ABC CATEGORIES

The two words in each clue below name things in the same category. Can you think of a third word naming something in the same category that would fit alphabetically between the two given words? For example, given the clue words MARS - SATURN, the answer word would be MERCURY.

1. JUNE - MAY
2. LEFT FIELD - RIGHT FIELD
3. HAPPY  - SNEEZY
4. HIGH JUMP - LONG JUMP
5. POLK - ROOSEVELT
6. ONTARIO - QUEBEC
7. CHAD - CHINA
8. MONTANA - NEVADA
9. GREEN - ORANGE
10. DRIVE - NEUTRAL

Answers:

1. MARCH 
2. PITCHER
3. SLEEPY
4. JAVELIN THROW  (track meet events)
5. REAGAN
6. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
7. CHILE
8. NEBRASKA
9. INDIGO  (colors of a rainbow)
10. LOW  (automatic transmission positions)   

Credit: Idea and #1-5
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
January 22, 2012
Will Shortz