| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ULTRAMODERN | State-of-the-art | |
| CUTTING EDGE | State-of-the-art | |
| NATION | State | |
| NATIONAL | State-run | |
| SAY | State | |
| DINGE | Squalid state | |
| SWEATINESS | Perspiring state | |
| CALIFORNIA | U.S. state | |
| DRUNKENNESS | Alcohol-induced state | |
| ARIZONA | U.S. state | |
| ARKANSAS | U.S. state | |
| NORTHDAKOTA | U.S. state | |
| UTAH | US. state | |
| WYOMING | U.S. state | |
| ANARCHISTS | Anti-state rebels | |
| COLORADO | U.S. state | |
| ANARCHIST | Anti-state rebel | |
| AFFIRM | State positively | |
| MAINE | Atlantic state | |
| NEBRASKA | U.S. state | |
| FEVER | Agitated state | |
| OHIO | Midwest state | |
| IDAHO | Boise state | |
| NEV | Reno’s state | |
| FIJI | Pacific state | |