Drop a Letter
...from a punctuation mark & you get this state of prolonged unconsciousness
Coma
In 1987 George Strait sang, "All my ex's live in" this state, "and that's why I hand my hat in Tennessee"
Texas
Captain Ahab's whaling vessel (6)
Pequod
She "Went to the cupboard to fetch her poor dog a bone"
Old Mother Hubbard
She was the first woman to be both wife & mom to a U.S. president
Abigail Adams
...from a word referring to 2 lines of latitude & you get this word that refers to a subject for discussion
Topic
In 1966 the Mama & the Papas were "Dreamin'" about this state "on such a winter's day"
California
The most worldly of the 3 Musketeers (7)
Porthos
Based on the number of commanders in chief born there, it's a nickname for the state of Virginia
Mother of Presidents
Kathy Headlee founded MWB, Mothers Without these, to aid the world's orphaned & vulnerable kids
Borders
...from a word meaning "easily bent"; now you have this word meaning "legally responsible"
Liable
This group's Kerry Livgren wrote "Dust in the Wind" after reading a book of Native American poetry
Kansas
Ophelia's pop (8)
Polonius
For miners, it's the main vein of ore in a region
In 2018 Micheál Neeson changed his last name to this in honor of his late mother
Richardson
...from a word meaning "oddly amusing" & you get this sandwich encloser
Roll
Bruce Springsteen recorded this 1982 album in his New Jersey bedroom using a 4-track cassette recorder
Nebraska
Russian write who came to shove, 1977-1837 (7)
Pushkin
It's another name for your native language
Mother tongue
In 1497 her reign in Spain turned tragic after the death of Juan, her only son
Queen Isabella
...from a word meaning "gloomy" & you get this largest memeber of the deer family
Moose
In 1967 the Bee Gees sang "The light all went out in" this state "the day I left her standing on her own"
Massachusetts
Ancient Greek poet who "ode" a lot (6)
Pindar
This courageous Nobel Prize-winning nun was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910
Mother Teresa
Her son succeeded her as India's prime minister, a job that her dad once had as well
Indira Gandhi