Crossword puzzle clue "state along i 10"

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

State capital along the Hudson

State along I-10

State along the Sea of Cortez

State along the Rio Grande

California State Route 1 along the shore, for short

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

Unlikely state of a state?