#3, aired 2024-02-02 | NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET CODE WORDS $800: F is this dance done in 4/4 time in a slow-quick-quick rhythm foxtrot |
#17, aired 2023-10-18 | MEDICAL MNENOMICS $600: In optometry, "flashes" and "floaters" are 2 of the "4 F's" doctors often see in patients with a detached this retina |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | "F"IVE LETTER WORDS $1,500 (Daily Double): In its simplest form it's a sheet of paper folded in half to make 2 leaves or 4 pages; Shakespeare's had a lot more a folio |
#8552, aired 2022-01-11 | JOHN F. KENNEDY $400: JFK, in a speech in Germany on June 26, 1963: "In the world of freedom, the proudest boast is" this 4-word phrase, in the native tongue Ich bin ein Berliner |
#8392, aired 2021-05-04 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $200: Spurious synonym
(4 letters) fake |
#8333, aired 2021-02-10 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $400: Comic Sans MS is a type of one a font |
#8333, aired 2021-02-10 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $800: David Bowie sang that this "makes a man take things over" fame |
#8333, aired 2021-02-10 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $1200: It's an unweaned deer a fawn |
#8333, aired 2021-02-10 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $1600: Any decree, or an automaker that originated in Turin a fiat |
#8333, aired 2021-02-10 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $2000: In feudal times it was property granted to a vassal a fief |
#8265, aired 2020-10-23 | A NUMBER BETWEEN 3 & 5 $800: This alphanumeric designation is the Army saying we don't want you 4-F |
#7863, aired 2018-11-14 | NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $800: Frank Petersen overcame fear of heights to be the Marine Corps' 1st black one of these, mastering the F-4 Phantom a pilot |
#7834, aired 2018-10-04 | ELECTION 1968 $400: (Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue.) Despite fears for his safety, Robert F. Kennedy spoke as scheduled in Indianapolis on April 4, 1968 but instead of his prepared remarks, gave a shocked crowd this news Martin Luther King's assassination |
#7772, aired 2018-05-29 | A-1 ALPHANUMERICS 4U $800: A U.S. citizen physically unfit for military duty is classified this 4-F |
#7702, aired 2018-02-20 | 4 "F" $200: Hyphenated adjective for an even chance fifty-fifty |
#7702, aired 2018-02-20 | 4 "F" $400: The idea that everyone will experience this period of brief celebrity is attributed to Andy Warhol fifteen minutes of fame |
#7702, aired 2018-02-20 | 4 "F" $600: There's a sleeve part in this 3-word phrase for something spontaneous off the cuff |
#7702, aired 2018-02-20 | 4 "F" $800: Hogwarts house Hufflepuff |
#7702, aired 2018-02-20 | 4 "F" $1000: Phrase for a food staple like bread that metaphorically props you up the staff of life |
#7675, aired 2018-01-12 | TITLES FROM POETRY $1600: F. Scott Fitzgerald's last complete novel; its 4-word title is taken from "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats Tender is the Night |
#7592, aired 2017-09-19 | DITLOIDS $600: A jolly good film:
4 W & a F Four Weddings and a Funeral |
#7263, aired 2016-03-23 | NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET CODE WORDS $800: F is this dance done in 4/4 time in a slow-quick-quick rhythm foxtrot |
#6881, aired 2014-07-14 | ALPHANUMERICS $800: Selective Service classification for a person physically unfit for military duty 4-F |
#6380, aired 2012-05-18 | COLD, HILLY & EMPTY $1200: On Feb. 3, 1947 a village in this territory bordering Alaska recorded -81.4 F., an all-time low for Canada the Yukon Territory |
#6231, aired 2011-10-24 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $400: The Union Jack
(4) flag |
#6096, aired 2011-02-28 | A SHORT SPELL $400: A section of ice, flatter than a berg, that breaks off from a pack
(4 letters) F-L-O-E |
#6053, aired 2010-12-29 | JOHANNES BRAHMS $800: Brahms wrote only 4 of these compositions, including No.3 in F major symphonies |
#6052, aired 2010-12-28 | "STOP" & "GO" $800: On a camera, it's the setting of an adjustable lens aperture indicated by a number, such as 1.4 or 11 an f-stop |
#5923, aired 2010-05-19 | RIGHT BY THE NUMBERS $400: When this letter follows 4, it means not qualified for military service due to medical reasons F |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $200: A young deer, or Ms. Hall a fawn |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $400: The small, bloodsucking wingless insect lives in a dog-eat-dog world a flea |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $600: Stick this point where a river divides into branches in him, he's done a fork |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $800: A flexible, 4-sided weapon having a blunt point a foil |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | 4-LETTER "F" WORDS $1000: Securely fixed in place, or a law business firm |
#5716, aired 2009-06-15 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $1000: Roll a flag around a pole
(4) furl |
#5431, aired 2008-03-31 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $200: Chips' aquatic partner
(4) fish |
#5431, aired 2008-03-31 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $400: Honshu volcano
(4) Fuji |
#5431, aired 2008-03-31 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $800: A Mrs., in Munich
(4) Frau |
#5395, aired 2008-02-08 | MILITARY AIRCRAFT $1200: McDonnell's F-4 fighter used in the United States in the Vietnam War was known as this... oops... hey, where'd it go? the Phantom |
#5174, aired 2007-02-22 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $400: It precedes house, moon, & nelson
(4) full |
#5174, aired 2007-02-22 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $1000: "Scary" cape
(4) Fear |
#5108, aired 2006-11-22 | FOUR-PLAY $200: U.S. Selective Service system designation meaning unfit for active military duty 4-F |
#4832, aired 2005-09-20 | THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM $800: The library has JFK's phonetic notations to remind himself how to pronounce these 4 words on June 26, 1963 Ich bin ein Berliner |
#4747, aired 2005-04-05 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $2000: Bliss, or Necessity
(4) Fort |
#4557, aired 2004-06-01 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $800: 3/4 or 2/5
(8) fraction |
#4557, aired 2004-06-01 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $1600: Spanish baked custard
(4) flan |
#4380, aired 2003-09-26 | TRICKY QUESTIONS $800: Number of F's in this flimsy formulation of a question 5 |
#4317, aired 2003-05-13 | MAY DAYS $800: The first message sent by telegraph was this 4-word Biblical phrase sent by Samuel F.B. Morse on May 24, 1844 "What hath God wrought?" |
#4275, aired 2003-03-14 | "F" TROOP $400: He wears No. 4 for the Green Bay Packers Brett Favre |
#4242, aired 2003-01-28 | PIANO PIECES $800: Mozart's Sonata in F Major, Kochel No. 497, is for 1 piano played with 4 of these hands |
#4204, aired 2002-12-05 | THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT $600: When in service in Vietnam, many F-4 Phantoms were equipped with these missiles named for a desert snake Sidewinders |
#4060, aired 2002-04-05 | DECIMAL NUMBER, PLEASE $2000: For photographers, it's the typical f-stop between f/4 & f/8 5.6 |
#3965, aired 2001-11-23 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $800: Cynical cinema style of the '40s
(4,4) film noir |
#3955, aired 2001-11-09 | IN THE DICTIONARY $100: This 2-letter word is one of only 4 in the English language in which an F is pronounced like a V of |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | 4-F $200: They're the disreputable folks, the rabble riff-raff |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | 4-F $400: 2-word term for secretaries, bookkeepers, receptionists, etc. the office staff |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | 4-F $600: This group acts as the president's principal military adviser Joint Chiefs of Staff |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | 4-F $800: Even odds fifty-fifty |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | 4-F $1000: Flying by the seat of your pants in a speech, you're also doing it this other clothing way off the cuff |
#3876, aired 2001-06-11 | "F" IN GEOGRAPHY $400: This country's highest point is Haltia, which rises 4,357 feet near its northwestern border with Norway Finland |
#3644, aired 2000-06-08 | 4-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS $200: Formed on July 26, 1947, it's the organization that sends up F-16's & B-2's USAF (United States Air Force) |
#3483, aired 1999-10-27 | DON'T MIND "F" I DO $200: It was the Selective Service System classification for a person who was unfit for active duty 4-F |
#3428, aired 1999-06-30 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $200: "Amphibian" in your throat
(4) frog |
#3374, aired 1999-04-15 | LETTERS & NUMBERS $100: Frank Sinatra's FBI file revealed that an ear ailment, & not a bribe, gave him this draft board rating 4-F |
#3373, aired 1999-04-14 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $200: A failure, on Broadway
(4) Flop |
#3373, aired 1999-04-14 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $300: Faux
(4) Fake |
#3293, aired 1998-12-23 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $200: Dining utensil "in the road"
(4) fork |
#3293, aired 1998-12-23 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $800: Just, or just blond
(4) fair |
#3229, aired 1998-09-24 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $400: The cops, or part of a peach
(4) Fuzz |
#3170, aired 1998-05-15 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $600: Vulpine dance
(3,4) Fox trot |
#3115, aired 1998-02-27 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $300: Tiny tabby tormentor
(4) flea |
#3089, aired 1998-01-22 | THE TYLER ADMINISTRATION $800: While sitting in the Capitol Building on May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse tapped out these 4 words "What hath God wrought" |
#2976, aired 1997-07-07 | GERMAN WORDS & PHRASES $600: In a 1963 address, John F. Kennedy took pride in uttering this 4-word phrase Ich Bin Ein Berliner |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | C IS FOR... $400: Corinth Canal, completed in 1893, which was cut 4 miles through solid rock in this country Greece |
#1719, aired 1992-02-06 | GEOLOGY $400: Scientists estimate it's over 4,000 miles wide, about 5,000 degrees F. & mostly made of iron the Earth's core |
#1522, aired 1991-03-26 | THE LETTER F $100: The class reserved for the unfit under the U.S. Selective Service System 4-F |
#1245, aired 1990-01-19 | "F" IN MATH $200: A number written as a quotient; examples are 2/3, 1/2 & 1/4 Fraction |
#1215, aired 1989-12-08 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $400: Classified 4-F during WWII, this swashbuckling Tasmanian only fought on film Errol Flynn |
#1139, aired 1989-07-13 | THE 1940s $600: Completes WWII Navy pilot David F. Mason's 4-word sibilant message "sighted sub,..." sank same |
#1134, aired 1989-07-06 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $600: He wrote 4 volumes of short stories including "Tales of the Jazz Age" & "All the Sad Young Men" F. Scott Fitzgerald |
#994, aired 1988-12-22 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $200: Classified 4-F during WWII, this swashbuckling Tasmanian only fought on film Errol Flynn |
#913, aired 1988-07-20 | THE CABINET $800: 2 of 4 presidents, 2 Republicans & 2 Democrats, in whose cabinets Henry L. Stimson served F. Roosevelt, Truman, Taft &/or Hoover |
#882, aired 1988-06-07 | AUTHORS $500: He won a Pulitzer Prize 4 years before he became president JFK (John F. Kennedy) |
#405, aired 1986-03-28 | THE AIR FORCE $300: Of a fighter, bomber, or reconnaissance plane, the official classification of the F-4 phantom fighter |
#139, aired 1985-03-21 | AVIATION $500: Creators of the F-4 Phantom & the DC8, they merged in '67 to become this company McDonnell Douglas |
#122, aired 1985-02-26 | PHOTOGRAPHY $600: Among these settings are 2.8, 4, 5.6 & 8 f-stops |
#2, aired 1984-09-11 | THE '40S $100: Though faster than a speeding bullet, he was ruled 4-F Superman |