Possible Clues:

• Statesman - Mr Titchmarsh holding quiz
• Boy entertaining request from state
• Like king crab
• Is the boy about to pop the question to one from the far North?
• North American, I'm sorry to say, turning up more than half undressed
• Dogsled runner, maybe
• Susan Butcher, e.g.
• Oh dear, can we hear an American statesman?
• Chap carries request for one used to harsh conditions
• The Last Frontier native