COMBINED STATE ABBREV.
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
RED THINGS
CRIME DETECTION
KIDS' SONGS IN OTHER WORDS
100
To whom it may concern:
Delaware + Arkansas
dear
100
Crazy, like a certain cartoon duck
(5)
daffy
100
These octagonal warnings weren't always red; some were yellow until 1954
stop signs
100
Reacting to hemoglobin, the chemical Luminol is used to detect this, even if it's been wiped off
blood
100
"Miss Poppins Once Owned One Tiny Baby Sheep"
"Mary Had A Little Lamb"
200
Dark:
Indiana + Kentucky
inky
200
Permanently leaving the military without permission
(9)
desertion
200
The red flyer is a large type of this marsupial
a kangaroo
200
A specialized lab is used for toxicology, the detection of these, from the Latin for "drink"
poison
200
"Glimmer, Glimmer, Small Heavenly Body"
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
300
A party:
Georgia + Louisiana
gala
300
It goes on salads or on wounds
(8)
dressing
300
It took years to get a shot of the red aurora borealis; charged particles in the "wind" from this celestial body collide with oxygen in Earth's magnetic field to produce the hue
The Sun
300
A forensic expert "dusting" a room is checking for these "digital" clues
fingerprints
300
"A Trio Of Vision-Impaired Rodents"
"Three Blind Mice"
400
Has a white face:
Michigan + Maine
mime
400
Any tyrannical ruler
(6)
a despot
400
He was the father of Leif Eriksson
Erik the Red
400
This word for a public official who investigates all non-natural deaths comes from the Latin for "crown"
a coroner
400
"An Elderly Scotsman Owned One Ranch"
"Old MacDonald Had A Farm"
500
Think of a bouquet:
Florida + Oregon + Alabama
floral
500
Pre-Christian Celtic priest
(5)
a druid
500
In issues of French Vogue you read a lot about people on le tapis rouge, this
the red carpet
500
In a forensic lab, a hood eliminates fumes & prevents the intrusive process called "cross" this
cross-contamination
500
"One Grizzly Ventured Across A Summit"
"The Bear Went Over The Mountain"