| Houston's state |
The Telegraph Plusword |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Brownsville is there |
|
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| Scottish group or a US state (5) |
|
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| Second-largest US state |
The Telegraph Plusword |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Where Americans get cross during meals? (5) |
|
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| Where Americans get cross in the mysterious East (5) |
|
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| Amarillo's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 May 2025 |
| State that ten drinks have been brought round (5) |
|
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| State, setting for Rio Bravo and Hud (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
15 May 2025 |
| Where Americans get cross when drinks are interrupted |
|
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| Could such a widow make hay? (5) |
|
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| Second largest American state (5) |
|
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| Dallas's state |
|
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| Largest of the lower 48 |
|
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| Panhandle state |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2025 |
| American state which has the bluebonnet as its flower emblem (5) |
|
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| State of having a kiss in a strange seat (5) |
|
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| Paris, ____, 1984 film directed by Wim Wenders (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Apr 2025 |
| American state whose capital is Austin (5) |
|
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| Where Americans get cross if meals are interrupted (5) |
|
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| State there may be ten in an adjustable seat (5) |
|
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| "Deep in the Heart of -" |
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| Meals ___ about ten ___ in state (5) |
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| Meals - about ten - in state (5) |
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| Which rock band was formed 1n Glasgow in 1986 with Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals? (5) |
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| Band fronted by Sharleen Spiteri (5) |
|
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| Being in a state, one gets cross between meals (5) |
|
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| Oklahoma neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Feb 2025 |
| Winner of the 2024 Mercury Prize was English Teacher's This Could Be (5) |
|
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| State a hatchet turned up in backstreet (5) |
|
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| State figure interrupting meals (5) |
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| Where Americans get cross if put in the wrong seat (5) |
|
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| Austin can always be found in this state (5) |
|
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| Austin's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Alamo setting |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Chihuahua neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2024 |
| US oil state (5) |
|
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| Where Dallas is |
|
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| "The Yellow Rose of -" |
|
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| US state with 254 counties, three of which are Angelina, Lynn and Victoria |
|
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| Michener novel whose characters include Coronado and Davy Crockett |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Where Americans get cross, put in a bad seat |
|
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| Home to Odessa |
|
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| USA's Lone Star state (5) |
|
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| Longhorns' state |
|
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| The state of those appearing in Dallas (5) |
|
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| Popular variant of poker involving five community cards available to all players (5,4,2) |
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| The state is made to review taxes |
|
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| MLB team; 2023 World Series winners (5) |
|
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| State meals taken about ten (5) |
|
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| Recall dismissal in street in U.S. state (5) |
|
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| Where "all my ex's live," in song |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Home to 37-Across |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2024 |
| The Lone Star state |
The Telegraph Mini |
11 Aug 2024 |
| "___ Hold 'Em" (2024 Beyoncé single) |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Location of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame |
LA Times Mini |
29 Jul 2024 |
| Alamo setting |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Jul 2024 |
| US oil-producing state |
|
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| State with the most counties |
Newsday |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Where Americans get cross between drinks? (5) |
|
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| Setting for "King of the Hill" and "Friday Night Lights" |
|
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| Austin's state |
|
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| State of being cross during meals (5) |
|
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| Location of the Alamo (5) |
|
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| The second-largest US state (5) |
|
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| Home state of Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2024 |
| Largest state in the U.S. prior to Alaska's 1959 admission |
|
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| Large US state |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Scottish rock band fronted by Sharleen Spiteri |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
28 Apr 2024 |
| US state; capital Austin |
Mirror Quiz |
27 Apr 2024 |
| "Walker, ___ Ranger" |
|
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| U.S. state that's home to the Alamo |
|
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| From the east, traveling, cross into SW America (5) |
|
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| Beyonce's current record-breaking single (5,4,2) |
|
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| Austin's state |
Commuter |
16 Mar 2024 |
| State university that has a trademark on burnt orange |
New York Times Mini |
14 Mar 2024 |
| U.S. state whose capital is Austin (5) |
|
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| US state whose capital is Austin (5) |
|
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| Paris, ___--, 1984 film with Nastassja Kinski (5) |
|
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| Beyonce's birth state |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2024 |
| US Lone Star state |
|
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| Second-largest U.S. state, after Alaska |
|
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| US state with the most counties (254) |
|
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| Piano's state |
|
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| Second-largest state |
Universal |
16 Jan 2024 |
| ___ hold'em, poker variant (5) |
|
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| Large southern US state |
|
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| 1985 novel by James A. Michener (5) |
|
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| Its capital is Austin |
|
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| Sat around hugging old partner in US state |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 Dec 2023 |
| US state; capital Austin |
Mirror Quiz |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Tense son, having caught flipping chopper, is a state |
|
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| Among the 48 mainland US states, which is the only one with a standalone electricity grid? (5) |
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| Where Six Flags theme parks originated |
New York Times |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Houston's state |
Universal |
24 Oct 2023 |
| State with Austin and Houston, and where Tom Landry was born |
|
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| Large US state |
The Times Concise |
28 Aug 2023 |
| The Lone Star State |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2023 |
| ___-size (big) |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2023 |
| ___ Longhorns, Kevin Durant's college basketball team where he was named the National Player of the Year in 2006 |
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| State vote breaking the laws regularly |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Houston Rockets' state |
|
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| Michener book |
Thomas Joseph |
10 May 2023 |
| The Lone Star State |
|
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| Scottish rock band fronted by Sharleen Spiteri |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Michener book |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2022 |
| Word before tea and toast |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Juanita Craft's state |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2022 |
| State taxes needing to be reviewed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Plano's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Chihuahua neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jul 2022 |
| ___ hold 'em (poker variant) |
|
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| The USA’s second largest state |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
22 May 2022 |
| US state |
The Times Concise |
07 May 2022 |
| Amarillo's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Apr 2022 |
| Amarillo's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Apr 2022 |
| US state |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Michener book |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Feb 2022 |
| U.S. state where one can be legally married by agreeing to it, living together, and telling others you are married |
|
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| Where to find Katy and Austin |
The Washington Post |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Where to find Katy and Austin |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Alamo setting |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jan 2022 |
| Plano's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jan 2022 |
| State that's not to be messed with |
Universal |
26 Dec 2021 |
| State with the most counties |
Universal |
02 Nov 2021 |
| Big state |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2021 |
| Big state |
The Washington Post |
15 Sep 2021 |
| "___ Justice," arbitration-based reality courtroom show which was replaced by "Judge Alex" in 2005 |
|
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| Novel by James A. Michener |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
10 May 2021 |
| Laredo's state |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2021 |
| Laredo's state |
The Washington Post |
04 May 2021 |
| State taxes centrally overthrown |
|
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| Republic from 1836 to 1846 |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2021 |
| Here's Austin Ten, with original seat covering |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Jan 2021 |
| The Lone Star State |
New York Times |
04 Jan 2021 |
| Massive southern state |
Family Time |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Southern US state |
The Times Concise |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Huge southern state |
Family Time |
22 Nov 2020 |
| ___ hold 'em |
|
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| The Lone Star State |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2020 |
| ___ hold 'em (poker variant) |
|
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| It became a state in 1845 |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2020 |
| State vote held in Assam and Darjeeling? |
|
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| State where Fritos originated |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2020 |
| State where Juneteenth originated |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2020 |
| Animated sex at the upper deck of a boat |
|
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| ___ Longhorns, softball team that represents the University at Austin and is headed by coach Mike White |
|
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| Lone Star State |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jun 2020 |
| Animated sex at the upper deck of a boat |
|
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| Paris is there |
Family Time |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Home of Wichita Falls |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2020 |
| State home to 27-Across and 4-Down |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2020 |
| Austin's state |
Universal |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Some semtex a speciality where Alamo lost |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Lone Star state |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Dec 2019 |
| State with a panhandle |
The Washington Post |
01 Dec 2019 |
| State with a panhandle |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Some Unionist exasperated in Alamo region |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Nov 2019 |
| Houston site |
Premier Sunday |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Alamo setting |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Setting of three presidential libraries |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Houston's home |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2019 |
| Beto O'Rourke's state |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2019 |
| __ Pete: hot sauce brand |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2019 |
| __ Pete: hot sauce brand |
The Washington Post |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Austin state |
|
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| Beto O'Rourke's state |
|
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| Houston's home |
|
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| Setting of three presidential libraries |
|
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| __ Pete: hot sauce brand |
|
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| ...and the location for many Westerns |
The Guardian Speedy |
30 Dec 2018 |
| Lone Star state |
Universal |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Complete the famous country song lyric, "All my ex's live in ___..." |
|
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| Houston's state |
Newsday |
11 Jun 2018 |
| State that was a republic |
USA Today |
28 May 2018 |
| Michener book |
Thomas Joseph |
11 May 2018 |
| Where all my exes live |
Universal |
10 May 2018 |
| San Marcos's state |
|
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| Lone Star state |
|
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| Where all my exes live |
|
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| State that was a republic |
|
|
| 1985 Michener novel |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Nov 2017 |
| Southern US state |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Country that became a state |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2017 |
| Amarillo's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Oct 2017 |
| ___ Hold'em (poker variant) |
|
|
| Lone Star State |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2017 |
| Lone Star State |
The Washington Post |
04 Sep 2017 |
| Chihuahua neighbor |
The Washington Post |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Chihuahua neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2017 |
| State: 'Times to invest in brewing products' |
|
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| Lone Star locale |
Universal |
10 Jul 2017 |
| Part of US having taxes evenly redistributed? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jun 2017 |
| Second-largest state |
Universal |
09 Jun 2017 |
| Plano's state |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jun 2017 |
| Big Bend National Park setting |
Wall Street Journal |
08 May 2017 |
| State where the Cotton Bowl is held |
New York Times |
08 May 2017 |
| Dallas locale |
Premier Sunday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| State that was once a republic |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2017 |
| Part of UTEP |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2017 |
| Part of UTEP |
The Washington Post |
14 Apr 2017 |
| State times to have drinks brought round |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Austin's state |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Feb 2017 |
| State with the most counties |
Jonesin |
17 Jan 2017 |
| State where the Cotton Bowl is held |
|
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| Chihuahua neighbor |
|
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| Lone Star State |
|
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| Part of UTEP |
|
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| Lone Star locale |
|
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| State that was once a republic |
|
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| Second-largest state |
|
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| It's represented by a red, white, and blue flag |
Jonesin |
01 Nov 2016 |
| __ Hold 'em |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Garland setting |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2016 |
| Where Austin is capital |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2016 |
| Things are bigger there |
Universal |
23 Jun 2016 |
| Paris site |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2016 |
| With 60-Down, slang for crude oil |
USA Today |
07 Apr 2016 |
| State of southern US |
The Times Concise |
05 Apr 2016 |
| Guadalupe Mountains National Park locale |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Oklahoma neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Feb 2016 |
| __ Hold 'em |
|
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| Things are bigger there |
|
|
| Home to the original Six Flags |
The Washington Post |
11 Dec 2015 |
| State with a red, white and blue flag |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2015 |
| US state |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Oct 2015 |
| Where ranchers may flourish by cutting meals |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Sep 2015 |
| Large US state |
The Times Concise |
20 Aug 2015 |
| Group of Scots, perhaps with back-up guitar |
|
|
| Michener title |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Aug 2015 |
| LBJ Library's state |
Newsday |
20 May 2015 |
| Michener bestseller |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Mar 2015 |
| Republic founded in 1836 |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2015 |
| US state |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Mar 2015 |
| Amarillo's state |
Universal |
09 Feb 2015 |
| Lyle Lovett's home state |
|
|
| Home to the original Six Flags |
|
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| Republic founded in 1836 |
|
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| State with a red, white and blue flag |
|
|
| Amarillo's state |
|
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| LBJ Library's state |
|
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| About 7% of the United States |
|
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| It has 254 counties |
|
|
| Locale of three presidential libraries |
|
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| Lone Star State |
|
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| Home of Big Bend National Park |
|
|
| Where's Irving? |
|
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| With 59-Down, crude oil in slang, |
|
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| Birth state of two presidents |
|
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| State whose motto is "Friendship" |
|
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| Birth state of two presidents |
|
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| State whose motto is "Friendship" |
|
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| It joined the Union in 1845 |
|
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| Paris is there |
|
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| Crawford's setting |
|
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| State whose motto is "Friendship" |
|
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| 28th state |
|
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| 1836 battle site |
|
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| Home of Houston |
|
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| Its state dish is chili |
|
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| Where the Rangers play |
|
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| Houston's home |
|
|
| Its motto is "Friendship" |
|
|
| State with a panhandle |
|
|
| ___-size (big) |
|
|
| State with a panhandle |
|
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| Home of Big Bend National Park |
|
|
| Lone Star State |
|
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| Where Austin is capital |
|
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| State that was once a nation |
|
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| State with a panhandle |
|
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| Home of some Rangers |
|
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| Gulf state |
|
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| Gulf state |
|
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| Amarillo's home |
|
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| 1830s revolution site |
|
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| Where to find Paris in America |
|
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| Republic founded in 1836 |
|
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| Home of Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
|
|
| Longhorn's school, informally |
|
|
| Short-lived republic founded in 1836 |
|
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| Amarillo's home |
|
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| Buddy Holly's home |
|
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| 1830s revolution site |
|
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| Odessa's home |
|
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| State that was once a republic |
|
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| U.S.S. ___, first battleship to become a state shrine |
|
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| Houston was once its president |
|
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| El Paso site |
|
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| Odessa's home |
|
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| "Friday Night Lights" state |
|
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| Oklahoma neighbor |
|
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| Lone Star State |
|
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| State whose highest point is Guadalupe Peak |
|
|
| Second-largest state |
|
|
| Crawford's state |
|
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| Chihuahua neighbor |
|
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| Houston's state |
|
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| Austin locale |
|
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| State on the Rio Grande |
|
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| State of the Union |
|
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| State that was once a country |
|
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| Where to find Katy and Austin |
|
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| Big Bend's state |
|
|
| Rangers chase flies here |
|
|
| Midland's state |
|
|
| Its state flower is the bluebonnet |
|
|
| Sam Houston served as its president, senator and governor |
|
|
| Midland's state |
|
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| Paris site |
|
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| 28th state |
|
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| 5 Across' state |
|
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| Paris locale |
|
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| Where Irving is |
|
|
| Its motto is "Friendship" |
|
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| State with a panhandle |
|
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| Republic founded in 1836 |
|
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| Paris locale |
|
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| Where the Rangers play |
|
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| Bush's home |
|
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| Republic that became a state |
|
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| 28th of 50 |
|
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| Crawford's setting |
|
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| State with a panhandle |
|
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| Molly Ivins' home |
|
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| Amarillo's locale |
|
|
| Its state flower is the bluebonnet |
|
|
| George Bush's home state |
|
|
| Its state flower is the bluebonnet |
|
|
| State number 28 |
|
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| Once the largest in the union |
|
|
| Gulf state |
|
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| Home of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center |
|
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| Republic under Sam Houston |
|
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| Laredo locale |
|
|
| Home of "all my ex's," in song |
|
|
| __ leaguer (pop-fly single) |
|
|
| Alamo locale |
|
|
| Birthplace of 35-Across |
|
|
| Home of the Alamo |
|
|
| ___ Hold'em (poker variant) |
|
|
| Birthplace of 35-Across |
|
|
| Bush country |
|
|
| Its motto is "Friendship" |
|
|
| Where to find Alice |
|
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| LBJ's home |
|
|
| Lone Star State |
|
|
| Its motto is "Friendship" |
|
|
| Home of the Austin powers |
|
|
| Lubbock's home |
|
|
| James Michener book |
|
|
| Michener epic |
|
|
| 1984 Harry Dean Stanton film, "Paris, __" |
|
|
| Dubya's home state |
|
|
| Sam Houston was its president |
|
|
| Alamo's home |
|
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| Where Odessa and Paris are |
|
|
| Mavericks' state |
|
|
| Paris is there |
|
|
| Its motto is Friendship |
|
|
| State that celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of oil |
|
|
| Single star state |
|
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| State with 20 area codes |
|
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| Former republic |
|
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| Where Waco is |
|
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| Bush country? |
|
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| Where the Brazos flows |
|
|
| Rangers run home here |
|
|
| Bush country |
|
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| Everything's big there |
|
|
| Bush country? |
|
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| Where bluebonnets bloom |
|
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| Republic founded in 1836 |
|
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| Lone Star locale |
|
|
| Bushes can be found here |
|
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| Home of Edwards Plateau |
|
|
| Dan Rather's birthplace |
|
|
| Michener bestseller |
|
|
| Austin's state |
|
|
| Where Irving is |
|
|
| It has a heart, in song |
|
|
| Houston was its president |
|
|
| Larry McMurtry setting |
|
|
| Governor Bush's state |
|
|
| Michener epic |
|
|
| Dallas's locale |
|
|
| Michener novel |
|
|
| "The Last Picture Show" locale |
|
|
| Sam Houston's country, once |
|
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| Where San Jacinto Day is celebrated |
|
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| Austin's place |
|
|
| Sam Houston was its president |
|
|
| Michener opus |
|
|
| Republic of 1836 |
|
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| The Alamo's site |
|
|
| Michener title |
|
|
| Amarillo's home |
|
|
| 1985 Michener best seller |
|
|
| Site of 40-Across |
|
|
| Paris site |
|
|
| Michener best-seller |
|
|
| Waco locale |
|
|
| Second-largest state |
|
|
| Where to find Denton and Tyler |
|
|
| Ann Richards's bailiwick |
|
|
| *See 16 Across |
|
|
| Site of Jim Hogg County |
|
|
| "Hello, sucker!" Guinan |
|
|
| "The Yellow Rose of ___," 1853 song |
|
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| Where Rangers range |
|
|
| Where to find 2 Down |
|
|
| "The Yellow Rose of ___" |
|
|
| Subject of this puzzle |
|
|
| Michener best seller |
|
|
| Its motto is "Friendship" |
|
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| Louisiana neighbor |
|
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| Kind of ranger or leaguer |
|
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| "Friendship" is its motto |
|
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| "Yellow Rose" place |
|
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| Lone Star (or 28th) |
|
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| Tower's territory |
|
|
| Gov. Clements' state |
|
|
| Bluebonnet state |
|
|
| Leaguer or ranger |
|
|
| Waco's state |
|
|
| ___ Ranger |
|
|
| Second largest of 50 |
|
|
| ___ leaguer |
|
|
| Rangers' home |
|
|
| Lone-Star state |
|
|
| Kind of leaguer |
|
|
| Edna Ferber's "Giant." |
|
|
| Where Allan Shivers is Governor. |
|
|
| Where "Sironia" is. |
|
|
| Where the King Ranch is. |
|
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| 265,896 sq. mi. |
|
|
| Coke R. Stevenson is its Governor. |
|
|
| Guinan |
|
|
| Its economy is roughly the same as Australia's |
|
|
| Where Stonewall is. |
|
|
| Its motto is "Friendship." |
|
|
| Scene of Edna Ferber's "Giant." |
|
|
| Bluebonnet state. |
|
|
| Gov. Stevenson's State. |
|
|
| ___ Hold'em |
|
|
| State. |
|
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| Where Brownsville is. |
|
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| Where the LBJ is. |
|
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| Gov. Connally's state. |
|
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| Where the San Jacinto flows. |
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| Where the Brazos flows. |
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| ___ leaguer (fly-ball). |
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| Rangers' habitat. |
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| Where Ysleta is. |
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| Designating an off-shore radar tower. |
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| Scene of "Giant." |
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| Where Beaumont is. |
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| One-twelfth of the area of U. S. |
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