| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SOFIA | Capital of a Balkan state. |
| DES | Start of a Midwestern state capital |
| BOISE | Capital of a U.S. state |
| DES | Part of a U.S. state capital |
| DES | Part of a U.S. state capital name |
| BOISESIGNAL | Sound of a tied-up line in a state capital? |
| SALEM | State capital that was a boyhood home of Herbert Hoover |
