TIME TO PLAY the NPR SUNDAY PUZZLE! FIND THE U.S. MAJOR CITIES USING THE CLUES!

I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence conceals the name of a major U.S. city in consecutive letters. As a hint, the answer's state also appears in the sentence. Every answer has at least six letters.

 

Ex. The Kentucky bodybuilders will be flexing tonight. --> LEXINGTON

 

1. Space enthusiasts in Oregon support landing on Mars.

 

2. Contact your insurance branch or agent in Alaska.

 

3. The Ohio company has a sale from today to next Sunday.

 

4. The Colorado trial ended in a sudden verdict.

 

5. Fans voted the Virginia tennis matches a peak experience.

 

6. I bought a shamrock for decorating my house in Illinois.

 

7. All the Connecticut things they knew have now changed.

 

8. Can you help a software developer in Texas?

 

 

ANSWER KEYS 

   1.  (support landing) PORTLAND  

   2.  (branch or agent) ANCHORAGE

   3.  (today to next) DAYTON

   4.  (sudden verdict) DENVER 

   5.  (matches a peak) CHESAPEAK

   6.  (shamrock for decorating) ROCKFORD

   7.  (knew have now) NEW HAVEN

   8.  (help a software) EL PASO