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One possible answer: 14-15
No
Drop an "E" from a lavish meal to get this verb meaning to abstain from food
Fast
Governments deal with monopolies by using these sorts of laws that sound like they literally don't have faith
Antitrust laws
From Latin for "further", it means deliberately hidden, like some motives
Ulterior
It "rocks" as New Hampshire's nickname
The Granite State
Precious commodity: 7-15-12-4
Gold
Drop the "L" from a type of bedspread to get this verb that means "to resign"
Quit
The monetary system called this standard allows holders to exchange currency for No. 79 on the periodic table
The gold standard
The Declaration of Independence says we all have certain these rights
Unalienable
Until around 1680, New Hampshire was officially a part of this colony
Massachusetts
This little light in a gas-powered appliance: 16-9-12-15-20
Pilot
Drop the "T" from intense fear to get this mistake
Error
A strongly free-market school of economics is named for the University of this Midwestern city
Chicago
This adjective comes from Latin for "navel"
Umbilical
In April 1963 Gov. John King signed the bill allowing one of these games in the state
the lottery
A reddish brown: 21-13-2-5-18
Umber
A synonym for "vision" drops its "T" & becomes this sound of relief or weariness
Sigh
Russia after the fall of Communism was called a "kleptocracy" by some, meaning politicians did this a lot
Steal
It's what you call those dots over a German vowel
Umlaut
The states previous first-in-the-nation primary will likely be replaced with this state
South Carolina
Vascular plant part: 24-25-12-5-13
Xylem
Drop the "F" from a word meaning very cold & it comes this, stiff or unyielding
Rigid
"Diminutive" term for selling unowned stock shares on the gamble that the price will fall
Short sale
This Japanese word for a type of flavor entered English in the early 1960s
Umami
While Franklin Pierce is the only real President to hail from the state, this fictional President was its former Governor
Jed Bartlet