| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| COLO | State abbr. in the Denver Post |
| NEV | State in the Great Basin: Abbr. |
| ARIZ | State Forbes won in the 1996 primaries: abbr. |
| IDA | State in both the Mountain and Pacific time zones: Abbr. |
| SDAK | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| ALERT | In a post-caffeine state |
