SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
NICKNAMES
IT WAS ALL PURPLE
POSTAL ABBREVIATION COMBOS

NOT AN ANSWER
10 OF A KIND
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The zodiac year begins in March with the spring equinox & this as the first sign

Aries

200

In 1999 this academy officially adopted "Black Knights" as the nickname of its sports teams, though "Cadets" is still used too

West Point (Army)

200

Katharine Lee Bates wrote of "purple mountain majesties" in what became this song

"America The Beautiful"

200

Colorado +

Nebraska =

this geometric figure

a cone

200

A distinctive outfit worn by members of a profession

a uniform

200

The FBI introduced this compendium in 1950 to publicize dangerous fugitives in the United States

Ten Most Wanted

400

It's the sign represented by the symbol seen here

Sagittarius

400

No one's sure how Charlemagne's grandson Charles II got this nickname, but contemporary illustrations show him with hair

the Bald

400

First instituted in 1782, it has "For Military Merit" on its reverse side

the Purple Heart

400

Delaware +

Missouri =

this, something you might give to a record producer

a demo

400

From Latin for "praise", it's a laudatory speech for the departed

a eulogy

400

One of the 2 books of the Bible that list the 10 commandments

(1 of) Exodus or Deuteronomy

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Alphabetically, it's the last sign of the zodiac

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This blues legend nicknamed many of his guitars Lucille, after a woman who caused a nightclub fight

B.B. King

600

Apollonia Kotero & Morris Day both got to use their first names for their characters in this 1984 flick

Purple Rain

600

Georgia +

Mississippi =

these body parts, slang grandpa might use

gams

600

The parent of a lame

a ewe

600

This actress played the perfect 10 in the movie of that title

Bo Derek

800

It's the only sign that is an inanimate object\

Libra

800

Does Las Vegas deserve this 2-word nickname? Well, a 2024 survey of vice in U.S. urban areas ranked it No. 1

Sin City

800

In the 1890s purple became an official color for this entire Illinois university, not just the sports teams

Northwestern

800

Hawaii +

North Dakota =

this "backward" word

hind

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Strumming this instrument, Einer Bankz has teamed up with hip-hop artists like Chance the Rapper

a ukulele

800

Introduced in 1921, this psychological test uses 10 standard inkblots

Rorschach test

1000

Gemini is identified with these twins from Greek mythology, one mortal, the other immortal

Castor & Pollux


1000

The Democratic Party's donkey symbol traces back to this synonymous but less-flattering nickname given to Andrew Jackson

"Jackass"

1000

In the 1990s, this author who wrote about a house on Mango Street painted a house in an historic area of San Antonio purple

(Sandra) Cisnero

1000

"The Pelican State" + "The Pine Tree State" = this word for someone with an injured leg

lame

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This mystical spelling device began as a part of the spiritualism movement

a Ouija board

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Blacklisted notables known as "The Hollywood Ten" included this screenwriter of films like "Kitty Foyle" & "Papillon

(Dalton) Trumbo