| Clue | US State |
| The only state with 2 K's in its name | |
| Its name is a homonym for a word meaning 'most important' | |
| The only state with a 'Z' in its name | |
| Subtract the last letter from its name to get a word meaning 'excessively ornate or flamboyant' | |
| Change an 'O' to an 'A' and add an 'O' to the end of this state's name to get the name of a common herb | |
| Broken in two parts, this state's name is a sentence, with subject and verb | |
| Add 2 letters to the name of a state to get this state's name | |
| Rearrange this state's letters to get the anagram 'REAL AWED' | |
| Insert an 'E' to this state's name to complete this sentence - 'I'm in trouble. _ _ _ lot of money to that loan shark!' | |
| | Clue | US State |
| Name either of the 2 states that end in a 'T' | |
| This is the only one word state whose name contains 6 consonants(not AEIOU) in a row | |
| The name of this state contains the most O's | |
| Every other letter in this state's name is 'A' | |
| The only state whose name ends in a 'G' | |
| This one word, 3 syllable state's name, contains a greek letter | |
| Rearrange the letters of this state's name to get the anagram 'RACOONS HAUL IT' | |
| One of the five major tastes(adj) is contained within this one word state name | |
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