The clues below have something in common. Can you determine what it is?

1. BROOMHILDA
2. TACHOMETER
3. PARIS HILTON
4. JOINT OWNERSHIP
5. THE AUDACITY
6. COUNT YOUR CARDS
7. DEVASTED
8. ALIENATION

HINT:
A. The clues follow a small to large pattern.
B. The answers are hidden words.

Answers:

Hidden in each clue is the name of a place where we live - increasing in size from smallest to largest:

1. bROOMhilda
2. tacHOMEter
3. PARIS Hilton
4. joinT OWNership
5. the audaCITY
6. COUNT Your cards
7. devaSTATEd
8. alieNATION 

Credit:
Merl Reagle
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