| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STATE | Alaska or Texas, e.g. |
| BORDERSTATE | Texas or Vermont, e.g. |
| STATE | Texas or New York, e.g. |
| DESSERT | Baked Alaska, e.g. |
| POKER | Texas Hold'em, e.g. |
| FAD | Texas hold 'em, e.g. |
| STATEMOTTO | "Friendship" for Texas, e.g. |
| RESORTAREA | Texas hill country, e.g. |
| REDSTATERS | Die-hard Texas Republicans, e.g. |
| SEAPORTS | Long Beach and Texas City, e.g. |
| PUN | "Dollars, taxes," e.g., for Dallas, Texas |
