Daily puzzle · 8 September 2026
Guess the state, 8 September 2026
Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.
Clue 1
Action level pci l — 4.0 pCi/L
State Residential Radon Disclosure, Testing, and Certification Requirements
Clue 2
Rate for later insertions — twenty-three cents for each subsequent insertion
What a newspaper may legally charge to publish a legal notice
Clue 3
Effective date — 2020-07-01
US state universal occupational license recognition laws
Clue 4
Moratorium window — November 1 through April 1
Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Iowa. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Action level pci l: 4.0 pCi/Leli.org · checked State Residential Radon Disclosure, Testing, and Certification Requirements
- Rate for later insertions: twenty-three cents for each subsequent insertionlegis.iowa.gov · checked What a newspaper may legally charge to publish a legal notice
- Effective date: 2020-07-01legis.iowa.gov · checked US state universal occupational license recognition laws
- Moratorium window: November 1 through April 1legis.iowa.gov · checked Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state