Case Your State by Don Vance - Instructions

PART 1

STEP I: Each of the clues will lead you to two-letter state postal code abbreviations (the number of states in each clue is in parentheses).

STEP II: You now have a string of 35 abbreviations. Separate them, in order, into two strings; western states and eastern states (Mississippi River).

STEP III: Make 2 grids of equally spaced intersecting lines, labeling the lines on the x-axis (across) with eastern state abbreviations and the lines on the y-axis (down) with western state abbreviations.

PART 2

STEP I: Each clue will lead you to two state abbreviations, one western and one eastern. Place a dot at that coordinate and connect it with a straight line to the coordinate from the next clue. Continue until all clues are finished.

STEP II: Repeat STEP I for the second grid. You may need to rotate the second grid (after completion) 90 degrees to the right.

STEP III: The completed grids share a common theme that will lead you to two additional state abbreviations. These abbreviations can be combined to reveal the love interest of a famous artist. Oddly enough, the artist’s name is an anagram of yet more state abbreviations. Who is the artist?

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Case Your State - Part 1

TRON (2)

BLUE VIDEO GHOST

TRAVELLIN’ MAN (2)

SCOUR

SNOUT

SCOOT

PRIES

CIVIL

ESCAPADE

IMPALE

ZOOLOGY (2)

PLEASANT VALLEY DENIZENS

CITY FOLK (4)

BASSERMAN23

CUSTER37

MCKEE42

ADAMS59

FOUR STARS (4)

HALF INDIAN SAND

CHUMLEY PAL

LARGEST VOCAL RANGE

STAR OF “THE CATCH’

JUMP THE SHARK (4)

SAY IT SOFT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A PRAYER

BASICS (2)

20.1797

95.94

TUNEUP (2)

WELD690

KIND1010

WHERE’D YOU COME FROM? (2)

RED PEOPLE

MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS…

WHO?

ALEXANDRA Z.

ALLEN K.

MIXED BAG (3)

CATALYST-LIKE

HAIR GEL

TRIPLE OMEN

QUITTIN’ TIME (5)

39-75, 33-87, 30-91, 45-120, 37-77

BAMBI? (2)

FAWN’S MOM

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Case Your State - Part 2

GRID 1

NAPOLITANO DANIELS

PINON TULIP POPLAR

RFROST MFREEMAN

BROWN COAKLEY

CRACKERJACK PUZZLES THE PLAYS THE THING PUZZLE BUZZ GATOR AID

FRIENDSHIP LIBERTY AND PROSPERITY

AREA 16 AREA 47

ROSS BERRY FRANK LYNCH

IZMARQUE BAY AUSTIN BAY

L’AMOUR PEARL

KNIEVEL SEQUOIA

RAISING JONES

GRID 2

QUAKER OATS STUDEBAKER

GOLD AND SILVER MANLY DEEDS WOMANLY WORDS

LINCOLN COLEMAN

SPAM PEANUTS PECANS PEACHES

BAUCUS ALEXANDER

QUAIL CHICKADEE

SCHWEITZER MANCHIN

UNICAMERAL NO COUNTY GOVERNMENT

CAMPBELL BRINKLEY

406 201

NESSUS SCANS

MISTLETOE PURPLE VIOLET

TREASURE GARDEN

BERRA MONK

BELLE FOURCHE WHITE HORSE TAVERN

POSTAL ULTIMATE AND PENULTIMATE

DISENCUMBERS ANAGRAM

EVERGREEN MOUNTAIN

MINNEHAHA TRANSYLVANIA

WE LOVE THEE THESE GREEN MOUNTAINS

HALF.COM ODD

UNION JUSTICE CONFIDENCE HOPE

NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE

1699 1733

CRATER LAKE FIDDLE TRUMPET GUITAR

SUMMIT COUNTY

46000 26000

DESIRE ANAGRAM

PHEASANT THRASHER

1834 1769

#1 PARKING METER JULIETTE GORDON LOW

CALAMITY GILDA

CRINOID ECPHORA GARDNERAE GARDNERAE

SYLVAN GOLDMAN EDWARD WARREN

DONNABELLE MULLENGER “HARD RAIN”

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