Altered States 
Beethoven’s fifths? SOLS [as in do–re-mi…]
Old Italian dough LIRA
Theme: phrases with additional letters completing the name of states
Having a sense of the Prairie state? FEELINGILLINOIS
Close to the Magnolia state? NEARMISSISSIPPI
Aware of INON [I’d clue INON with “party to” and save “aware of” for ONTO.]
What it takes, in an inclusive idiom ALLSORTS [isn’t the idiom “it takes all
kinds”?]
Spring month in Paris MAI [Since that’s French, I’d go with “Actress Britt.”]
Med. To Hans MEER [Since that’s German, I’d go with “Kat or shaum start” --- only if I had to]
Sorbonne silk SOIE [Since that’s French, I’d go with “silk ilk.”]
Spring month in Paris ETE [Since that’s French and I have no English alternative, I’d avoid it.]
Foreign terms teem:
STES, MASSE, ISLAS, ASSAI, LIRA, TSOS, ANNO plus the four above.
RATING:
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun
