| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SYDNEY | State capital | |
| MELBOURNE | State capital | |
| PERTH | State capital | |
| SPRINGFIELD | Illinois state capital | |
| AUSTIN | A state capital | |
| ADELAIDE | A state capital | |
| TOPEKA | State capital of Kansas | |
| HOBART | An Australian state capital | |
| GEORGIA | US state; capital Atlanta | |
| COLUMBUS | State capital of Ohio | |
| DENVER | State capital of Colorado | |
| CANBERRA | An Australian state capital | |
| HONOLULU | The state capital of Hawaii | |
| BRISBANE | Capital of an Australian state | |
| OHIO | US state with capital Columbus | |
| PATNA | Capital Of Bihar State, India | |
| ALASKA | US state with capital Juneau | |
| SALEM | Capital of the US state, Oregon | |
| IOWA | Des Moines is the capital city of which US state? | |
| PROVINCE | A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital. | |
| CAPITAL | Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities. | |