States of Mind

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Across
  1. 2. Massachusetts’ state marine mammal - yes, we're very unique
  2. 4. California’s population count is higher than this nearby country's
  3. 6. California’s state bird
  4. 7. New Jersey’s state flower
  5. 11. This chewy beach town candy was first sold in Atlantic City
  6. 14. This sport's first recorded modern game was played in Hoboken in 1846
  7. 16. California has the fifth largest ________ in the world
  8. 18. Massachusetts’ state bird
  9. 21. This Massachusetts island for affluent vacationers was the filming location for Jaws
  10. 23. California’s state animal - now extinct
  11. 26. New Jersey’s state capital
  12. 27. California’s top agricultural export
  13. 29. Despite first opening in Quincy, Massachusetts is second to New Hampshire in terms of _________ per capita
Down
  1. 1. California’s state capital
  2. 3. You can’t pump this yourself in New Jersey (and Oregon)
  3. 5. New Jersey has the highest number of these per capita, some open 24-hours
  4. 8. Massachusetts’ state capital
  5. 9. Massachusetts’ state flower (and a famous historical ship)
  6. 10. A small Massachusetts town turned October tourist trap due to some sordid historical trials
  7. 12. Nickname for the Boston-area metro, the oldest in the US
  8. 13. This Spanish-American food giant is headquartered in Jersey City
  9. 15. The San Francisco bay area metro system
  10. 17. The Massachusetts version of this dish is never made with tomatoes
  11. 19. New Jersey’s state animal
  12. 20. Only outsiders call California this
  13. 22. In 1919, 2.3 million gallons of this sticky substance flooded the streets of the North End neighborhood of Boston
  14. 24. A popular year-round retreat bordering California and Nevada
  15. 25. New Jersey’s state bird
  16. 26. NJT is the largest state-run ________ system in the country, serving New Jersey as well as parts of Pennsylvania and New York
  17. 28. California’s state flower