BY SARAH A. JONES
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| 1. | What the Puget area is, geographically and auditorily speaking? |
| 7. | This will get you between Tacoma and Vashon |
| 8. | Willy was one of these |
| 9. | Recognized as Tacoma’s oldest Irish pub |
| 12. | A bridge that simply couldn’t stand the suspense? |
| 14. | Don’t miss this District’s Food Fest |
| 15. | Many people don’t know Rhubarb is one of these |
| 16. | Part of Tacoma’s classic maritime-railroad motto, “When rails meet_” |
| 17. | The iconic, local high school that served as a filming location for “10 things I Hate About You” |
| 19. | Annie or Charles |
| 20. | You will find lots of these right now at Charlotte’s park |
| 21. | This Navy Lieutenant mapped and charted the Puget Sound region in 1841 |
| 23. | Where the Northern Pacific line finally threw its hands up and said, “This is the last stop!” |
| 24. | A massive, slow-moving body of dense ice found on Mount Tahoma. |
| 26. | Chinook jargon meaning to “give away” or “gift” |
| 29. | Iconic local Pacific Northwest lager brand, originally closed in 1979, that was officially resurrected by 7 Seas Brewing in 2021. |
| 32. | Half of a local military base |
| 33. | A local orca family unit making a splash in the Puget Sound |
| 34. | What Mount St. Helens generously gifted to Pierce County windshields in 1980? |
| 36. | The invisible culprit that gave our Galloping gal a disastrous spin on the dance floor? |
| 38. | A description of Mount Tahoma’s personality that is truly explosive? |
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| 1. | You can take this to Seattle |
| 2. | Spanish “foundation” for a crunchy Tacoma chocolate empire? |
| 3. | Gig Harbor still retains 17 of these historic items, the largest concentration in the Puget Sound |
| 4. | Tacoma’s famous historical nickname, the “City of _” |
| 5. | Another delicious treat from Brown & Haley, the _ Bar |
| 6. | The sweet stuff you slap onto a hot Puyallup Fair scone |
| 10. | A Chinook and Salishan-Derived word meaning “berries” |
| 11. | This Ice Cream shop started out selling at the Farmers Market, now they have multiple spots in Tacoma |
| 13. | What local microbreweries craft to keep the “Grit City” spirit fully lubricated? |
| 17. | Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World |
| 18. | Public art form increasingly shaping Tacoma streets |
| 20. | What a Puyallup daffodil is before it decides to light up the spring? |
| 22. | Union or Grand Central |
| 25. | A glass artist who never suffered from a shattering lack of creativity? |
| 27. | Small community wedged near the base and American Lake |
| 28. | Legend says a giant “King” specimen of this multi-armed sea creature lives beneath the Narrows Bridge |
| 30. | Washington State nickname |
| 31. | One of the four stations a baseball player must run around at a Rainiers game |
| 32. | What the Puyallup River basin turns into when the autumn rain gets serious? |
| 35. | A local salmon that is definitely not acting solo in the Puyallup River? |
| 37. | The tame bear who called The Tacoma Hotel home in the early 1900’s |
Answers below!
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