STATE CENTERS I

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, given

 

A belief shared by most     _ _ _ _ _C O _ _ _ _ _ _ ,

the answer would be             PUBLIC OPINION 

1. Big, as an egg                _ _ _ _ A  L _ _ _ _

 

2. Shia Muslim Imam        _ _ A  K _ _ _

 

3. Small floor-covering     _ _ _ A  R _ _

  

3. Gabor sister                   _ _ A  Z _ _

5. Chemical in vinegar       _ _ _ _ _ C  A _ _ _

6. U.S. west coast expanse   _ _ _ _ _ _ C  O _ _ _ _

7. Military preparation         _ _ _ _ C  T_ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. American symbol            _ _ _ D  E _ _ _ _

9. Sleeve attachment           _ _ _ F  L _ _ _

10. Monarch of Camelot     _ _ _ G  A _ _ _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. EXTRA LARGE

2. AGA KHAN

3. ZSA ZSA

4. AREA RUG

5. ACETIC ACID

6. PACIFIC OCEAN

7. BASIC TRAINING

8. BALD EAGLE 

9. CUFF LINK 

10. KING ARTHUR