Crossword puzzle clue "state in reply"

Hit "Reply All" instead of "Reply," say

Hits Reply All instead of Reply, say

Erroneously hit "reply all" instead of "reply," say

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

State in reply

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

Unlikely state of a state?

Secretariat's mother, for one ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares