| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Uneasy state |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Stirring state |
| Col. in a profit-and-loss statement |
| Hoosier State (Abbr.) |
| Airplane seat arrangements |
| Estate of a feudal lord |
| Allstate subsidiary |
| Aloha State souvenir |
| First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| Aptly, Pierre's state |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Ailment that leaves one in a confused state? |
| Dejected statement |
| Confidently state |
| Agreement between states |
| Person in a detached state? |
| Corestates Center, for one |
| Sorbonne states |
| The Clerical State? |
| Arrangements |
| Not interested in matters of state |
| Anglo-Saxon estates |
| Annoyed state |
| Business arrangements |
| Iowa State's locale |
| Lafayette's state? |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |