STATE GOVERNMENT
In every U.S. state & commonwealth, this head of the executive branch is directly elected
the governor
Used to attach papers to a board (Brits call it a drawing pin)
thumbtack
Dating app that popularized “swiping left”
Tinder
Proverb meaning “make hay while…”
while the sun shines
Japanese staple made from rice & vinegar
Sushi
This state has civil law based on French & Spanish law, a holdover from its colonial past
Louisiana
Elusive indirect messaging
subtly
Messaging app sending 150B messages daily
Overreaction idiom (storm in a teacup idea)
a tempest in a teapot
Sticky sweet product stolen in TV comedy
maple syrup
Washington & Maine have a state one of these examines accounting records
an (state) auditor
Electric charge unit equal to current × time
coulomb
Game-building platform launched in 2006
Roblox
Hyphenated term for someone who disappears in bad weather
a fair-weather friend
Surfboard adhesive
surf wax
Alaska calls its counties these
boroughs
Small temporary military fortification
redoubt
Mental wellness app meaning “mindset”
Headspace
Franklin-related phrase for captured success
lightning in a bottle
Fruit used in sticky toffee pudding
dates
This state’s 1901 constitution is the longest in the world
Alabama
debts
Chinese-owned online marketplace most downloaded in 2024
Temu
Australian Olympic host city
Melbourne
Sticky-toed New Zealand lizard
gecko