| A musical state |
OKLAHOMA |
| Back there is a flower of the North |
ASTERN |
| Bays for 22 acrosses by the hundred |
CREEKS |
| Can the French be just a little in water? |
ISLE |
| Cork is in there |
BOTTLE |
| Does it strike the girl to come when called? |
HITHER |
| How one may get fired for being late |
PYRE |
| How terrible that it's Sidney's turn at last to get the first of 10 across (8) |
DISASTER |
| Is the editor getting around to passing away? |
EDDYING |
| It's not an Irish weave that may annoy you, by the sound of it |
HARASS |
| Just for a change, Desmond is back around her for magic |
SWITCHED |
| Just listen to the fowl around Noah's vessel |
HARKEN |
| Might it be Genista Nova that will keep a sweep clean? |
NEWBROOM |
| Not down like what can get you down for good |
UPAS |
| Of course, these little greens may be on hand, for mere lads |
EMERALDS |
| One pants with anything so constricting |
TIGHTS |