| The Last Frontier state |  |  | 
          
            | U.S. state closest to Asia | Wall Street Journal | 18 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | 49th US state | The Telegraph Quick | 18 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Baked ___ (meringue-based dessert) |  |  | 
          
            | "North to the Future" state | LA Times Daily | 12 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 09 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | US state | The Telegraph Quick | 29 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 16 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | US state; capital Juneau (6) | Mirror Quiz | 11 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | US state, capital Juneau (6) | The Sun Mini | 27 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | State in the USA, (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Anchorage can be found in capital. Ask anyone! (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___, ice-cream dessert (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Largest US state | The Times Concise | 05 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | State imitating music? (6) | The Guardian Cryptic | 24 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | What the U.S. purchased from Russia in the 1867 Treaty of Cession |  |  | 
          
            | State whose capital is Juneau |  |  | 
          
            | American state whose capital is Juneau (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State that might be baked (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Kamala skated within the northernmost state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Denali's state | USA Today | 09 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Most northerly State of 7 down (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau's US state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | USA's most northerly state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State to some extent as central as Kansas (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | 25 May 2025 | 
          
            | American state, incorporated in the Union in 1959 (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Its state sport is dog mushing | USA Today | 06 May 2025 | 
          
            | State according to central demand (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Northern most state of the U.S.A.? (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Big purchase of 1867 | Wall Street Journal | 26 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Sitka setting | Thomas Joseph | 24 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Oft-baked state |  |  | 
          
            | ___ roll (salmon sushi) |  |  | 
          
            | Cold place on the borders of Kamchatka, unfortunately | The Times Cryptic | 09 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Enquire inside in the manner of French state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | London studio run by late producer Pat Collier (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Largest state of the USA (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Koalas, kangaroos too much for this American state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State that may be baked? Not by the sun (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State possible response to 'will she dance with me?' in the Cavern Club? (6) | The Guardian Cryptic | 13 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Northernmost, westernmost, AND easternmost state (technically) |  |  | 
          
            | Bristol Palin's home state |  |  | 
          
            | US state, home to the Kodiak bear (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Queen who dropped the last name "Thunderfuck" to compete on "RuPaul's Drag Race" |  |  | 
          
            | U.S. state whose capital is Juneau (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Largest U.S. state | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | The largest US state |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state | Newsday | 06 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Northern US state | The Telegraph Quick | 22 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Baked __: dessert covered with meringue | LA Times Daily | 20 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Big purchase of 1867 | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Northernmost US state | USA Today | 17 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Setting for "Men in Trees" |  |  | 
          
            | State request to block a law - week to go | The Telegraph Toughie | 14 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Bering Strait state |  |  | 
          
            | State of Pacino? Ask lead actor! (6) |  |  | 
          
            | US state on the northwest extremity of North America, capital Juneau (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State approximately 10 times the size of Wisconsin |  |  | 
          
            | How unfortunate! King meets head of Asian state (6) | The Guardian Quiptic | 22 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | It became a state 65 yrs ago (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Biggest of 50 |  |  | 
          
            | Setting for "Northern Exposure" |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau's state | Commuter | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | American state that hosts the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Sadly, to some extent, Kansas' state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Next to Canada, it's the biggest thing of its kind (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Sadly, capitals of Kansas and Alabama in a state | The Times Quick Cryptic | 30 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | A large request on a setting for Northem Exposure (6) |  |  | 
          
            | American state | Mirror Tea Time | 27 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Northernmost American state |  |  | 
          
            | Baked state? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 20 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Anchorage locale | LA Times Daily | 18 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Yukon's American neighbour |  |  | 
          
            | RATING: ********
Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man! | New York Times | 13 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | A State of the US in north-western North America (6) |  |  | 
          
            | "The Great North" setting | LA Times Daily | 02 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | According to the central demand of state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | What did the US buy from Russia in 1867? (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Some scandal as Kansas becomes a state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Anchorage locale | Premier Sunday | 13 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | You can see Yukon from it |  |  | 
          
            | "__ Daily" |  |  | 
          
            | "___ State Troopers" (National Geographic Channel show that ran for eight seasons) |  |  | 
          
            | Anchorage is the largest city in this U.S. state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Large purchase of 1867 | Wall Street Journal | 28 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | State that a man has to enquire before one (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Inquire into after the manner of French state |  |  | 
          
            | Baked dessert in cold state? | The Telegraph Cryptic | 06 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Huge US state | The Telegraph Quick | 25 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | About 16% of the U.S., by area | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | The largest US state by area, capital Juneau (6) |  |  | 
          
            | US state, home to North America's highest peak (6) |  |  | 
          
            | About one-third of its land is in the Arctic Circle |  |  | 
          
            | Regrettably, Kay's not finished, being in a state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Baked dessert in cold state? | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | 49th US state | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Westernmost state |  |  | 
          
            | Bering Glacier's state | USA Today | 26 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | It gained statehood the same year Hawaii did |  |  | 
          
            | A South American city first initially keen annexing state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | "___ Daily" (Hilary Swank show set in a cold place) |  |  | 
          
            | US state | The Telegraph Quick | 05 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | State line request splitting temperance movement |  |  | 
          
            | Regrettably, first couple of kayaks are a state |  |  | 
          
            | State whose flag has eight gold stars | USA Today | 23 May 2024 | 
          
            | State whose flog has eight gold stars |  |  | 
          
            | Airline whose first flights were, appropriately, in and out of Anchorage |  |  | 
          
            | Meringue and ice cream dessert: Baked - |  |  | 
          
            | State where Sarah Palin governed |  |  | 
          
            | Anchorage is there |  |  | 
          
            | US Arctic state |  |  | 
          
            | 49th U.S. state | Family Time | 21 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Sitka's state | Thomas Joseph | 20 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Prospector's locale of the late 1800s | New York Times | 17 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | State: "Question a criminal at first" (6) |  |  | 
          
            | 49th of 50 |  |  | 
          
            | U.S. state with more islands than any other |  |  | 
          
            | Dessert, bombe ... |  |  | 
          
            | State whose motto is "North to the Future" | Universal | 29 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Yukon neighbor | LA Times Daily | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Baked ___, cold dessert (6) |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" | Thomas Joseph | 15 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | 52-Down's state |  |  | 
          
            | Ketchikan is there |  |  | 
          
            | Territory sold by Russia in 1867 to prevent it from falling into British hands in a future war | The Times Specialist Sunday | 03 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | One side of the Bering Sea | New York Times | 01 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | The Last Frontier | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | 1867 purchase | Thomas Joseph | 09 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | State from which you can see Russia | Wall Street Journal | 05 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Steak salad selection sent back in cold state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Large northerly US state |  |  | 
          
            | Biggest U.S. state |  |  | 
          
            | Nome's site |  |  | 
          
            | State purchased from Russia in 1867 for two cents an acre (6) |  |  | 
          
            | US state which calls itself The Last Frontier (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Partly coeducational, as Kansas State (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Northernmost state | Newsday | 20 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 20 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Where Iñupiaq is spoken | Wall Street Journal | 30 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Where Iupiaq is spoken |  |  | 
          
            | American state | Mirror Tea Time | 29 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | State with eight national parks | USA Today | 03 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Utqiagvik's state | USA Today | 01 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Nome's state | Premier Sunday | 29 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Where Fairbanks is | New York Times | 23 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Area of the US after rude boy music? | The Telegraph Toughie | 11 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Home to Denali National Park & Preserve | Universal | 29 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Nome's state | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | U.S. state where you can see the Northern Lights |  |  | 
          
            | Largest U.S. state | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Home of some Yupik and Aleut people | Universal | 26 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Baked ___ (meringue-based dessert) |  |  | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 12 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | US state | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | U.S. state with nearly 34,000 miles of shoreline | New York Times | 21 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 15 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Northernmost state | Newsday | 17 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 10 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | State that borders three seas | USA Today | 21 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | State two answers when tackling Latin question | The Guardian Cryptic | 14 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard | USA Today | 23 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | State with polar bears | Newsday | 18 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Its ZIP Codes start with 99 | Wall Street Journal | 15 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | State with about one person per square mile | Wall Street Journal | 30 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Nome's home | Premier Sunday | 04 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | The US state with the highest proportion of indigenous inhabitants | The Times Specialist Sunday | 28 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Dog mushing is its official state sport | USA Today | 27 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | US state | The Times Concise | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Largest state | Newsday | 27 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | State in which 'Molly of Denali' is set | USA Today | 21 May 2022 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 06 May 2022 | 
          
            | State of a city's vehicle model | The Guardian Cryptic | 29 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | State of a city's vehicle model |  |  | 
          
            | $7.2-million purchase of 1867 | Wall Street Journal | 29 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Anchorage may be found in this state |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___ (dessert with meringue) | Universal | 19 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | State of a petition in American city | Irish Times Crosaire | 31 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | State question, enclosing note with answer | The Guardian Cryptic | 15 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | It’s unfortunate king goes to a part of America | The Times Cryptic | 07 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | State name from the Unangam Tunuu 'alaxsxaq' | USA Today | 04 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 03 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | U.S. state with the longest coastline | USA Today | 20 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | "Looking for ___," 2005 novel authored by John Green |  |  | 
          
            | "Looking for ___," 2005 debut novel by John Green |  |  | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 28 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | The Last Frontier | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Girl briefly also called when touring state | The Guardian Cryptic | 12 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Girl briefly also called when touring state |  |  | 
          
            | U.S. state that is home to the Christmas-themed city, North Pole |  |  | 
          
            | Inupiat's state | USA Today | 11 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Nome's state | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Baked ___ | New York Times | 27 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Request to enter a filming location in US state |  |  | 
          
            | State of a petition in American city | Irish Times Crosaire | 18 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Nome's home | Thomas Joseph | 18 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Anchorage's state |  |  | 
          
            | The Last Frontier state |  |  | 
          
            | State whose flag, with eight gold stars in the shape of the Big Dipper, was designed by a 13-year-old | New York Times | 13 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Anchorage is the capital | Irish Times Simplex | 09 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | SeaTac-based airline | LA Times Daily | 06 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | SeaTac-based airline | The Washington Post | 06 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Home of 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S | New York Times | 26 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Nome's state | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | 49th American state | The Telegraph Quick | 06 May 2021 | 
          
            | Seward's state | Universal | 02 May 2021 | 
          
            | U.S. state with the highest percentage of Native residents | USA Today | 17 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | $7.2 million purchase of 1867 | Wall Street Journal | 10 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" | Thomas Joseph | 25 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Where Nome is | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | NW state unfortunately ends with black lava |  |  | 
          
            | Northwestern US state with the motto "North to the Future" |  |  | 
          
            | Utqiagvik's state | USA Today | 20 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | U.S. state closest to Russia | Universal | 08 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | State that Alabama's like the borders of Korea |  |  | 
          
            | America’s largest state | The Times Specialist Sunday | 01 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Denali's state | USA Today | 01 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | State whose official languages include Inupiaq and Deg Xinag | USA Today | 22 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | State that's the title of a Maggie Rogers song | USA Today | 26 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | State of a petition in American city | Irish Times Crosaire | 24 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Juneau's home | New York Times | 24 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Big purchase of 1867 | Wall Street Journal | 20 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Juneau is its capital | New York Times | 27 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | State paying an annual oil dividend | Newsday | 26 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | State in a reggae-like style? |  |  | 
          
            | Largest U.S. state | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | State whose northernmost city was renamed Utqiagvik | Universal | 08 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Northwestern US state | Irish Times Simplex | 22 May 2020 | 
          
            | It has thousands of glaciers | Newsday | 21 May 2020 | 
          
            | US state | The Telegraph Quick | 12 May 2020 | 
          
            | Pose a question after gangster goes AWOL heading for American State | Irish Times Crosaire | 09 May 2020 | 
          
            | Yukon neighbor | The Washington Post | 16 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Yukon neighbor | LA Times Daily | 16 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | The Last Frontier | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Kenai Fjords National Park site | LA Times Daily | 15 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Kenai Fjords National Park site | The Washington Post | 15 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | #49 |  |  | 
          
            | Denali setting | Thomas Joseph | 06 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Pose a question after gangster goes AWOL heading out of American State | Irish Times Crosaire | 28 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Northernmost state | Newsday | 21 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Unhappily Kelvin advanced the coldest state | The Telegraph Toughie | 14 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Anchorage is the largest city | Irish Times Simplex | 18 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Denali National Park state | LA Times Daily | 02 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Denali National Park state | The Washington Post | 02 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | 'The Last Frontier' | Thomas Joseph | 18 May 2019 | 
          
            | US state | The Times Concise | 02 May 2019 | 
          
            | Food item baked after dance music | The Telegraph Toughie | 05 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Pose a question after gangster goes AWOL heading out of American state | Irish Times Crosaire | 27 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Baked ___, dessert containing ice cream and cake named after a state in the western United States |  |  | 
          
            | It has eight National Parks | Newsday | 01 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | A noncontiguous state | USA Today | 13 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Where's Palin broadcast? I'll inquire of that lady |  |  | 
          
            | US State home to Denali mountain peak- coldest place in the US in 2003 |  |  | 
          
            | Denali's state |  |  | 
          
            | There's a salmon on its state quarter |  |  | 
          
            | Denali National Park state |  |  | 
          
            | A noncontiguous state |  |  | 
          
            | Site of the World Ice Art Championships | The Washington Post Sunday | 23 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Forty-ninth US state | Irish Times Simplex | 15 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Juneau's state | Universal | 05 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Setting for the 1996 best seller 'Into the Wild' | New York Times | 28 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Anchorage's home | New York Times | 17 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | "North to the Future" state | LA Times Daily | 28 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | 'North to the Future' state | The Washington Post | 28 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Next-to-last state | Universal | 22 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Nome's home | Newsday | 08 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | State with a petition in US city |  |  | 
          
            | Northern cruise destination | The Washington Post | 28 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | 'The Last Frontier' | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Northern cruise destination | LA Times Daily | 28 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | State that's normal as Kansas at heart | The Telegraph Cryptic | 15 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Kodiak Island's locale | The Washington Post Sunday | 15 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Its flag depicts the Big Dipper and Polaris | Wall Street Journal | 12 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | 49th state | The Sun Two Speed | 11 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Unfortunately a king turned up in state | The Sun Two Speed | 11 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Where Palin governed | USA Today | 30 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | ''The Last Frontier'' | Newsday | 29 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | 'Seward's Folly' purchase | The Washington Post | 13 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" purchase | LA Times Daily | 13 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Where Nome is | The Washington Post | 29 May 2018 | 
          
            | Where Nome is | LA Times Daily | 29 May 2018 | 
          
            | Sarah Palin's state |  |  | 
          
            | Third-least populous state | The Washington Post | 15 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Third-least populous state | LA Times Daily | 15 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Sadly, Kenya extremists found here in the US |  |  | 
          
            | State with the lowest population density | Wall Street Journal | 16 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Anchorage's home |  |  | 
          
            | Big purchase of 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | Next-to-last state |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau's state |  |  | 
          
            | Its flag depicts the Big Dipper and Polaris |  |  | 
          
            | Where Palin governed |  |  | 
          
            | Where Nome is |  |  | 
          
            | Third-least populous state |  |  | 
          
            | Northern cruise destination |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" purchase |  |  | 
          
            | "North to the Future" state |  |  | 
          
            | Setting for the 1996 best seller "Into the Wild" |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 purchase | Thomas Joseph | 01 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | 'What did Delaware?' 'I don't know, but ___' (classic joke) | New York Times | 08 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | One of only two US states not divided into counties | The Times Specialist Sunday | 01 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | American state that the Arctic Circle passes through |  |  | 
          
            | American city gets a query? No, it's a state |  |  | 
          
            | Wasilla's state | USA Today | 24 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | State request in the manner of hosts |  |  | 
          
            | Glacier Bay National Park location | Wall Street Journal | 25 May 2017 | 
          
            | State with a panhandle | Wall Street Journal | 22 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Wasilla's state | The Washington Post | 28 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Nome's state | Newsday | 20 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | State that the Arctic Circle passes through | New York Times | 13 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | State as parochial as Kansas in part | The Telegraph Cryptic | 02 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | State that the Arctic Circle passes through |  |  | 
          
            | Wasilla's state |  |  | 
          
            | "What did Delaware?" "I don't know, but ___" (classic joke) |  |  | 
          
            | Only state whose seal shows a seal | Wall Street Journal | 03 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Gold Rush state | USA Today | 20 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Iditarod state | Universal | 19 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | It stays lit all summer | Universal | 18 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | British Columbia neighbour | Canadiana | 01 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | State request in a note |  |  | 
          
            | State request in a note | The Times Cryptic | 03 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | U.S. state closest to the International Date Line | New York Times | 31 May 2016 | 
          
            | It's a pity Kathleen got away, separated from the main bunch in America | Irish Times Crosaire | 12 May 2016 | 
          
            | The Last Frontier | The Washington Post | 09 May 2016 | 
          
            | Prudhoe Bay setting | The Washington Post | 27 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Home to Nome | USA Today | 08 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Denali's state | Universal | 05 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | State, I'm sorry to say, kicked around for starters |  |  | 
          
            | A  learner  faces  question  on  a US  territory |  |  | 
          
            | Cold US state | The Times Concise | 03 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Sarah Palin's home state | The Guardian Quick | 13 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Make inquiries in Alabama or another state | The Telegraph Cryptic | 09 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | U.S. state closest to the International Date Line |  |  | 
          
            | Gold Rush state |  |  | 
          
            | It stays lit all summer |  |  | 
          
            | Admission of 1959 | New York Times | 20 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Juneau locale | Premier Sunday | 20 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | State with the most coastline | Wall Street Journal | 09 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | State whose motto is 'North to the Future' | Wall Street Journal | 07 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Anchorage is the capital | Irish Times Simplex | 03 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | State of north-west US | The Times Concise | 24 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | State whose flag has eight gold stars | New York Times | 17 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | 'Ice Road Truckers' locale | New York Times | 07 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | State in the style of early reggae | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Largest US state | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | State since 1959 | Wall Street Journal | 27 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Oh dear! King's subjugated a state | The Telegraph Toughie | 08 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | 49th state | LA Times Daily | 06 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Denali's home | New York Times | 29 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | A girl almost touched jumping snake at an American state |  |  | 
          
            | Skagway's state | Newsday | 20 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Palin's bailiwick | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Nome home | LA Times Daily | 21 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Cold state of something oven- baked |  |  | 
          
            | 'Northern Exposure' setting | Jonesin | 19 May 2015 | 
          
            | State unfortunately close to risk area | The Telegraph Cryptic | 28 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Denali setting | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Parish : Louisiana :: borough : ___ | Wall Street Journal | 13 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | A request received by US city or state | The Telegraph Cryptic | 01 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | 1867 U.S. purchase | Universal | 20 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Largest Western Hemisphere peninsula | Newsday | 09 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Yukon neighbor |  |  | 
          
            | Nome home |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau locale |  |  | 
          
            | Where Jewel is from |  |  | 
          
            | State whose flag has eight gold stars |  |  | 
          
            | Skagway's state |  |  | 
          
            | Its motto is "North to the Future" |  |  | 
          
            | Mount Blackburn's state |  |  | 
          
            | State since 1959 |  |  | 
          
            | Parish : Louisiana :: borough : ___ |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 U.S. purchase |  |  | 
          
            | State with the most coastline |  |  | 
          
            | Denali's home |  |  | 
          
            | Admission of 1959 |  |  | 
          
            | "Ice Road Truckers" locale |  |  | 
          
            | Home to the Gravina Island Bridge |  |  | 
          
            | State whose motto is "North to the Future" |  |  | 
          
            | Largest Western Hemisphere peninsula |  |  | 
          
            | Nome site |  |  | 
          
            | Palin-drome? |  |  | 
          
            | Iditarod locale |  |  | 
          
            | Base of operations for the "Deadliest Catch" fleet |  |  | 
          
            | Kenai Fjords locale |  |  | 
          
            | Mount McKinley locale |  |  | 
          
            | Only US state that can be typed on one row of the QWERTY keyboard |  |  | 
          
            | Prudhoe Bay location |  |  | 
          
            | Former Russian territory |  |  | 
          
            | Anchorage's state |  |  | 
          
            | The Last Frontier state |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau's home |  |  | 
          
            | "Into the Wild" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Nome's home |  |  | 
          
            | U.S. purchase of 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | "The Last Frontier" |  |  | 
          
            | Panhandle site |  |  | 
          
            | State entered between Arizona and Hawaii |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 United States purchase |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | Where Sarah Palin was governor |  |  | 
          
            | The Big Dipper appears on its flag |  |  | 
          
            | Iditarod locale |  |  | 
          
            | $7.2 million purchase of 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's purchase |  |  | 
          
            | "The Last Frontier" |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 United States purchase |  |  | 
          
            | Skagway locale |  |  | 
          
            | Home to Denali |  |  | 
          
            | Hawaii's predecessor as a state |  |  | 
          
            | Mount McKinley's home |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | State with the Big Dipper on its flag |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Exxon Valdez ran aground |  |  | 
          
            | Bering Sea state |  |  | 
          
            | "Sarah Palin's ___" of 2010-11 TV |  |  | 
          
            | Fairbanks's home |  |  | 
          
            | See 26-/28-Down |  |  | 
          
            | It's east of the Bering Strait |  |  | 
          
            | State with the Big Dipper on its flag |  |  | 
          
            | Mount McKinley's home |  |  | 
          
            | It's east of the Bering Strait |  |  | 
          
            | Panhandle state |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | Baked state? |  |  | 
          
            | Purchase of 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Kenai Fjords setting |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___ |  |  | 
          
            | "What did Delaware?" "I don't know, but ___" (old joke) |  |  | 
          
            | Michener epic |  |  | 
          
            | Easternmost state, technically |  |  | 
          
            | Wasilla home |  |  | 
          
            | "North to the future" is its motto |  |  | 
          
            | State celebrating its 50th anniversary in January 2009 (and a hint to the three theme entries) |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Mount McKinley's state |  |  | 
          
            | Subject of Seward's Folly |  |  | 
          
            | British Columbia neighbor |  |  | 
          
            | Where the North Slope slopes |  |  | 
          
            | Pipeline place |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Iditarod locale |  |  | 
          
            | Mount McKinley's state |  |  | 
          
            | Nome's home |  |  | 
          
            | Nome home |  |  | 
          
            | Where Cook Inlet is |  |  | 
          
            | Where Cook Inlet is |  |  | 
          
            | It's more than twice the size of Texas |  |  | 
          
            | Its motto is "North to the future" |  |  | 
          
            | It's more than twice the size of Texas |  |  | 
          
            | Sarah Palin's state |  |  | 
          
            | Kodiak's home |  |  | 
          
            | Setting for part of "The Simpsons Movie" |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" purchase |  |  | 
          
            | Kenai Fjords locale |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Exxon Valdez ran aground |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 purchase for $7.2 million |  |  | 
          
            | Dog mushing is its state sport |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 purchase for a little over $7 million |  |  | 
          
            | Site of the Iditarod |  |  | 
          
            | Neighbor of Russia |  |  | 
          
            | $7.2 million purchase of 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau site |  |  | 
          
            | Baked dessert |  |  | 
          
            | The Last Frontier |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | $7.2-million-dollar property |  |  | 
          
            | Valdez locale |  |  | 
          
            | Kodiak locale |  |  | 
          
            | Gold-rush state |  |  | 
          
            | Its flag has the Big Dipper on it |  |  | 
          
            | Michener novel |  |  | 
          
            | Michener epic |  |  | 
          
            | Denali National Park site |  |  | 
          
            | Penultimate state quarter honoree |  |  | 
          
            | Denali National Park site |  |  | 
          
            | Nome's state |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau is its capital |  |  | 
          
            | Its area code is 907 |  |  | 
          
            | Its motto is "North to the Future" |  |  | 
          
            | Grizzly bear habitat |  |  | 
          
            | State that originally had four time zones |  |  | 
          
            | Cook Inlet locale |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" purchase |  |  | 
          
            | Bering Sea borderer |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau's state |  |  | 
          
            | State with glaciers |  |  | 
          
            | The Last Frontier |  |  | 
          
            | Cook Inlet locale |  |  | 
          
            | Grizzly bear habitat |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" |  |  | 
          
            | Northern state |  |  | 
          
            | Popular cruise destination |  |  | 
          
            | Its flag shows the Big Dipper and the North Star |  |  | 
          
            | Old riddle: "What did Delaware?" Answer: "I don't know, but ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Panhandle site |  |  | 
          
            | Nome locale |  |  | 
          
            | It was purchased in 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's Folly |  |  | 
          
            | Home of the Tlingit |  |  | 
          
            | 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | Focus of Seward's Folly |  |  | 
          
            | $7.2-million-dollar property |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" |  |  | 
          
            | Territory until 1959 |  |  | 
          
            | Mt. McKinley's state |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Yupik live |  |  | 
          
            | 7.2-million-dollar bargain |  |  | 
          
            | Home to Denali National Park |  |  | 
          
            | 'The Last Frontier' |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Yupik live |  |  | 
          
            | Mt. McKinley's state |  |  | 
          
            | Sitka's state |  |  | 
          
            | Alexander Archipelago locale |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau's state |  |  | 
          
            | Geographical name that means roughly "great land" |  |  | 
          
            | Big entry of 1959 |  |  | 
          
            | Nome's home |  |  | 
          
            | Site of an 1880s gold rush |  |  | 
          
            | Polar bear country |  |  | 
          
            | 1988 Michener epic |  |  | 
          
            | It's often inset |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | 1988 Michener epic |  |  | 
          
            | Baked creation with a cool center |  |  | 
          
            | Pipeline place |  |  | 
          
            | Gold rush locale |  |  | 
          
            | "The Last Frontier" |  |  | 
          
            | Iditarod site |  |  | 
          
            | James Michener novel |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Area code 907 |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Russian castoff |  |  | 
          
            | Gold Rush state |  |  | 
          
            | Snowy race setting |  |  | 
          
            | Eskimo's home |  |  | 
          
            | The 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | Gulf of ___ (waters south of Anchorage) |  |  | 
          
            | Largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere |  |  | 
          
            | Denali's location |  |  | 
          
            | Wrangell Mountains locale |  |  | 
          
            | It cost $7.2 million in 1867 |  |  | 
          
            | James Michener novel |  |  | 
          
            | Nome's home |  |  | 
          
            | Wrangell Mountains locale |  |  | 
          
            | "The great country" |  |  | 
          
            | Baked __ |  |  | 
          
            | Location of Mt. McKinley |  |  | 
          
            | Copper River's locale |  |  | 
          
            | Location of Denali National Park |  |  | 
          
            | 34 Across' home |  |  | 
          
            | Subject of an 1867 sale |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's Folly |  |  | 
          
            | Where Kodiak and Cordova are |  |  | 
          
            | PART 2 OF STUMPER |  |  | 
          
            | Glacier Bay locale |  |  | 
          
            | Michener epic |  |  | 
          
            | Michener best seller |  |  | 
          
            | Locale of Seward Peninsula |  |  | 
          
            | The 49th state |  |  | 
          
            | Glacier Bay locale |  |  | 
          
            | Baked dessert |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___ |  |  | 
          
            | State bordered by two oceans |  |  | 
          
            | About a sixth of the United States |  |  | 
          
            | Where Nome is |  |  | 
          
            | 7.2 million-dollar bargain |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Gold Rush state |  |  | 
          
            | Iditarod setting |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 United States purchase |  |  | 
          
            | Alcan Highway site |  |  | 
          
            | "Northern Exposure" setting |  |  | 
          
            | Where Nome is home |  |  | 
          
            | Mt. Blackburn locale |  |  | 
          
            | Popular cruise destination |  |  | 
          
            | Subject of an 1867 sale |  |  | 
          
            | The Last Frontier |  |  | 
          
            | 1988 Michener epic |  |  | 
          
            | Yukon neighbor |  |  | 
          
            | One end of the Alcan Highway |  |  | 
          
            | Home to Denali National Park |  |  | 
          
            | Sitka site |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly" |  |  | 
          
            | A cold place, but often baked |  |  | 
          
            | Where to find McCarthy, McKinley and McGrath |  |  | 
          
            | "America's Icebox" |  |  | 
          
            | Location of Naknek Lake |  |  | 
          
            | Sourdough's habitat |  |  | 
          
            | Home of many Tlingits |  |  | 
          
            | A neighbor of Siberia |  |  | 
          
            | Site of a 1989 oil spill |  |  | 
          
            | Neighbor of Siberia |  |  | 
          
            | "Where did Idaho?" "Wait, ___!" |  |  | 
          
            | State sometimes baked? |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Tanana flows |  |  | 
          
            | "The Last Frontier" |  |  | 
          
            | State near Russia |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau is its capital |  |  | 
          
            | Largest of 50 |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's coup |  |  | 
          
            | King crab's home |  |  | 
          
            | No. 49 of 50 |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's buy |  |  | 
          
            | Neighbor of Yukon |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's purchase |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Gold-rush locale |  |  | 
          
            | No. 49 |  |  | 
          
            | Baked dessert |  |  | 
          
            | Baked ___. |  |  | 
          
            | One-time Russian territory. |  |  | 
          
            | Northern state. |  |  | 
          
            | Largest state. |  |  | 
          
            | State of the Union. |  |  | 
          
            | Mt. McKinley's range. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Anchorage is. |  |  | 
          
            | Gov. Stepovich's home. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Mount McKinley is. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Juneau is. |  |  | 
          
            | "Seward's Folly." |  |  | 
          
            | Where Fairbanks is. |  |  | 
          
            | Domain of the sourdough. |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Valley of 10,000 Smokes is. |  |  | 
          
            | Purchase of 1867. |  |  | 
          
            | American outpost. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Point Barrow is. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Mt. McKinley is. |  |  | 
          
            | State-to-be? |  |  | 
          
            | Its population is 128,643. |  |  | 
          
            | It missed statehood by one vote. |  |  | 
          
            | Gov. Gruening's land. |  |  | 
          
            | Bargain from Russia, 1867. |  |  | 
          
            | Scene of Arctic. |  |  | 
          
            | Logical contender as 49th state. |  |  | 
          
            | Juneau is its capital. |  |  | 
          
            | Forty-ninth state? |  |  | 
          
            | Seward's Folly. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Gruening is Governor. |  |  | 
          
            | Once Russian part of U. S. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Maj. Gen. Buckner commands. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Ernest H. Gruening is Governor. |  |  | 
          
            | Purchased by U. S. in 1867. |  |  | 
          
            | Our strategic northern outpost. |  |  | 
          
            | Jap foothold in North America. |  |  | 
          
            | Strategic U. S. territory. |  |  | 
          
            | Wasilla's state |  |  | 
          
            | Setting for the documentary "Grizzly Man" |  |  | 
          
            | Its motto is "North to the Future" |  |  | 
          
            | 3-Down's home |  |  | 
          
            | "Into the Wild" setting |  |  | 
          
            | U. S. territory. |  |  | 
          
            | The 49th. |  |  | 
          
            | Aspirant to statehood. |  |  | 
          
            | 1867 purchase from Russia, price $7,200,000. |  |  | 
          
            | Yukon's neighbor. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Sitka is. |  |  | 
          
            | Bought in 1867. |  |  | 
          
            | State. |  |  | 
          
            | Where Ernest Gruening is governor. |  |  | 
          
            | An Organized Territory since 1912. |  |  | 
          
            | Where the Tanana flows. |  |  | 
          
            | Sighted by Vitus Bering, 1741. |  |  | 
          
            | One of the fifty. |  |  |