Time to play the Sunday Word Puzzle from NPR!

Every answer today is a four-letter word that is composed of two consecutive state postal abbreviations.

 

Ex. Similar --> AKIN [Alaska + Indiana]

 

1. What a volcano spews

2. Mineral that comes in thin layers

3. Breeze

4. Like moist grass in the morning

5. Stash away

6. Arrived

7. Opera solo

8. Grand party, as a black-tie affair

9. Hotel employee who makes beds

10. Unconscious state

11. Sound of a siren

12. Interoffice note

13. Donations to the poor, once

14. Numerous

 

Answer Keys

    1.   LAVA (Louisiana + Virginia)

    2.   MICA (Michigan + California)

    3.   WIND (Wisconsin + North Dakota)

    4.   DEWY (Delaware + Wyoming)

    5.   HIDE (Hawaii + Delaware)

    6.   CAME (California + Maine)

    7.   ARIA (Arkansas + Iowa)

    8.   GALA (Georgia + Louisiana)

    9.   MAID (Massachusetts + Idaho)

    10.  COMA (Colorado + Massachusetts)

    11.  WAIL (Washington + Illinois)

    12.  MEMO (Maine + Missouri)

    13.  ALMS (Alabama + Mississippi)

    14.  MANY (Massachusetts + New York)