| Corn Belt state | 15 |
| "Field of Dreams" setting | 35 |
| Hawkeye State | 13 |
| America's top corn-growing state | 36 |
| Siouan tribe | 12 |
| Midwestern state | 16 |
| Where Des Moines is | 19 |
| Hawkeye's home | 18 |
| Presidential caucus state | 25 |
| Nebraska neighbor | 17 |
| The Hawkeye State | 17 |
| "The Music Man" setting | 33 |
| Hawkeyes' home | 18 |
| Caucus state | 12 |
| 29th state | 10 |
| Sioux City's state | 22 |
| Davenport site | 14 |
| 'The Music Man' setting | 31 |
| 'The Music Man' locale | 30 |
| Part of the Corn Belt | 21 |
| Corn-growing state | 18 |
| Where Waterloo is | 17 |
| Raccoon River locale | 20 |
| John Wayne's birthplace | 27 |
| Davenport's state | 21 |
| The 29th state | 14 |
| Sioux City's locale | 23 |
| Herbert Hoover's birthplace | 31 |
| Falls, river, city or state | 27 |
| Dubuque's state | 19 |
| Council Bluffs locale | 21 |
| Corn country | 12 |
| "American Gothic" setting | 35 |
| Where the tall corn grows | 25 |
| Waterloo setting | 16 |
| Waterloo is here | 16 |
| Siouan tribesman | 16 |
| Midwest state | 13 |
| Home of the Hawkeyes | 20 |
| Heart of the Corn Belt | 22 |
| Grant Wood's home | 21 |
| Early caucus state | 18 |
| Des Moines' state | 21 |
| Davenport setting | 17 |
| Corny state? | 12 |
| "The Bridges of Madison County" setting | 49 |
| "State Fair" state | 28 |
| WWII battleship | 15 |
| White Cloud's people | 24 |
| Where the Skunk River flows | 27 |
| Where Dubuque is | 16 |
| State east of Omaha | 19 |
| Rose Bowl team: 1982 | 20 |
| Part of the La. Purchase | 24 |
| Opening caucus locale | 21 |
| Keokuk's state | 18 |
| It's corny and proud of it! | 31 |
| Herky the Hawk's school | 27 |
| Hawkeye's state | 19 |
| Davenport's home | 20 |
| Corn locale | 11 |
| Cedar Rapids' state | 23 |
| "The Bridges of Madison County" state | 47 |
| Where the Skunk flows | 21 |
| Where Gov. Ray holds sway | 25 |
| Where corn is king | 18 |
| Where Buffalo Bill was born | 27 |
| The Hawkeyes of the Big Ten | 27 |
| The Hawkeyes | 12 |
| State admitted after Texas | 26 |
| Skunk River state | 17 |
| Site of Davenport | 17 |
| Sioux City state | 16 |
| Setting for ''The Bridges of Madison County'' | 61 |
| River, city or state | 20 |
| River City's state | 22 |
| Quad Cities setting | 19 |
| Primary state | 13 |
| Political caucus state | 22 |
| Peach Bowl winner: 1982 | 23 |
| One of eleven in the Big Ten | 28 |
| North-central U.S. river, city or state | 39 |
| Minnesota neighbor | 18 |
| Major presidential caucus state | 31 |
| Major caucus site | 17 |
| Kansas neighbor | 15 |
| John Wayne's home state | 27 |
| Its state quarter says "Foundation in education" | 58 |
| It's between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers | 52 |
| It lies between the Mississippi and the Missouri | 48 |
| Important caucus locale | 23 |
| Illinois neighbor | 17 |
| Herbert Hoover's home state | 31 |
| Farm Belt state | 15 |
| Dubuque locale | 14 |
| Dubuque is there | 16 |
| Des Moines's state | 22 |
| Des Moines' locale | 22 |
| Des Moines is its capital | 25 |
| Davenport's location | 24 |