Daily puzzle · 23 September 2026
Guess the state, 23 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
Employee threshold — 15 or more employees
State pay transparency laws
Clue 2
Income level for free care — not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level
State minimum standards for hospital financial assistance (charity care)
Clue 3
Tax name — Real estate excise tax
Real estate transfer tax by state: rate, who pays, brackets and first-time…
Clue 4
Vlt min — twenty-four percent
State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position
Clue 5
Deadline to apply for title — within 15 days of delivery of the vehicle
Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Washington. 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.
- Employee threshold: 15 or more employeesapp.leg.wa.gov · checked State pay transparency laws
- Income level for free care: not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty levelapp.leg.wa.gov · checked State minimum standards for hospital financial assistance (charity care)
- Tax name: Real estate excise taxdor.wa.gov · checked Real estate transfer tax by state: rate, who pays, brackets and first-time…
- Vlt min: twenty-four percentapp.leg.wa.gov · checked State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position
- Deadline to apply for title: within 15 days of delivery of the vehicleapp.leg.wa.gov · checked Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state