Answer: state

AnswerCrossword Clue
STATECondi's cabinet post
STATEExpress
STATEHawaii or Alaska
STATEOhio or Iowa
STATEMichigan or Minnesota
STATEUtter
STATECountry place?
STATECabinet department
STATECondoleezza's department
STATENew South Wales, for one
STATERice's department
STATEOne of America's 50
STATESay
STATEClinton's department
STATEVirginia, for one
STATECountry division
STATEPresent, as one's case
STATEPut forward
STATECountry
STATEHillary's department
statenation
STATEWashington, e.g.
STATEPart of LSU
STATESecretary Powell's Department
STATEWashington, but not Jefferson
STATECabinet post
STATECondition
STATEDeclare
STATESpeak one's mind
STATEUnion member
STATEWashington, for one
STATEMississippi, for one
STATEOhio ..
STATEPut into words
STATEGovernor's domain
STATEKerry's department
STATEMBTA Blue Line stop
STATEOne of a set of 50
STATEStreet near Faneuil Hall
STATESolid or liquid, e.g.