Daily puzzle · 30 September 2026
Guess the state, 30 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
Out of service days — thirty or more calendar days
Vehicle Lemon Law Eligibility Thresholds by State
Clue 2
Condition on the parent — an indigent person
Filial responsibility laws by state
Clue 3
Lien recording deadline — GC (days) — 100
Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
Clue 4
How the statute describes it — if it be for damage to property
Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim
Clue 5
Age with parental consent — under the age of 18 but at least 16 years of age
Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was West Virginia. 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.
- Out of service days: thirty or more calendar dayscode.wvlegislature.gov · checked Vehicle Lemon Law Eligibility Thresholds by State
- Condition on the parent: an indigent personcode.wvlegislature.gov · checked Filial responsibility laws by state
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days): 100mechanicslien.com · checked Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
- How the statute describes it: if it be for damage to propertycode.wvlegislature.gov · checked Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim
- Age with parental consent: under the age of 18 but at least 16 years of agecode.wvlegislature.gov · checked Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state