STATE CENTERS IV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Summer, 2022

Each of the ten clues below can be answered with a two-word phrase in which the last letter of the first word and the first letter of the second word form the postal abbreviation of a U.S. state. The postal abbreviation is given. For example,

Man's bathing suit              _ _ _M T_ _ _ _ _ ,

the answer would be           SWIM TRUNKS

1. Average guy                     _ _ _ _ _ N M _ _

 

2. Cold treat                  _ _ _ _ _ N Y _ _ _ _ _

 

3. Alpine retreat         _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N C _ _ _ _

 

4. Farm building's portal           _ _ _ N D _ _ _

 

5. NPR program moderator     _ _ _ _ O H _ _ _  

6. "I'm serious!"                       _ O K _ _ _ _ _ _

 

7. Bit part by a star in a movie   _ _ _ _ O R _ _ _

8. Philatelist's book                   _ _ _ _ P A _ _ _ _

9. Phone alert                                    _ _ _ _ _ R I_

10. Squad of journalists            _ _ _ _ S C _ _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. COMMON MAN

2. FROZEN YOGURT

3. MOUNTAIN CABIN

4. BARN DOOR

5. RADIO HOST

6. NO KIDDING

7. CAMEO ROLE

8. STAMP ALBUM

9. CALLER ID

10. PRESS CORPS