I'll solve this United States Geography crossword puzzle step by step.
Let me work through each clue:
ACROSS:
1. State that borders Mexico and has the postal abbreviation TX → TEXAS
4. Total number of states that border Mexico → 4 (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California)
5. State capital located in the northeastern Caribbean (2,800 miles from Miami) → SANJUAN (Puerto Rico's capital)
6. State with a peninsula shaped like Florida → MICHIGAN
7. The Mississippi River is located in how many states? → TEN (flows through or along 10 states)
9. Largest island in the United States → HAWAII (the Big Island)
10. Longest river in the United States → MISSOURIRIVER (or just MISSOURI)
DOWN:
1. U.S. island territory located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean and whose capital is Hagåtña → GUAM
2. State capital located on the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean → BOSTON (or could be other coastal capitals)
3. State that shares its border with Canada and has the postal abbreviation MT → MONTANA
8. State that borders Mexico and has the postal abbreviation CA → CALIFORNIA
Let me verify these answers fit the crossword grid pattern and make sense geographically.
Final Answer:
ACROSS:
1. TEXAS
4. FOUR
5. SANJUAN
6. MICHIGAN
7. TEN
9. HAWAII
10. MISSOURI
DOWN:
1. GUAM
2. BOSTON
3. MONTANA
8. CALIFORNIA
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