ticked off person | 32 |
| Statement describing the subject of the song | 44 |
| Statement from a codependent tent dweller? | 42 |
| Statement from a disgruntled employee | 37 |
| Statement from a penniless person | 33 |
| Statement from a Spanish sycophant | 34 |
| Statement from actor Rob's debtors? | 39 |