| RIVALS | Michigan and Ohio State, e.g. |
| RIVAL | Michigan, to Ohio State, e.g. |
| TOLEDO | __ War (1830s boundary dispute between Michigan and Ohio) |
| THEBIGTEN | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin |
| BIGTENSCHOOLS | Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan State, for example |
| IND | State between Illinois and Ohio: Abbr. |
| INDIANA | Which US state separates Illinois and Ohio? (7) |
| EMIRATE | Gulf State, eg (7) |
| AFFAIRS | Matters (of state, eg) (7) |
| ROBINS | State birds of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin |
| OREGON | State of Ohio state lacking interstate (6) |
| IRIS | State wildflower of Michigan and Louisiana |
| OHIO | State between Michigan and West Virginia |
| ELK | Large deer on the Michigan and Idaho state flags |
| WISCONSIN | US state between Lakes Michigan and Superior (9) |
| OWENS | Namesake of Ohio State's track-and-field stadium |
| LATENTHEAT | Energy needed to cause a change of state, eg, solid to vapour |
| WARMCOLLEGES | The University of Hawaii and Arizona State, e.g.? (2 wds.) |
| SOUSAPHONE | It dots the "i" in the Ohio State marching band's spelling of "Ohio" |
| TROYS | Cities in Mich., N.Y. and Ohio |
