| LONESTAR | Nickname of the state of Texas (4,4) |
| OLDDOMINION | A nickname of the state of Virginia |
| AMARILLO | The 14th-most populous city in the US state of Texas (8) |
| LONESTARSTATE | Nickname for the state of Texas (4,4,5) |
| AGARTALA | Capital of the state of Tripura in NE India, on the banks of the Haora River near the border with Bangladesh (8) |
| DALLAS | US soap opera set in the state of Texas (6) |
| FORTWORTH | Fifth-largest city in the state of Texas (4,5) |
| RICHMOND | Capital of the state of Virginia and formerly (1861-5) of the Confederate States of America (5) |
| HOOSIERS | Nickname for natives of the state of Indiana (8) |
| JEALOUSY | Description of the state of feeling angered by rivalry, a recurring theme in a series of paintings by Edvard Munch (8) |
| TERESINA | Capital city and chief port of the state of Piaui in NE Brazil, on the Parnaiba River (8) |
| MEXICALI | Capital of the state of Baja California (8) |
| CURITIBA | Capital of the state of Parana in southern Brazil (8) |
| SHILLONG | Indian city, capital of the state of Meghalaya (8) |
| ADELAIDE | Capital of the state of South Australia (8) |
| CULIACAN | Capital of the state of Sinaloa in NW Mexico (8) |
| SALVADOR | Brazil's first capital city, now capital of the state of Bahia |
| DEHRADUN | Winter capital of the state of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal) in northern India (8) |
| SANANTONIO | City in the U.S. state of Texas that contains the fortress compound The Alamo (3,7) |
| AUSTIN | Capital city of the US state of Texas (6) |
