CHAIN-WORD – 033

The answer to each clue below is a five-letter word, and the final two letters of one answer become the first two letters of the next word.

_ _ _ _ _ Cite

_ _ _ _ _ US State

_ _ _ _ _ Digression

_ _ _ _ _ Dig

_ _ _ _ _ Poetry

_ _ _ _ _ French river

_ _ _ _ _ Sound made by a horse

_ _ _ _ _ African country

_ _ _ _ _ Mother-or-pearl

_ _ _ _ _ Take it easy