Across
- 2. Birthplace of Elvis
- 3. Gerald Ford played college football here
- 9. Home of the Grand Ol Opry
- 10. Superbowl LIX happened here
- 11. The worst state
- 12. The closest state to Africa
- 13. The Lone Star State
- 15. The Hoosier State
- 17. The Beaver State
- 18. Our favorite college, Creighton, is here
- 20. Capital is Raleigh
- 25. Cities include Albuquerque and Santa Fe
- 26. The Keystone State
- 29. Home of Harvard University
- 30. The Peach State
- 32. The Hoover Dam is here
- 33. Capital is Hartford
- 34. Split off from a Confederate State before the Civil War
- 42. Governor is Brad Little
- 43. The White Sox, Cubs, and Bears play here
- 44. The Largest State by Population
- 45. The Smallest State by Area
- 46. The Gateway Arch is here
- 48. Known as Big Sky Country
Down
- 1. Capital is Madison
- 4. Kevin Durant and James Conner play here
- 5. The Wizard of Oz begins here
- 6. The first state to join the Union
- 7. The smallest state by population
- 8. Home of Mount Rushmore
- 12. Site of the battle that inspired the National Anthem
- 14. Olympia is the capital
- 16. Home to the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hempisphere
- 19. Bill Clinton is a native of this state
- 20. Home of the Nets from 1977-2012
- 21. Used to be its own country. The final state.
- 22. Senators are Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch
- 23. The largest state by area
- 24. Churchill Downs has a race here every year
- 27. Carolina The first state to leave the Union before the Civil War
- 28. Famous residents include Jay-Z, Josh Allen, and Paul Simon
- 31. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington are from this state
- 35. The Music Man is set here
- 36. The March from Selma was here
- 37. Pike's Peak is in this state
- 38. The state that grows the most sunflowers
- 39. Motto is "Live Free or Die"
- 40. LeBron won two championships here
- 41. Its Governor ran for VP in 2024
- 47. The forty-sixth state to join the Union