Animals
Triple Rhyme Time
Plants
State License Plates
Cheesy anagrams
100
Generally batting leadoff alphabetically, this "earth pig" has a foot-long tongue
Aardvark
100
To suffocate an additional male sibling
Smother another brother
100
Many different varieties of this are grown by farmers around the world, with different types used for particular styles of beer.
Hops
100
In the 1990s this state's plate briefly carried the slogan "Hoosier Hospitality"
Indiana
100
A global fave: RED CHAD
Cheddar
200
Wisconsin's state mammal, this weasel family member stores up body fat in summer & fall for long winter sleeps
Badger
200
A Parisian ditch aroma
A French trench stench
200
Despite its decimation as a lumber and nut-crop species, this tree has not gone extinct. It is considered functionally extinct because the blight fungus does not kill the tree’s root system underground.
American Chestnut
200
A speciality lobster plate lets drivers in this state show support for its signature product
Maine
200
Made into dressing: FOR TORQUE
Roquefort
300
The Indian gray is a type of this mammal that has no problem going after cobras
Mongoose
300
A Washington city graduation certificate's smell
Tacoma diploma aroma
300
This plant can survive prolonged periods of drought due to ability to store water in the leaves, stem and root. It originates from South Africa, but it can be found in temperate regions all over the world today.
Jade
300
For the most part, Vermont's license plates have white lettering & numbers on this color background
Green
300
Just grate: SPEAR MAN
Parmesan
400
Sure, this Aussie mammal lays eggs like a bird, has a bill like a bird & dives under-water for 40 seconds, but flying? Nope!
Platypus
400
DAILY DOUBLE
A happy 10K for women in habits
400
An evergreen conifer species that establishes itself primarily after fires on wetter sites, and can survive moderate surface fires due to its thick bark.
Douglas Fir
400
A specialty plate from California supports conservancy programs here, a national park since 1890
Yosemite
400
It can be quite pungent: RUMBLE RIG
Limburger
500
The adorable pygmy this monkey lives up to its name; it can be less than a foot long & weight just 10 ounces
Marmoset
500
Go online with your brisket brag
post roast boast
500
This trailing or climbing, perennial invasive vine native to China, Japan, and the Indian subcontinent.
Kudzu
500
This state's "Chile Capital of the World" plate won America's Best License Plate Award for 2017
New Mexico
500
Often stretched into sticks: POOR NOVEL
Provolone