TIME TO PLAY the latest SUNDAY PUZZLE from NPR on-air challenge!!!

Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first two letters of each word are the same state postal abbreviation.

Ex. Colorado -- everyday ailment there's no cure for -- COmmon COld

 

1. Florida -- sudden rush of water down a streambed

2. Wisconsin -- aid in seeing the road when it rains

3. Louisiana -- deep-blue gem with a Latin name

4. California -- Christmas tree decoration you can eat

5. Pennsylvania -- tricky thing to learn to do with a car

6. Indiana -- something a stockbroker is not allowed to share

7. Alabama -- star of "M*A*S*H"

8. Massachusetts -- female disciple who anointed the feet of Jesus

9. Maine -- tribal doctors

10. Delaware -- event in which vehicles go around a track crashing into each other

11. Georgia -- part of the dashboard that measures from full to empty

12. Washington -- city in Washington  

 

Answer Keys 

    1.  FL: Flash Flood

    2.  WI: Windshield Wiper

    3.  LA: Lapis Lazuli

    4.  CA: Candy Cane

    5.  PA: Parallel Park

    6.  IN: Inside Information

    7.  AL: Alan Alda

    8.  MA: Mary Magdalene

    9.  ME: Medicine Men  

    10.  DE: Demolition Derby

    11. GA: Gas Gauge

    12. WA: Walla Walla