Generally batting leadoff alphabetically, this "earth pig" has a foot-long tongue
an aardvark
Here is a tin from this pie company; Yale students repurposed it later
Frisbee
The c. 300 B.C. "De Historia Plantarum" helped establish Plato's student Theophrastus as the founder of this 6-letter science
botany
Give it your all:
"Go big or..."
Go home
In the 1990s this state's plate briefly carried the slogan "Hoosier Hospitality"
Indiana
Wisconsin's state mammal, this weasel family member stores up body fat in summer & fall for long winter sleeps
a badger
This Sega video game character originally was a hedgehog named Mr. Needlemouse; things have sped up since then
Sonic
Carpo, Kale & Eirene are 3 of the 79 known moons orbiting this planet
Jupiter
When an enemy suddenly acts kind, remember "Beware of Greeks..."
bearing gifts
A speciality lobster plate lets drivers in this state show support for its signature product
Maine
The Indian gray is a type of this mammal that has no problem going after cobras
a mongoose
Milton Bradley used a printer that normally made shower curtains to make this game's floor mat
Twister
Stannum is the Latin word for this, which explains Sn as its chemical symbol
tin
The show is over:
"Elvis has..."
Left the building
For the most part, Vermont's license plates have white lettering & numbers on this color background
green
Sure, this Aussie mammal lays eggs like a bird, has a bill like a bird & dives under-water for 40 seconds, but flying? Nope!
a platypus
Acquiring resources is key to winning the game called the Settlers of this island
Catan
In the body, free radicals are atoms that are unstable & can damage cells by stealing one of these particles from nearby molecules
electrons
hat a great idea! Oroweat or otherwise, it's the "best thing since..."
Sliced bread
A specialty plate from California supports conservancy programs here, a national park since 1890
Yosemite
The adorable pygmy this monkey lives up to its name; it can be less than a foot long & weight just 10 ounces
marmoset
Founded in 1900, this model train company introduced its switch tower accessory & its porthole window caboose in the '50s
Lionel
As Homer Simpson said, "In this house we obey the laws of" this relationship between heat & mechanical energy
thermodynamics
That's a tough choice to make: "On the horns of..."
a dilemma
This state's "Chile Capital of the World" plate won America's Best License Plate Award for 2017
New Mexico