| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EXPRESS | State | |
| ULTRAMODERN | State-of-the-art | |
| CUTTING EDGE | State-of-the-art | |
| NATION | State | |
| NATIONAL | State-run | |
| SAY | State | |
| NEATNESS | Tidy state | |
| UTOPIA | Perfect state | |
| ANAESTHESIA | Sedated state | |
| PROPAGANDA | Pro-state material | |
| ESTONIA | Baltic state | |
| GAS | Elemental state | |
| LIQUID | Elemental state | |
| ECSTASY | Transcendent state | |
| PUNJAB | Indian state | |
| ASSAM | Indian 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 | |