Crossword puzzle clue "elko's state abbr"

Elko's state (abbr.)

Elko's state

Reno-to-Elko dir.

Elko native

Elko-to-Reno dir.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin

Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr.

Article of tropical apparel ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares