Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (753 results returned)
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | BUS. ABBREV. $200: EOD: 5:00 PM, say, not December 31st end of day |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | BUS. ABBREV. $400: MoM: Growth analysis month-over-month |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | BUS. ABBREV. $600: To improve online visibility: SEO search engine optimization |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | BUS. ABBREV. $800: JIT: The tournament? No! The inventory system! just-in-time |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | BUS. ABBREV. $1000: LWOP: Luckily something that won't happen to you contestants leave without pay(ment) |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | PAINFUL MEMORIES $1200: Posture training & diet changes can help relieve pain in the 2 joints that connect your lower jaw to your skull & go by this abbrev. TMJ |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | MIL. ABBREV. $400: AWOL: i.e., not where you're supposed to be absent without leave |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | MIL. ABBREV. $800: LZ: Another name for an airfield landing zone |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | MIL. ABBREV. $1200: XO: He's second in command to the CO executive officer |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | MIL. ABBREV. $1600: OCS: If you graduate from this, expect to be ready to lead Officer Candidate School |
| #9008, aired 2024-01-03 | MIL. ABBREV. $2000: MOS: It's what your job is military occupational specialty |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | MED. ABBREV. $200: To decrease swelling from an injury, a doctor may order you to be on BR, short for this bed rest |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | MED. ABBREV. $400: VS are these; how are yours? vital signs |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | MED. ABBREV. $600: ASD stands for this, a broad range of conditions involving challenges with social interactions & communication autism spectrum disorder |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | MED. ABBREV. $800: FBS stands for this type of test that measures one's glucose level at least 8 hours after eating fasting blood sugar |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | MED. ABBREV. $1000: An unborn baby's FHR, or this, is closely monitored, especially during labor fetal heart rate |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | ABBREV. $200: Eph. is one way to abbreviate this Bible book Ephesians |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | ABBREV. $400: When talking IP address, IP means this Internet Protocol |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | ABBREV. $600: On a social media post, CFBR stands for this; it helps amplify the message commenting for better reach |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | ABBREV. $800: The dealer is legally free to sell at a lower or higher cost, but cars have an MSRP, short for this manufacturer's suggested retail price |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | ABBREV. $1000: Remember your cell biology? E.R. is this membrane system with a name that's fun to say endoplasmic reticulum |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | WHAT'S THAT SCI. ABBREV.? $200: IR: This radiation just below visible light on the spectrum infrared |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | WHAT'S THAT SCI. ABBREV.? $400: G: This prefix meaning "billion"; it comes before "hertz" & "watts" giga |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | WHAT'S THAT SCI. ABBREV.? $600: HTTP: Hypertext transfer this protocol |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | WHAT'S THAT SCI. ABBREV.? $800: PPM: Used to describe the concentration of small amounts of something in a solution parts per million |
| #8816, aired 2023-02-27 | WHAT'S THAT SCI. ABBREV.? $1000: Pa: This unit of pressure named for a 17th century Frenchman pascal |
| #8815, aired 2023-02-24 | BLACK HISTORY $1200: Ed Bradley & Bayard Rustin are alumni of Cheyney U., founded in 1837 & claiming the title first of these, often abbrev. to 4 letters HBCUs (historically black colleges & universities) |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | ABBREV. TV $400: Spin to win: "WoF" Wheel of Fortune |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | ABBREV. TV $800: A cook-off: "HK" Hell's Kitchen |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | ABBREV. TV $1200: 2 Michael J. Fox sitcoms: "FT" & "SC" Family Ties & Spin City |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | ABBREV. TV $1600: Bear Grylls takes on the elements: "MvW" Man vs. Wild |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | ABBREV. TV $2000: Teen drama with Katie Holmes & Michelle Williams: "DC" Dawson's Creek |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | ANSWER IN THE FORM OF AN ABBREVIATION $300: It was once largely a military abbrev. helping coordinate operations; now it means "when I think I'll make it to the kegger" an ETA |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TEXTING ABBREV. $200: Suffering from FOMO? You've got this fear of missing out |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TEXTING ABBREV. $400: I've got nothing new to report; it's BAU, this business as usual |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TEXTING ABBREV. $600: I miss you, babe: WYWH wish you were here |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TEXTING ABBREV. $800: Exactly! I had the same idea: GMTA, short for this great minds think alike |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TEXTING ABBREV. $1000: I can totally relate: SOML, this story of my life |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $200: Getting a car loan? Check that APR, this annual percentage rate |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $400: The way sales of a product change in relation to its price is its P.E.D., or price elasticity of this demand |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $600: Made up of a bundle of home loans, an MBS is a this-backed security mortgage |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $800: OPEX stands for these, the ongoing costs of running a business operational expenses (operating expenses) |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $1000: A company's profits divided by its outstanding units of stock are its E.P.S., this earnings per share |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | TEXTING ABBREV. $200: Where have you been? "LTNS", this long time no see |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | TEXTING ABBREV. $400: "TOJ" are these lachrymose signs of happiness tears of joy |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | TEXTING ABBREV. $600: I've got to know! "PTMM", "please" do this please tell me more |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | TEXTING ABBREV. $800: Talk to you tomorrow--I'm "OTB", this off to bed |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | TEXTING ABBREV. $1000: "FC" is this hopeful condition fingers crossed |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | MED. ABBREV. $400: I.V. means this, how some shots are given intravenous |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | MED. ABBREV. $800: CT can stand for this, a cancer treatment chemotherapy |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: CVA stands for this "accident", a medical term for a stroke a cerebrovascular accident |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: A bone marrow transplant may lead to GVHD, this disease of incompatibility graft-versus-host disease |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: An ENT might perform a T&A, these 2 surgeries at one time a tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | SCI. & MED. ABBREV. $400: Whether simple or compound, FX is one of these medical owies a fracture |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | SCI. & MED. ABBREV. $800: STP can stand for standard these 2 measures (0 Celsius & 760 mm of mercury, respectively) temperature & pressure |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | SCI. & MED. ABBREV. $1200: LH for short, it causes the release of eggs from the ovaries luteinizing hormone |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | SCI. & MED. ABBREV. $2000: In trig, S=O/H is deciphered as sine equals this opposite over hypotenuse |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | SCI. & MED. ABBREV. $4,000 (Daily Double): The "Z" in Canada's LZT telescope refers to this, so it mostly points straight up zenith |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | ONLINE & TEXTING ABBREV. $400: If I want you to call, hmu stands for this... say, tomorrow? hit me up |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | ONLINE & TEXTING ABBREV. $800: Someone sliding into your DMs is trying to reach you via these direct messages |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | ONLINE & TEXTING ABBREV. $1200: Making an OTP, one true this, means figuring out ideal character matches pairing |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | ONLINE & TEXTING ABBREV. $1600: Want to know if others are experiencing the same? dae is short for this question starter does anybody else? |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | ONLINE & TEXTING ABBREV. $2000: eli5 is shorthand for this expression, so use small words to clarify explain it to me like I'm 5 |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | ABBREV. $200: A regional alliance: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | ABBREV. $400: On the clock in Denver: MST Mountain Standard Time |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | ABBREV. $600: Let the games begin: IOC International Olympic Committee |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | ABBREV. $800: The address of a web page: URL uniform resource locator |
| #15, aired 2022-02-18 | ABBREV. $1000: A care provider: LPN licensed practical nurse |
| #8533, aired 2021-12-15 | NUCLEAR PHYSICS $800: A quantum field theory describing the interactions of charged particles has this 3-letter abbrev. that also means "proved it!" Q.E.D. |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $400: After a major surgery, you may end up in the ICU, which stands for this the intensive care unit |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $800: IDDM stands for this-dependent diabetes mellitus insulin |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: In med speak, a heart attack is an M.I., this infarction myocardial |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: A blow to the head could cause TBI, short for this a traumatic brain injury |
| #8486, aired 2021-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: P.E. is this type of blood clot in the lungs a pulmonary embolism |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | MED. ABBREV. $400: According to the initials, an E.N.T. is a doctor who specializes in treating these body parts ear, nose & throat |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | MED. ABBREV. $800: On a prescription, B.I.D. means a medication should be taken this often twice daily |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: With most HMOs, you start by choosing a PCP, this doctor primary care physician |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: A traumatic brain injury may damage LTM, short for this long-term memory |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: Since 2000 the vaccine given in the U.S. for this is the IPV or inactivated one polio |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $400: Union veterans of the Civil War made up the G.A.R., the Grand Army of this, which they'd fought to save the Republic |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $800: Capable of firing 650 rounds a minute, the B.A.R., or Browning this, was in service with the U.S. Army from 1918 to 1957 automatic rifle |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $1200: During the occupation of Japan, MacArthur was CINCFE: commander-in-chief for this 2-word directional term for the region the Far East |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $1600: The B.E.F., which crossed the Channel in both World War I & World War II, was this force British Expeditionary Force |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $2000: To sailors in the Brown Water Navy in Vietnam, PBR wasn't beer, but this 2-word vessel proceeding "river", many on the Mekong patrol boat |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | BUSINESS ACRONYMS & ABBREV. $200: The boss wants that report by EOD, this end of day |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | BUSINESS ACRONYMS & ABBREV. $400: The pharmaceutical industry spends about $200 billion a year on R&D, short for this research & development |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | BUSINESS ACRONYMS & ABBREV. $600: Let's get down to the bottom line & discuss AGI, "adjusted" this gross income |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | BUSINESS ACRONYMS & ABBREV. $800: NASDAQ is the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated these bids & offers quotations |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | BUSINESS ACRONYMS & ABBREV. $1000: Business analysts use SWOT to stand for "strengths, weaknesses, opportunities &" these possible dangers threats |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | ABBREV. TV $400: Millions of viewers start their day with it: "GMA" Good Morning America |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | ABBREV. TV $800: A creepy anthology series: "AHS" American Horror Story |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | ABBREV. TV $1200: A soap that was set in Llanview: "OLTL" One Life to Live |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | ABBREV. TV $1600: We give Adama: "BSG" Battlestar Galactica |
| #8367, aired 2021-03-30 | ABBREV. TV $2000: OK, Boomer, it was created by & starred Bob Keeshan: "CK" Captain Kangaroo |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $200: On paper, Larry Page was worth almost $4 billion with Google's 2004 IPO, this offering an initial public offering |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $400: Obligations to vendors or creditors are these, A.P. accounts payable |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $600: The C.T.O. is this officer who might deal with data & cloud storage the chief technical officer (chief technology officer) |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $800: Running a website? You'll want to count U.V., these individuals unique visitors |
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $1000: Corporate citizenship is also known as corporate this, CSR for short corporate social responsibility |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | TEXT MESSAGE ABBREV. $200: Stay out of my affairs: MYOB mind your own business |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | TEXT MESSAGE ABBREV. $400: Hold on now: JAS just a second |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | TEXT MESSAGE ABBREV. $600: Occurring away from the Internet: IRL in real life |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | TEXT MESSAGE ABBREV. $800: A bit similar to IMHO: FWIW for what it's worth |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | TEXT MESSAGE ABBREV. $1000: I know NSFW as National Schools Film Week, not as this more lurid warning not safe for work |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | MED. ABBREV. $400: Injuries are sometimes treated with PT, short for this physical therapy |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | MED. ABBREV. $800: In the U.K. patients are often treated by a GP, short for this general practitioner |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: RA is this joint disease rheumatoid arthritis |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: According to the initials, COPD is this type of pulmonary disease chronic obstructive |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: During this surgery, TKR, the ends of the femur & tibia are removed & then capped with metal & plastic pieces total knee replacement |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | BYGONE ABBREV. $400: In 1991 the world said do svidaniya to this union of 15 republics the USSR |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | BYGONE ABBREV. $800: With the late-'80s addition of "hyperactivity" to a disorder name, this 3-letter abbreviation fell out of favor ADD |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | BYGONE ABBREV. $1200: The New York Nets, the Virginia Squires & some guy named Dr. J played in this league that merged with its rival in 1976 the ABA |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | BYGONE ABBREV. $1600: This New Deal program changed its middle letter from "Progress" to "Projects" in 1939 but was still out of business by 1943 the WPA |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | BYGONE ABBREV. $2000: "Wild Bill" Donovan headed this 1940s U.S. intelligence service the OSS |
| #8285, aired 2020-11-20 | SCIENCE ABBREV. $200: DHMO, or di-this monoxide, is a jocular way to say "water" hydrogen |
| #8285, aired 2020-11-20 | SCIENCE ABBREV. $400: "How Bright Was the Big Bang?" is an article from the AJP, the American Journal of this Physics |
| #8285, aired 2020-11-20 | SCIENCE ABBREV. $600: At NASA, EOM means end of this--time for a cold one! mission |
| #8285, aired 2020-11-20 | SCIENCE ABBREV. $800: LED is short for this emitting diode light |
| #8285, aired 2020-11-20 | SCIENCE ABBREV. $1000: As a measurement of volume, CCs are these cubic centimeter |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | CHANNEL THAT ABBREV. $200: It's got "Drunk History": COM Comedy Central |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | CHANNEL THAT ABBREV. $400: Founded by Robert Redford: SUND Sundance |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | CHANNEL THAT ABBREV. $600: It's premium cable: MAX Cinemax |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | CHANNEL THAT ABBREV. $800: It's where you can watch "NBA on TNT": TNT Turner Network Television |
| #8219, aired 2020-05-21 | CHANNEL THAT ABBREV. $1000: With "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street": FBN FOX Business |
| #8153, aired 2020-02-05 | TEXTING ABBREV. $200: F2F: let's get together this way face-to-face |
| #8153, aired 2020-02-05 | TEXTING ABBREV. $400: JK: only a joke just kidding |
| #8153, aired 2020-02-05 | TEXTING ABBREV. $600: ROTFL: you've made me hysterical rolling on the floor laughing |
| #8153, aired 2020-02-05 | TEXTING ABBREV. $800: OT: not pertaining to the issue at hand off-topic |
| #8153, aired 2020-02-05 | TEXTING ABBREV. $1000: YBS: I'm trying to warn you you'll be sorry |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | MED. ABBREV. $200: AKI refers to "acute" this organ "injury", which means you're having trouble removing waste kidney |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | MED. ABBREV. $400: Sometimes done along with a hysterectomy, a BSO is a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, a removal of these ovaries |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | MED. ABBREV. $600: Doc gets out the little rubber hammer to test your DTR, or "deep" this "reflex" tendon |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | MED. ABBREV. $800: A CBC, or "complete" this, gets hemoglobin & platelet stats a complete blood count |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | MED. ABBREV. $1000: There's no "Q" in this adjective for a shot given into the fatty tissue under the skin, but SQ is the abbreviation for it subcutaneous |
| #8086, aired 2019-11-04 | ABBREV. & ACRONYMS $400: This 5-letter acronym was once a telegraph code word for the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue POTUS |
| #8086, aired 2019-11-04 | ABBREV. & ACRONYMS $800: A popular hashtag on Twitter is #icymi, short for this in case you missed it |
| #8086, aired 2019-11-04 | ABBREV. & ACRONYMS $1200: Some want the NCAA to allow student athletes to be paid for the use of these 3 things often shorthanded as NIL name, image and likeness |
| #8086, aired 2019-11-04 | ABBREV. & ACRONYMS $1600: Wanna boost traffic to your website? Try SEO, short for this search engine optimization |
| #8086, aired 2019-11-04 | ABBREV. & ACRONYMS $2000: Abbreviated Bq, this unit of radioactivity is named for a French physicist Becquerel |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $400: Concussions can occur with or without LOC, loss of this conciousness |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $800: In 1989 the gene that causes this disease, CF for short, was discovered cystic fibrosis |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: The common cold is known as a URI, or this type of infection an upper respiratory infection |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: Kids can thank Albert Sabin for developing this, abbreviated OPV oral polio vaccine |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: If you sleep with a CPAP device, you know it provides continuous positive this air pressure |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | ABBREV. TV CHANNELS $200: Shows like "Mad Money" & "The Profit" help put the "B" (business) in this 4-letter channel CNBC |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | ABBREV. TV CHANNELS $400: The "C" & the "S" in C-SPAN, they are 2 ways of receiving television in the home cable and satellite |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | ABBREV. TV CHANNELS $600: Gabrielle Union was a single news anchor looking for love on "Being Mary Jane" on this channel, BET Black Entertainment Television |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | ABBREV. TV CHANNELS $800: The shopping channel QVC stands for "Quality, Value &" this, meaning from the comfort of your couch convenience |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | ABBREV. TV CHANNELS $1000: Eat up "Chicken People" or "NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed" on this network, CMT Country Music Television |
| #7962, aired 2019-04-02 | DRINKS ALL AROUND! $600: In the U.S. it's a 3-letter abbrev. for a Pabst product; in China it's a premium ale that can run you upwards of $40 PBR |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $200: It's been around for more than a century: A&F Abercrombie & Fitch |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $400: Named for a 19th century trunk maker: LV Louis Vuitton |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $600: A luxury department store dating to 1907: NM Neiman Marcus |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $800: These "Outfitters": AE American Eagle |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $1000: An institution in NYC: BG Bergdorf Goodman |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | ECON. ABBREV. $200: GDP: This gross domestic product |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | ECON. ABBREV. $400: BOT: Balance of this trade |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | ECON. ABBREV. $600: TFC: Total fixed these costs |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | ECON. ABBREV. $800: AS & AD: Aggregate these 2 related things supply and demand |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | ECON. ABBREV. $1000: PDI: Personal this income disposable |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | GOVT. ABBREV. $400: The senior ranking member of the military is the CJCS, chairman of this panel the joint chiefs of staff |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | GOVT. ABBREV. $800: To the FAA, MWP is the meteorological processor of this; (sounds redundant) weather |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | GOVT. ABBREV. $1200: A lot of buildings are under the purview of Stephen Ayers, the 11th AOC, this title "of the capitol" architect |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | GOVT. ABBREV. $1600: Part of the NIH is the NIMH, the National Institute of this mental health |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | GOVT. ABBREV. $2000: (House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi gives the clue.) Putting money back in people's pockets, in 2009 I led House passage of an economic stimulus bill called ARRA, or American Recovery & this Act reinvestment |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | SPORTS ABBREV. $200: It's also called a walk: BB a base on balls |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | SPORTS ABBREV. $400: A boxer wants to be on the giving end: TKO a technical knockout |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | SPORTS ABBREV. $600: For a hoopster: PPG points per game |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | SPORTS ABBREV. $800: He tries to sack the quarterback: DE defensive end |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1000: Part of baseball stats: WAR wins above replacement |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | SOCIAL MEDIA ABBREV. $200: On Twitter "RT" is short for this, which helps you not get accused of plagiarism retweet |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | SOCIAL MEDIA ABBREV. $400: The one who started it all, the "OP" in a Facebook thread is short for this the original poster |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | SOCIAL MEDIA ABBREV. $600: Tedious things warrant "MEGO", meaning "my eyes" do this action my eyes glaze over |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | SOCIAL MEDIA ABBREV. $800: When you want to bump a post up from obscurity, use "TTT" for this directional phrase to the top |
| #7841, aired 2018-10-15 | SOCIAL MEDIA ABBREV. $1000: "WCW" is short for this, the weekday some groups post images of their favorite actresses Woman Crush Wednesday |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $200: It can get you out of a rut: AWD all-wheel drive |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $400: LEV: One of these green machines a low emission vehicle |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $600: Good luck memorizing all 17 characters: VIN vehicle identification number |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $800: You can probably get it for less: MSRP manufacturer's suggested retail price |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | AUTO ABBREV. $1000: It helps mix your gas with the right amount of another gas: O2S oxygen sensor |
| #7717, aired 2018-03-13 | IT'S TRADEMARKED $400: Don't use this 3-letter abbrev. for a high school equivalency exam or diploma generically--it's a trademark a GED |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | FITNESS ABBREV. $200: You can use the Karvonen formula to calculate your THR, your target this a heart rate |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | FITNESS ABBREV. $400: C&J is this overhead lift a clean and jerk |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | FITNESS ABBREV. $600: Done against a wall or freestanding, an HSPU is a handstand one of these a handstand push-up |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | FITNESS ABBREV. $800: H.I.I.T. is short for high-intensity this--it will tire you out interval training |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | FITNESS ABBREV. $1000: When you're jumping rope, DUs are impressive & twice the fun as they are these a double under |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | ABRUPT ABBREV. $400: On a boat, HMS Her Majesty's Ship |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | ABRUPT ABBREV. $800: Included in a letter, SASE a self-addressed stamped envelope |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | ABRUPT ABBREV. $1200: Medically, EEG an electroencephalogram |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | ABRUPT ABBREV. $1600: On a car radio, FM frequency modulation |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | ABRUPT ABBREV. $2,000 (Daily Double): In a British courtroom, QC Queen's Counsel |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | SPORTS ABBREV. $400: In the 2005-06 season, LeBron James averaged 42.5 MPG--that's not miles per gallon but this minutes per game |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | SPORTS ABBREV. $800: In hockey, PP is this situation in which a penalty gives one team more players than the other power play |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1200: Jim Courier & Steffi Graf are members of the ITHF, this the International Tennis Hall of Fame |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1600: Mariano Rivera & Goose Gossage are among those who have been charged with BS, "blown" this saves |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | SPORTS ABBREV. $2000: In cricket, a batsman can be dismissed (that's cricket talk for "out") for LBW, "leg before" this leg before wicket |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $400: AFB: a place full of flyboys Air Force base |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $800: S.R.: you may have heard of a Soviet one a socialist republic |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $1200: Auton: this political status autonomous |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $1600: G.R.: this place where wild animals are kept safe a game reserve |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $2000: NHS, as in Golden Spike NHS National Historic Site |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $400: JPL: Got us to Pluto & beyond the Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $800: NPS: Provides a streaming webcam of Old Faithful the National Park Service |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $1200: ICE: Controls our borders Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $1600: NOAA: Keeps track of the weather & climate data the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| #7549, aired 2017-06-08 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $2000: AOTUS: He oversees the storage of our documents the Archivist of the United States |
| #7518, aired 2017-04-26 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $200: ENT stands for a doctor who specializes in these 3 body parts ear, nose and throat |
| #7518, aired 2017-04-26 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $400: If you have ESP, you'll know it stands for this clairvoyant capability extrasensory perception |
| #7518, aired 2017-04-26 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $600: On the Billboard charts, don't confuse EMF with EWF, this "Shining Star" group Earth, Wind & Fire |
| #7518, aired 2017-04-26 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $800: EMP stands for this type of pulse, the result of a nuclear explosion electromagnetic |
| #7518, aired 2017-04-26 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $1000: During WWII the U.S. Army put on quite a show at the ETO, this so-called theater the European (Theater of Operations) |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | WHO IS OUR LEADER? $800: Abbrev. FAO, this U.N. agency headed by Jose Da Silva of Brazil leads the world's efforts to defeat hunger Food and Agriculture Organization |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ABBREV. $200: EP stands for this lofty position on a film or TV show executive producer |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ABBREV. $400: MFA is this graduate degree master of fine arts |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ABBREV. $600: The car automatically adjusts its speed with ACC, the adaptive type of this cruise control |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ABBREV. $800: The Federal Circuit has one of these intermediate bodies, C.O.A. for short court of appeals |
| #7477, aired 2017-02-28 | ABBREV. $1000: G.I., this index, is the measure of how fast & how much a food raises blood sugar levels glycemic index |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | SPORTS ABBREV. $200: It happens following another score: PAT a point after touchdown |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | SPORTS ABBREV. $400: In skiing it's all down hill, with obstacles: GS giant slalom |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | SPORTS ABBREV. $600: A group for pugilists: WBC World Boxing Council |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | SPORTS ABBREV. $800: Bad designation for a NASCAR driver: DNF did not finish |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1000: Successes in basketball as well as football: FGM field goal made |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | ABBREV. $400: In ending a text message exchange, ld is "later," this generic guy dude |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | ABBREV. $800: A.D. in dates stands for Anno Domini, which literally means this the Year of our Lord |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | ABBREV. $1200: In the Army 2lt means this rank second lieutenant |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | ABBREV. $1600: Add 3.37 inches to a yd. to get the unit abbreviated by this letter m (for meter) |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | ABBREV. $2000: In the medical term H&H, one "H" is hematocrit; the other is this blood protein hemoglobin |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | ABBREV. $200: This bureau of the D.O.J. is the ATF for short Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | ABBREV. $400: The vehicle seen here is engaged in SNG, short for this type of news gathering satellite |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | ABBREV. $600: You can really feel the heat with BTUs, these units of measure British thermal units |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | ABBREV. $800: Don't be sad--Lam. is this Bible book Lamentations |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | ABBREV. $1000: For a fix of Lee Remick or Randolph Scott, I turn to TCM, short for this Turner Classic Movies |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | MED. ABBREV. $400: I hope I don't see you in the ICU, this hospital area the intensive care unit |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | MED. ABBREV. $800: It's the "R" in MRSA, a staph infection that is impervious to antibiotics resistant |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: Somatotropin is aka HGH, short for this human growth hormone |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: This chronic inflammatory disease is R.A. for short rheumatoid arthritis |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: Fx means this, perhaps the Pott's type fracture |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREV. $200: You deserve a big bear hug if you known that UMa is an abbreviation for this constellation Ursa Major |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: Fast or slow, HR or HRT is short for this heart rate |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREV. $600: Vegetables that have had their DNA altered to produce better traits are known as GM foods, standing for this genetically modified |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREV. $1,000 (Daily Double): Abbreviated TM, it separates the outer ear from the middle ear the tympanic membrane |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREV. $1000: CP is an abbreviation for chest pain, as well as for this crippling disorder caused by damage to the brain cerebral palsy |
| #7317, aired 2016-06-07 | ABBREV. $200: Stabilizes exchange rates: IMF International Monetary Fund |
| #7317, aired 2016-06-07 | ABBREV. $400: For clocks at longitude 0 degrees: GMT Greenwich Mean Time |
| #7317, aired 2016-06-07 | ABBREV. $800: A crude but effective weapon: IED improvised explosive device |
| #7317, aired 2016-06-07 | ABBREV. $1000: Created by the Banking Act of 1933: FDIC the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| #7317, aired 2016-06-07 | ABBREV. $1,200 (Daily Double): After a joint injury, you might have less: ROM range of motion |
| #7284, aired 2016-04-21 | YOU NEED FOOD TO GROW ON $400: Men's Health says get bigger by eating pineapple to boost the pituitary gland's production of this, abbrev. HGH human growth hormone |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | GEOGRAPHIC ABBREV. $200: It's the SF in the airport code SFO San Francisco |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | GEOGRAPHIC ABBREV. $400: AS: This U.S. Pacific territory American Samoa |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | GEOGRAPHIC ABBREV. $600: SL: This West African nation Sierra Leone |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | GEOGRAPHIC ABBREV. $800: MB: This Canadian province Manitoba |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | GEOGRAPHIC ABBREV. $1000: BH: This nation, a former Yugoslav republic Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| #7209, aired 2016-01-07 | TRAINS $2000: In 2007, between Paris & Strasbourg, the train known by this French abbrev. hit a record speed on rails at 357 MPH TGV |
| #7192, aired 2015-12-15 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: L&D; it has to do with childbirth labor and delivery |
| #7192, aired 2015-12-15 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: FBS is this type of test done after a patient hasn't eaten for at least 8 hours fasting blood sugar |
| #7192, aired 2015-12-15 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: AAA is not the auto club but an abdominal aortic this event aneurysm |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | SCI. ABBREV. $400: As opposed to DC, it's AC alternating current |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | SCI. ABBREV. $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Los Alamos National Laboratory.) Accelerators at Los Alamos create materials like strontium-82 & actinium-225 for industrial & medical use, all part of the job for the IPF, or this production facility isotope |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | SCI. ABBREV. $1200: A different kind of mapping was used in this project, HGP, completed in 2003 the Human Genome Project |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | SCI. ABBREV. $1600: Detouring around blocked vessels that provide blood to the heart, CABG is this type of "bypass grafting" coronary artery |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | SCI. ABBREV. $2000: In particle physics this theory, the G.U.T., attempts to merge the strong force with the electroweak force grand unified theory |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | ABBREV. $200: An LL.D. is a doctor of laws; an LL.B. is this "of laws" a bachelor |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | ABBREV. $400: When referring to ships, the "H" in H.M.S. can be either of these 2 words his & her |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | ABBREV. $600: The FRS is short for this financial "System" the Federal Reserve |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | ABBREV. $800: If you read e.g e.g., it means exempli gratia & the author has proffered one of these that also starts with an "E" an example |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | ABBREV. $1000: For some reason Britain's this "of Arts" is the RA, not the RAA the Royal Academy |
| #7064, aired 2015-05-07 | STARTS WITH A MONTH ABBREV. $200: You may see this word meaning "infected" in front of "tank" septic |
| #7064, aired 2015-05-07 | STARTS WITH A MONTH ABBREV. $400: Also something seen in a kitchen, it's the border around a golf course green apron |
| #7064, aired 2015-05-07 | STARTS WITH A MONTH ABBREV. $600: This number is a designation of antiknock quality in gasoline octane |
| #7064, aired 2015-05-07 | STARTS WITH A MONTH ABBREV. $800: Stores use this term to classify girls' clothing sizes such as 1, 7 & 13 juniors |
| #7064, aired 2015-05-07 | STARTS WITH A MONTH ABBREV. $1000: As a noun, it refers to a soothsayer; as a verb, it means to predict or divine augur |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | CIA WORLD FACTOBOOK ABBREV. $400: FSU: Not Florida State University, but this "former" member of this defunct nation the Soviet Union |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | CIA WORLD FACTOBOOK ABBREV. $800: GWP: "Gross world" this product |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | CIA WORLD FACTOBOOK ABBREV. $1200: NGO: This, such as the International Crisis Group a non-governmental organization |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | CIA WORLD FACTOBOOK ABBREV. $1600: CITES: "Convention on the international trade in" these precious flora & fauna endangered species |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | CIA WORLD FACTOBOOK ABBREV. $3,000 (Daily Double): OSCE: "Organization for" these 2 things "in Europe" security & cooperation |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | FINISH THE C.P. ABBREV. $400: A numbers guy accountant |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | FINISH THE C.P. ABBREV. $800: Your computer depends on it (central processing) unit |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | FINISH THE C.P. ABBREV. $1200: This restaurant chain is really cookin' (California Pizza) Kitchen |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | FINISH THE C.P. ABBREV. $1600: In the Navy, you can sail the 7 seas with this rank Chief Petty Officer |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | FINISH THE C.P. ABBREV. $2000: It's insurance-speak, so we'll give you the "CPC" (Chartered Property & Casualty) but this "U" is up to you underwriter |
| #6911, aired 2014-10-06 | KITCHEN ABBREV. $400: The classic BLT becomes a BLAT when you add this, perhaps the Hass kind an avocado |
| #6911, aired 2014-10-06 | KITCHEN ABBREV. $800: Do you put anything in your coffee? Perhaps NDC, this milk substitute non-dairy creamer |
| #6911, aired 2014-10-06 | KITCHEN ABBREV. $1200: Controversy surrounds HFCS, this sweetener high-fructose corn syrup |
| #6911, aired 2014-10-06 | KITCHEN ABBREV. $1600: ACV, this kind of vinegar, has lots of uses apple-cider vinegar |
| #6911, aired 2014-10-06 | KITCHEN ABBREV. $2000: Often used for high-priced, seasonal items, the menu abbreviation "A.Q." is short for this as quoted |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | MRS. WARREN'S PROFESION $1200: Elizabeth chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for this program whose 4-letter abbrev. sounds like a canvas cover TARP |
| #6849, aired 2014-05-29 | SCI-, NO FI $200: Your weight is gravitation-dependent & will be less in Denver, than Death Valley, but this, abbrev. m, is the same in both mass |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $400: Jointly funded by the states & the feds, C.H.I.P. is the "Health Insurance Program" for these folks children |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $800: Not subject to income tax, an H.S.A. is one of these used to pay medical expenses a health savings account |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $1600: Used to determine benefit eligibility, F.P.L. stands for this "level" federal poverty level |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $2000: Figuring out which pays first when 2 insurers are responsible for the same claim is this, C.O.B. coordination of benefits |
| #6833, aired 2014-05-07 | GOVT. MED. ABBREV. $4,000 (Daily Double): It's the acronym for the law that allows you to continue the coverage you had after you leave a job COBRA |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | FASHION ABBREV. $200: Clothes that are mass-produced in standard sizes are RTW, this ready to wear |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | FASHION ABBREV. $400: Making trousers popular for women was a big contribution of this designer, YSL Yves Saint Laurent |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | FASHION ABBREV. $600: LBD is short for this, a wardrobe staple in every woman's closet a little black dress |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | FASHION ABBREV. $800: You get a fitted silhouette with the style called body-con, short for this body conscious or body contour |
| #6815, aired 2014-04-11 | FASHION ABBREV. $1000: DVF is short for this fashion designer & her company Diane von Furstenberg |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $200: It's what the "E" stands for in OPEC Exporting |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $400: It's the "E" in BET, a cable network Entertainment |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $600: Butterfield, I need that report on my desk by EOD Friday--tell me you know "EOD" is short for this end-of-day |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $800: In a classified ad, "EOE" stands for this type of employer Equal Opportunity |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $1000: (Alex Trebek delivers the clue from Ramstein Air Base in Germany.) Ramstein Air Base is home to a squadron that coordinates bringing wounded warriors home; from counting oxygen tanks to configuring the aircraft for non-ambulatory patients, it's the 86th AES, which is short for "aeromedical" this kind of "squadron" evacuation |
| #6642, aired 2013-07-02 | COMP. ABBREV. $200: RAM (a type of recall) random access memory |
| #6642, aired 2013-07-02 | COMP. ABBREV. $400: AI (we could use some around here) artificial intelligence |
| #6642, aired 2013-07-02 | COMP. ABBREV. $1000: LCD (take a look) liquid crystal display |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $200: In a business letter, encl. is an abbreviation for this enclosed (or enclosure) |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $400: The clean water act of 1972 was administered by it, the EPA the Environmental Protection Agency |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $600: E.O.D. can stand for this, perhaps the time when taps is played end of day |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for this type of shot--an ECU for short an extreme close-up |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | ABBREV-"E"-ATIONS $1000: Medically, EEG is short for this (& ends with the letter M, not ph) electroencephalogram |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | ABBREV. TV $200: Sitcom narrated through flashbacks from the future: "HIMYM" How I Met Your Mother |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | ABBREV. TV $400: Fashion rules from Stacy & Clinton: "WNTW" What Not To Wear |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | ABBREV. TV $600: A competition: "SYTYCD" So You Think You Can Dance |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | ABBREV. TV $800: Miss J. Alexander prepped the beauties: "ANTM" America's Next Top Model |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | ABBREV. TV $1000: Drama starring Jim Caviezel: "POI" Person of Interest |
| #6582, aired 2013-04-09 | DEFENSE ABBREV. $400: GZ: This place you don't want to be near after an atomic blast ground zero |
| #6582, aired 2013-04-09 | DEFENSE ABBREV. $800: SDI: This system, aka Star Wars, intended to protect the U.S. from Soviet missiles the Strategic Defense Initiative |
| #6582, aired 2013-04-09 | DEFENSE ABBREV. $1200: MAD: This, severely damaging both sides in a nuclear war (that's why supposedly no one will start one) mutual assured destruction |
| #6582, aired 2013-04-09 | DEFENSE ABBREV. $1600: APC: These, like the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle armored personnel carriers |
| #6582, aired 2013-04-09 | DEFENSE ABBREV. $3,000 (Daily Double): NPT: This type of treaty that aims to stop the spread of weapons a non-proliferation treaty |
| #6556, aired 2013-03-04 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $200: It revamped its stores in 2012: JCP J.C. Penney |
| #6556, aired 2013-03-04 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $400: Take flight with this patriotic-sounding clothing store: AE American Eagle |
| #6556, aired 2013-03-04 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $600: It has a line called pink: VS Victoria's Secret |
| #6556, aired 2013-03-04 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $800: Clothes for the working woman: AT Ann Taylor |
| #6556, aired 2013-03-04 | SHOPPING ABBREV. $1000: There's one at 5th & 58th in NYC: BG Bergdorf Goodman |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | MED. ABBREV. $400: On a patient's medical chart, BP is this blood pressure |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | MED. ABBREV. $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) As the most flexible joint in the body, the shoulder has the greatest this, ROM for short range of movement (or motion) |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: Information remembered over time is stored here, LTM for short long-term memory |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: For the record, if a doctor orders an LP, he's ordering this procedure also known as a spinal tap lumbar puncture |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | MED. ABBREV. $6,400 (Daily Double): On a prescription, q.i.d. is a Latin abbreviation indicating the medication should be taken this often four times a day |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | ABBREV. BACKWARDS & FORWARDS $400: A Jetta or a Golf in Wheeling VW and WV |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | ABBREV. BACKWARDS & FORWARDS $800: The system to make announcements at a major news-gathering service an AP PA |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | ABBREV. BACKWARDS & FORWARDS $1200: A holder of an advanced law degree playing music on the radio a JD DJ |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | ABBREV. BACKWARDS & FORWARDS $1600: A heart attack suffered by a member of Jim Phelps' force IM MI |
| #6552, aired 2013-02-26 | ABBREV. BACKWARDS & FORWARDS $2000: For example, the company that makes the Profile dishwasher e.g., GE |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | SCI. ABBREV. $200: In chemistry, B.P. stands for this; water's is 212 degrees Fahrenheit the boiling point |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | SCI. ABBREV. $400: Estrogen is usually involved in this "therapy", the "HR" in HRT hormone replacement |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | SCI. ABBREV. $600: Scanning & transmission are just 2 types of this instrument abbreviated E.M. electron microscope |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | SCI. ABBREV. $800: It's the "M" in mRNA, which is RNA that carries instructions from the nucleus to the ribosomes messenger |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | SCI. ABBREV. $1000: The oersted is a unit of strength to measure one of these, M.F. for short magnetic field |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $200: N.H.S. stands for a "national" this type of "site" in the national park system historic |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $400: A.F.B. stands for one of these military installations Air Force Base |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $600: "est." (little e) stands for estimated; "Est." (big E) is this country Estonia |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $800: Res. can stand for a reservation or this type of body of water reservoir |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $1000: Pk. is park; to get an abbreviation for a scenic road, add these 2 letters w & y |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $200: Helping to keep our streets safer: MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $400 (Daily Double): "Fighting for air" (medically): ALA the American Lung Association |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $400: Speaking economically since Jan. 1, 1995: WTO the World Trade Organization |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $800: For those who've served: VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $1000: We'll save its co-star, the AFL, for another day: CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | ABBREV. $400: You might preface a fact with FYI, short for this for your information |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | ABBREV. $800: According to the initials, a remark that isn't PC, isn't this politically correct |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | ABBREV. $1200: When in New York City, be sure to visit MoMA, short for this Museum of Modern Art |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | ABBREV. $1600: In the office called USPTO for short, the P is for patent & the T is for this Trademark |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | ABBREV. $2000: Before starting high school you might have had a DPAT booster that protects against tetanus, diphtheria & this "P" pertussis |
| #6359, aired 2012-04-19 | OTHER USPS ABBREV. $200: Aly: This narrow passageway an alley |
| #6359, aired 2012-04-19 | OTHER USPS ABBREV. $400: Byp: This alternative route a bypass |
| #6359, aired 2012-04-19 | OTHER USPS ABBREV. $600: Msn: A religious or diplomatic establishment a mission |
| #6359, aired 2012-04-19 | OTHER USPS ABBREV. $800: Knl: One of these small hills, grassy or not a knoll |
| #6359, aired 2012-04-19 | OTHER USPS ABBREV. $1000: Spgs: They're cold in the 89506 & hot in the 71901 springs |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | MED. ABBREV. $200: In the event of SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest), a life can be saved by an AED (an Automated External one of these devices) defibrillator |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | MED. ABBREV. $400: In reference to medication, ED stands for "effective" this dose |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | MED. ABBREV. $600: To a cardiologist, AO can be short for this blood vessel the aorta |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | MED. ABBREV. $800: BB is short for this type of drug that is used to treat angina a beta-blocker |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | MED. ABBREV. $1000: TPR stands for these 3 vital signs temperature, pulse and respiration |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | GOV. ABBREV. $200: In 2011 President Obama named general Martin Dempsey chairman of the JCS, this Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | GOV. ABBREV. $400: DA is the Department of the Army; DEA is this administration the Drug Enforcement Administration |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | GOV. ABBREV. $600: Helping communities to recover after a disaster, FEMA is this agency the Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | GOV. ABBREV. $800: Use your GPS to get to the GPO, this place, where you can get all kinds of publications the Government Printing Office |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | GOV. ABBREV. $1000: NASA is the National Aeronautics & Space Administration; JSC is this NASA facility the Johnson Space Center |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $200: M.P. is short for member of this British body Parliament |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $400: A C.S.W. is a certified one of these, who helps improve the welfare of a community a social worker |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $600: D.O. can stand for doctor of this, using manipulative therapy as well as conventional medicine osteopathy |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $800: C.J. is short for this title held by Roger Taney & William Howard Taft Chief Justice |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ABBREV. $1000: C.P., short for this, is a military unit's headquarters a command post |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | MATH ABBREV. & SYMBOLS $400: In finding the area of a parallelogram, A=bh, b standing for this base |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | MATH ABBREV. & SYMBOLS $800: Regarding sets, "R" refers to real numbers & "Q" refers to this group of numbers that also begins with R rational numbers |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | MATH ABBREV. & SYMBOLS $1200: cos, in trig cosine |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | MATH ABBREV. & SYMBOLS $1600: cot, also in trig cotangent |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | MATH ABBREV. & SYMBOLS $2000: csc--what's with all the trig? cosecant |
| #6198, aired 2011-07-20 | BUSINESS & FINANCE ABBREV. $400: IPO: a company's first stock sold to the general population Initial Public Offering |
| #6198, aired 2011-07-20 | BUSINESS & FINANCE ABBREV. $800: COO: the executive responsible to the board for the day-to-day running of the business Chief Operating Officer |
| #6198, aired 2011-07-20 | BUSINESS & FINANCE ABBREV. $1200: P&L: of concern to all companies Profit and Loss |
| #6198, aired 2011-07-20 | BUSINESS & FINANCE ABBREV. $1600: ROI: the amount gained, before tax & after depreciation, from a venture Return On Investment |
| #6198, aired 2011-07-20 | BUSINESS & FINANCE ABBREV. $2000: EPS: the net income of a corporation divided by the total units of common stock outstanding Earnings Per Share |
| #6187, aired 2011-07-05 | ABBREV. $200: It would be criminal for you not to know that FBI stands for this the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| #6187, aired 2011-07-05 | ABBREV. $400 (Daily Double): It's the unit of weight abbreviated mg a milligram |
| #6187, aired 2011-07-05 | ABBREV. $400: MT is an abbreviation for megaton as well as this U.S. state Montana |
| #6187, aired 2011-07-05 | ABBREV. $800: Providing online access, ISP stands for this Internet service provider |
| #6187, aired 2011-07-05 | ABBREV. $1000: This agency of the United Nations is known as WHO for short World Health Organization |
| #6149, aired 2011-05-12 | FILM GRAMMAR $800: Horror films often show the victim from the perspective of the killer, a shot known by this 3-letter abbrev. POV (point of view) |
| #6125, aired 2011-04-08 | ABBREV. $400: A recent, frightening addition to our world language: WMD weapons of mass destruction |
| #6125, aired 2011-04-08 | ABBREV. $800: Since 1871, they've aimed to please: NRA the National Rifle Association |
| #6125, aired 2011-04-08 | ABBREV. $1200: Printer particular: DPI dots per inch |
| #6125, aired 2011-04-08 | ABBREV. $1600: You can bank on it: FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| #6125, aired 2011-04-08 | ABBREV. $4,000 (Daily Double): Like NAFTA, but farther south: CAFTA Central American Free Trade Agreement |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | LEGAL ABBREV. $200: Enacted by Congress, the U.C.M.J is the Uniform Code of this type of Justice Military |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | LEGAL ABBREV. $400: If you're using a name other than your own for your company, you should file the D.B.A. certificate, short for this doing business as |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | LEGAL ABBREV. $600: A T.R.O. is a temporary one of these injunctions a restraining order |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | LEGAL ABBREV. $1000: The amount of time you have to file a lawsuit is determined by an S.O.L., one of these a statute of limitations |
| #6122, aired 2011-04-05 | LEGAL ABBREV. $1,800 (Daily Double): If you signed an N.D.A., one of these agreements, you've got to keep your mouth shut a non-disclosure agreement |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $200: Everyone has one: POV a point of view |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $400: On some forms & applications: DOB date of birth |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $600: A religious group: LDS Latter Day Saints |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $800: For tax purposes, the total amount you earned less deductions: AGI adjusted gross income |
| #6118, aired 2011-03-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $1000: Organization founded by Carrie Chapman Catt in 1920: LWV the League of Women Voters |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | ABBREV. $400: In the '60s the U.S. had a strategic policy known as MAD, mutual assured this destruction |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | ABBREV. $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animated car chase on the monitor.) A police cruiser's right front bumper nudges a fleeing suspect's left rear to induce a stop using the PIT maneuver, PIT short for this intervention technique pursuit |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | ABBREV. $1200: The computer language COBOL is an acronym: Common this Oriented Language Business |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | ABBREV. $1600: Often loosely referred to as Scotland Yard, CID stands for this Department Criminal Investigation Department |
| #6102, aired 2011-03-08 | ABBREV. $2,000 (Daily Double): It's what the "A&M" stands for in the name of Alabama A&M University Agricultural & Mechanical |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | COMBINED STATE ABBREV. $200: To whom it may concern: Delaware + Arkansas dear |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | COMBINED STATE ABBREV. $400: Dark: Indiana + Kentucky inky |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | COMBINED STATE ABBREV. $600: A party: Georgia + Louisiana gala |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | COMBINED STATE ABBREV. $800: Has a white face: Michigan + Maine mime |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | COMBINED STATE ABBREV. $1000: Think of a bouquet: Florida + Oregon + Alabama floral |
| #6053, aired 2010-12-29 | MED. ABBREV. $400: The medical specialty ENT stands for these 3 body parts ear, nose and throat |
| #6053, aired 2010-12-29 | MED. ABBREV. $800: Chronic bronchitis is part of COPD, which stands for chronic obstructive this disease pulmonary |
| #6053, aired 2010-12-29 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: FBS is short for fasting this, to check for diabetes, for example blood sugar |
| #6053, aired 2010-12-29 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: Those with arthritis appreciate NSAIDs, the abbreviation for these drugs non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs |
| #6053, aired 2010-12-29 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: (Dr. Oz gives the clue.) Doctor slang can be confusing to patients, like "cabbage" for CABG, this operation done in case of atherosclerosis coronary artery bypass graft |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | NEW ABBREV. $200: In computers "DOS" can either stand for disk operating system or this type of attack that keeps users from a site denial of service |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | NEW ABBREV. $400: Skype uses VoIP, which stands for this "over Internet protocol" voice |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | NEW ABBREV. $600: You may have noticed the MSG network on your program guide; MSG stands for this New York City locale Madison Square Garden |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | NEW ABBREV. $1,000 (Daily Double): Currently, she's the FLOTUS Michelle Obama |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | NEW ABBREV. $1000: Debate raged in 2009 as to whether members of Congress had been briefed on "EIT"s, enhanced this techniques interrogation |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ABBREV. $400: If you've got a cape, you could be a member of this fictional D.C. comics group, JLA the Justice League of America |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ABBREV. $800: Step into the octagon & tell us the name of this activity, MMA mixed martial arts |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ABBREV. $1200: Between Chad & the Democratic Republic of the Congo is this country, C.A.R. the Central African Republic |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ABBREV. $1600: Use a tire iron on a person & you've committed an ADW, short for this assault with a deadly weapon |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | ABBREV. $2000: 2 of the 3 professions in the acronym ASCAP (2 of) composers, authors & publishers |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | ABBREV. $400: To Frodo (& others), "LOTR" stands for this Lord of the Rings |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | ABBREV. $800: In the computer world, NAVI is Norton this Antivirus |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | ABBREV. $1200: B.I.D. means you take an Rx this many times a day twice |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | ABBREV. $1600: This metric land measure is abbreviated ha a hectare |
| #5925, aired 2010-05-21 | ABBREV. $2000: SRB stands for this kind of booster a solid rocket booster |
| #5892, aired 2010-04-06 | JUST BE-CLAUSE $2000: Each signatory agrees to give the other the same treatment given to any 3rd party in this contract clause abbrev. MFN most favored nation |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | DICT. ABBREV. $400: A part of speech: prep. a preposition |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | DICT. ABBREV. $800: Another way to shorten: contr. a contraction |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | DICT. ABBREV. $1200: Not a comment on originality, but for etymology: der. a derivative (derivation accepted) |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | DICT. ABBREV. $1600: A grammatical case: nom. the nominative |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | DICT. ABBREV. $2000: The mood of a verb: subj. subjunctive |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | POLICE ABBREV. $400: Whether it's CSI or CSU, the CS stands for this crime scene |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | POLICE ABBREV. $800: If a policeman says he wasn't greeted at the door because the occupant was DOA, he's abbreviating these 3 words dead on arrival |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | POLICE ABBREV. $1200: The M.E. says the C.O.D. is bad clams, C.O.D. meaning this cause of death |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | POLICE ABBREV. $1600: GSR means this kind of residue, perhaps on a perp's hand gun shot |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | POLICE ABBREV. $2000: A criminal's method of operating (or M.O.) sounds much cooler when it's this Latin phrase modus operandi |
| #5878, aired 2010-03-17 | ABBREV. $200: On a tombstone: RIP rest in peace |
| #5878, aired 2010-03-17 | ABBREV. $400: A political group: GOP the Grand Old Party |
| #5878, aired 2010-03-17 | ABBREV. $600: Found in some Catholic churches: Msgr a monsignor |
| #5878, aired 2010-03-17 | ABBREV. $800: On a college degree: MFA Master of Fine Arts |
| #5878, aired 2010-03-17 | ABBREV. $1000: Found in some Chinese food: MSG monosodium glutamate |
| #5800, aired 2009-11-27 | COMPUTER ABBREV. $200: Your I.T. guy knows "I.T." means this information technology |
| #5800, aired 2009-11-27 | COMPUTER ABBREV. $400: Useful for connecting devices, USB is short for Universal Serial this Bus |
| #5800, aired 2009-11-27 | COMPUTER ABBREV. $600: In the abbreviation JPEG, the "P" is this 12-letter adjective Photographic |
| #5800, aired 2009-11-27 | COMPUTER ABBREV. $800: "DOS" stands for these 3 words disk operating system |
| #5800, aired 2009-11-27 | COMPUTER ABBREV. $1000: "DSL" is "digital" this "line" subscriber |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | ABBREV. $400: Imprison terror suspects in my state? NIMBY, "Not in my" this backyard |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | ABBREV. $800: If you're ignorant of what IDK means, just say this I don't know |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | ABBREV. $1200: Hearing about mom's dating life might make you say TMI, this too much information |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | ABBREV. $1600: Can't run your new software? Dude, RTM, "read" this the manual |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | ABBREV. $2000: Precede a digression with AON, this "of nothing" apropos |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ABBREV. $400: OTB, in reference to (but not at) Churchill Downs off-track betting |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ABBREV. $800: IRA, in Belfast, not finance Irish Republican Army |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ABBREV. $1200: NAFTA, in 1992 headlines the North American Free Trade Agreement |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ABBREV. $1600: OTC, on Wall Street over-the-counter |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ABBREV. $2000: PSP, in gaming devices PlayStation Portable |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | ABBREV. $400: You've got to pay up on arrival with C.O.D., which stands for "cash on" this delivery |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | ABBREV. $800: The flag seen here normally includes these two 3-letter abbreviations P.O.W. & M.I.A. |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | ABBREV. $1200: It's what the "N" stands for in NICU, an intensive care unit for preemies & other critically ill babies neonatal |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | ABBREV. $1600: Taking a bite out of your paycheck, FICA is the Federal this Contributions Act Insurance |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | ABBREV. $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from an environmental "green" house.) The paint used inside contains minimal amounts of the health-endangering fuel oxygenates called VOCs, short for these volatile organic compounds |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | COMMON COMPUTER ABBREV. $200: Windows is one: OS operating system |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | COMMON COMPUTER ABBREV. $400: Hello: IM instant message |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | COMMON COMPUTER ABBREV. $600: It's the brains of the operation: CPU central processing unit |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | COMMON COMPUTER ABBREV. $800: It's a measure of speed: BPS bytes per second |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | COMMON COMPUTER ABBREV. $1000: A regional computer linker: LAN local area network |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | ABBREV. $200: M.C. is short for this, your average entertainment host master of ceremonies |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | ABBREV. $400: YTD, like on a pay stub year to date |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | ABBREV. $600: UPC, the little box of lines on grocery items universal product code |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | ABBREV. $800: A hazmat suit isn't for formal occasions; it's for handling this (the "hazmat") hazardous materials |
| #5704, aired 2009-05-28 | ABBREV. $1000: In investing, it's AMEX (& we aren't talking American Express) the American Stock Exchange |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MILITARY ABBREV. $400: A special op should know the S.O.P., this, but may deviate from it standard operating procedure |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | I'M LATIN INTOLERANT $400: I don't care that it's only 4 letters long; I'm not using this abbrev. phrase meaning "and others" in a crossword clue et al. |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MILITARY ABBREV. $800: It's what D.I. stands for when referring to a noncommissioned officer in charge of a unit's basic training a drill instructor |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MILITARY ABBREV. $1200: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Marine Corps base Quantico.) Marines here at Quantico are training on the MRAP, designed to protect against roadside explosives & short for this "resistant, ambush protected" mine |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MILITARY ABBREV. $1600: It's just what the "B" stands for in ICBM, so don't go this on us ballistic |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MILITARY ABBREV. $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Marine Corps base Quantico.) Of the Marines' six war-fighting functions, this one--C2 for short--is a challenge for confused urban warfare being simulated here at Quantico command & control |
| #5649, aired 2009-03-12 | TECHNO LUST $200: This company has gone abbrev. happy with an HD XL DVR that records up to 150 hours of HDTV with THX TiVo |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | SCI. ABBREV. $400: For olive oil, 570 degrees: BP boiling point |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | SCI. ABBREV. $800: At the other end from UV: IR infrared |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | SCI. ABBREV. $1200: In mammals, they have no nucleus: RBC red blood cells |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | SCI. ABBREV. $1600: The Venus flytrap is one: CP a carnivorous plant |
| #5634, aired 2009-02-19 | SCI. ABBREV. $2000: Below 1,200 miles in altitude: LEO low Earth orbit |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | ABBREV. $400: The ASPCA is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to these Animals |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | ABBREV. $800: In 1999 Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut, visited this, the ISS the International Space Station |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | ABBREV. $1,000 (Daily Double): nsec stands for this very brief amount of time a nanosecond |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | ABBREV. $1600: When used of time, the abbreviation P.M. means this "meridiem" post |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | ABBREV. $2000: To look at soft tissue, you might need an MRI, which stands for magnetic resonance this imaging |
| #5496, aired 2008-06-30 | ABBREV. $200: Of concern to typists: WPM words per minute |
| #5496, aired 2008-06-30 | ABBREV. $400: A unit of energy: kWh kilowatt-hours |
| #5496, aired 2008-06-30 | ABBREV. $600: A bus or van, for example: HOV high-occupancy vehicle |
| #5496, aired 2008-06-30 | ABBREV. $800: In the military: NCO non-commissioned officer |
| #5496, aired 2008-06-30 | ABBREV. $1000: Often seen in classifieds: EOE equal-opportunity employer |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $200: "Show your card & save" when you belong to this organization that provides maps & roadside service AAA |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $400: Elwood Edwards says, "You've got mail!" for the company known by these 3 letters AOL |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $600: (Jon of he Clue Crew delivers the clue from White Sands NASA Test Facility in New Mexico.) Used to test propellants & explosives, NASA's White Sands High Energy Blast Facility can withstand blasts of 500 pounds of trinitrotoluene, also known by this 3-letter term TNT |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $800: Readouts on digital watches & calculators use this 3-letter technology invented by James Fergason LCD |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | 3-LETTER ABBREV. $1000: "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" & "Masterpiece Theater" are found here PBS |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | AN ABBREV. CATEG. $200: At the end of a letter: P.S. postscript |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | AN ABBREV. CATEG. $400: A U.S. president: LBJ Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | AN ABBREV. CATEG. $600: A U.S. postal abbreviation: MO Missouri |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | AN ABBREV. CATEG. $800: Doctors' group: AMA the American Medical Association |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | AN ABBREV. CATEG. $1000: A Southern ACC college: FSU Florida State University |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | SCI. ABBREV. $400: In computer science, GUI is this kind of user interface graphical |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | SCI. ABBREV. $800: There's also a phase of sleep abbreviated NREM, which stands for this non [or no] rapid eye movement |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | SCI. ABBREV. $1200: As opposed to an M.D., a D.O. is a doctor of this holistic practice osteopathy |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | SCI. ABBREV. $1600: The "T" in TSH stands for this gland (the "SH" is for stimulating hormone) the thyroid |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | SCI. ABBREV. $2000: The lowercase "r" in rRNA stands for this adjective ribosomal |
| #5343, aired 2007-11-28 | COMPUTER HISTORY $1200: This 3-letter abbrev. used for devices from Palm was 1st used in '92 by Apple CEO John Sculley for the Newton launch PDA |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | ABBREV. $200: It doesn't take a genius to figure out that in educational testing, IQ stands for this intelligence quotient |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | ABBREV. $400: D.O.B. is this bit of biographical info date of birth |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | ABBREV. $600: On your PC's keyboard, Alt is short for this alternative |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | ABBREV. $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates with a CPR mannequin.) Rescue breathing, which is mouth to mouth, or mouth to nose for infants, puts the "P" in CPR. The "P" stands for this word pulmonary |
| #5227, aired 2007-05-08 | ABBREV. $1000: MFA is an abbreviation for this graduate degree Master of Fine Arts |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | DICT. ABBREV. $400: pp (a verb form) past participle |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | DICT. ABBREV. $800: nom. (as in a Latin case) nominative |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | DICT. ABBREV. $1200: LaF (what a Cajun might speak) Louisiana French |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | DICT. ABBREV. $1600: IE (a hyphenated family of languages) Indo-European |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | DICT. ABBREV. $2000: conj. (2 words: a part of speech & the inflection of a verb) conjunction & conjugation |
| #5208, aired 2007-04-11 | 4-LETTER ABBREV. $400: Internet gratitude: TYVM Thank You Very Much |
| #5208, aired 2007-04-11 | 4-LETTER ABBREV. $800: Law north of the border: RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| #5208, aired 2007-04-11 | 4-LETTER ABBREV. $1200: A school near the Rio Grande: UTEP University of Texas - El Paso |
| #5208, aired 2007-04-11 | 4-LETTER ABBREV. $1600: It includes AT&T: DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| #5208, aired 2007-04-11 | 4-LETTER ABBREV. $2000: It certifies albums platinum: RIAA Recording Industry Association of America |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | SPORTS ABBREV. $400: In basketball, FT free throw |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | SPORTS ABBREV. $800: We'll give you a break & just ask for the second "F": FIFA football |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1200: An umbrella organization: IOC International Olympic Committee |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1600: A cable channel: ESPN Entertainment & Sports Programming Network |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | SPORTS ABBREV. $2000: In cycling, it's one rider against the clock: ITT individual time trial |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $200: A provider of medical services: HMO health maintenance organization |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: A cause of tension & moodiness: PMS pre-menstrual syndrome |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $600: An ambulance worker: EMT emergency medical technician |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $800: A fat & cholesterol-carrying molecule: LDL low density lipoprotein |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1000: Of interest to Pavlov: CR conditioned response/reflex |
| #5007, aired 2006-05-23 | ABBREV. $200: To a cop, B&E is short for this breaking & entering |
| #5007, aired 2006-05-23 | ABBREV. $400: To a doctor, LOC is loss of this consciousness |
| #5007, aired 2006-05-23 | ABBREV. $600: (Jon of the Clue Crew reads while paddling a kayak.) In any small watercraft, don't leave shore without a PFD, short for this a personal flotation device |
| #5007, aired 2006-05-23 | ABBREV. $800: On a pencil, BBB means triple this black |
| #5007, aired 2006-05-23 | ABBREV. $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows on the monitor that the fractions 1/3 = 4/12 and 1/4 = 3/12.) For 1/3 & 1/4, 12 is the LCD--lowest common denominator; for 2, 3, 4 & 6, 12 is the LCM, short for this least common multiple |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | SCI. ABBREV. $400: On a prescription the abbreviation b.i.d. indicates you should take your medicine this often twice a day |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | SCI. ABBREV. $800: Vitamin E can be measured in milligrams or in these, IU for short international units |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | SCI. ABBREV. $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.) Used for lift-off & named for its fuel, this rocket, the SRB for short, is designed for reuse on at least 20 shuttle missions solid rocket booster |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | SCI. ABBREV. $1600: These, CFCs, are bad for the environment chlorofluorocarbons |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | SCI. ABBREV. $2000: Ibuprofen is an NSAID--which stands for the "nonsteroidal" type of this "drug" an anti-inflammatory drug |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $400: Not popular with criminals: DEA the Drug Enforcement Administration |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $800: A big part of the paper chase: GPO the Government Printing Office |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $1200: A source of future pilots: AFROTC the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $1600: They build bridges to the future: ACE the Army Corps of Engineers |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $2,200 (Daily Double): Sort of like the Peace Corps, only local: VISTA Volunteers in Service to America |
| #4971, aired 2006-04-03 | ABBREV. $200: Of concern to students: GPA grade point average |
| #4971, aired 2006-04-03 | ABBREV. $400: It protects investors: SEC Securities and Exchange Commission |
| #4971, aired 2006-04-03 | ABBREV. $600: On radio or TV: PSA public service announcement |
| #4971, aired 2006-04-03 | ABBREV. $800: Found on packaged goods: UPC Universal Product Code |
| #4971, aired 2006-04-03 | ABBREV. $1000: The end of a game: CHM checkmate |
| #4962, aired 2006-03-21 | REALLY LONG WORDS $800: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is the long form for the insecticide known by this 3-letter abbrev. DDT |
| #4890, aired 2005-12-09 | ABBREV. $200: In radio terms, extending from 300 to 3000 MHz: This is UHF ultra high frequency |
| #4890, aired 2005-12-09 | ABBREV. $400: Joe Paterno has over 330 coaching wins coaching here: This is PSU Penn State University |
| #4890, aired 2005-12-09 | ABBREV. $600: Open wide for a medical degree of some difficulty: This is DDS doctor of dental science (or doctor of dental surgery) |
| #4890, aired 2005-12-09 | ABBREV. $800: Specifying the Internet address of files: This is URL universal resource locator (or uniform resource locator) |
| #4890, aired 2005-12-09 | ABBREV. $1000: Meaning "which was to be demonstrated": This is QED quod erat demonstrandum |
| #4881, aired 2005-11-28 | TECH. ABBREV. $1200: This term for a type of connector is the I in the abbreviation GUI interface |
| #4881, aired 2005-11-28 | TECH. ABBREV. $1600: UST stands for these, which mainly hold petroleum products; a LUST is a leaking one underground storage tank |
| #4881, aired 2005-11-28 | TECH. ABBREV. $2000: As well as The Learning Channel & tender loving care, TLC stands for this, the volume of gas a human can hold total lung capacity |
| #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $400: The location of the National Cathedral, for short D.C. |
| #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $800: Wolfman Jack made a name for himself as one of these a DJ |
| #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $1200: Very simply, it's still America's largest automaker GM |
| #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $1600: Heinrich Himmler headed this dreaded organization the SS |
| #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $2000: men.style.com is the online home of Details magazine & this one GQ |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | ABBREV. $200: In baseball: ERA Earn Run Average |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | ABBREV. $400: To feminists: ERA Equal Rights Amendment |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | ABBREV. $600: A military decoration: DSM Distinguished Service Medal |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | ABBREV. $800: In fractions: LCD least common denominator |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | ABBREV. $1000: In genetics: DNA deoxyribonucleic acid |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | MED. ABBREV. $200: Don't get all stressed out by an EKG, which stands for this electrocardiogram |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | MED. ABBREV. $400: This end-of-life legal decision is abbreviated DNR do not resuscitate |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | MED. ABBREV. $600: The P in a PSA test, used to detect cancer in men, stands for this prostate |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | MED. ABBREV. $800: When talking about cholesterol, its the "D" in HDL & LDL density |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | MED. ABBREV. $1000: CLL is the chronic lymphocytic type of this cancer leukemia |
| #4724, aired 2005-03-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $200: Your DL is a form of this; it shows who you are & how old you are ID |
| #4724, aired 2005-03-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $400: Randy Newman sang, "Looks like another perfect day, I love" this place L.A. |
| #4724, aired 2005-03-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $600: Its logo is seen here the UN |
| #4724, aired 2005-03-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $800: Sadly, what Keats & Chopin died of TB |
| #4724, aired 2005-03-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $1000: It's the famous apparel company founded by surfboard maker Jim Jenks in 1972 OP |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | MED. ABBREV. $400: 2 of the 3 illnesses for which a DPT vaccination provides immunity diphtheria & pertussis (or tetanus) |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | MED. ABBREV. $800: HRT is this kind of therapy; the use of it by menopausal women has recently been questioned hormone replacement therapy |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: I.D. stands for this specialty that focuses on illnesses like viral hepatitis infectious disease |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: A CAT scan is computerized axial this kind of imaging tomography |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | MED. ABBREV. $5,000 (Daily Double): CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome, can be an RSI, this kind of injury repetitive stress injury |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | GEO. ABBREV. $200: lat. & long. latitude & longitude |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | GEO. ABBREV. $400: Bos. and Herz. Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | GEO. ABBREV. $600: Yorks. Yorkshire |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | GEO. ABBREV. $800: S.S.R. Soviet Socialist Republics |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | GEO. ABBREV. $1000: A.F.B. Air Force Base |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $200: It occurs during sleep: REM rapid eye movement |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: Pertaining to childbirth: L&D labor & delivery |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $600: Referring to the stomach & part of the digestive tract: GI gastrointestinal |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $800: Cardiac operation: OHS open heart surgery |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1000: A component of the blood: Hb hemoglobin |
| #4520, aired 2004-04-09 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $200: Hey Joe! It's informal for a U.S. soldier G.I. |
| #4520, aired 2004-04-09 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $400: IBM introduced it in 1981; now more than half of all U.S. homes have one PC |
| #4520, aired 2004-04-09 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $600: It's the room in school where they usually keep equipment like cassette recorders & slide projectors AV |
| #4520, aired 2004-04-09 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $800: It refers to fluids or drugs injected directly into a blood vessel IV |
| #4520, aired 2004-04-09 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $5,000 (Daily Double): This service was formed by 6 NYC newspapers in 1848 AP |
| #4476, aired 2004-02-09 | TV NETWORK ABBREV. $400: A pioneer in cable: HBO Home Box Office |
| #4476, aired 2004-02-09 | TV NETWORK ABBREV. $800: You can become a member: PBS Public Broadcasting Service |
| #4476, aired 2004-02-09 | TV NETWORK ABBREV. $1200: It operates under a Royal charter: the BBC the British Broadcasting Corporation |
| #4476, aired 2004-02-09 | TV NETWORK ABBREV. $1600: One of the original networks: CBS Columbia Broadcasting System |
| #4476, aired 2004-02-09 | TV NETWORK ABBREV. $2000: Learn about the lives of your favorite stars: A&E Arts & Entertainment |
| #4439, aired 2003-12-18 | ABBREV. $200: Tho can be short for t-h-o-u-g-h, or this male name Thomas |
| #4439, aired 2003-12-18 | ABBREV. $400: With my new flat panel screen, I've gotten rid of my old monitor with that big CRT, this cathode ray tube |
| #4439, aired 2003-12-18 | ABBREV. $600: Mth is month; M. Th. is master of this theology |
| #4439, aired 2003-12-18 | ABBREV. $800: You'll get no help on a project labeled DIY, short for this do it yourself |
| #4439, aired 2003-12-18 | ABBREV. $1000: At the DOS, Department of State, a US would be a person in this post undersecretary |
| #4297, aired 2003-04-15 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $200: ...And one more thing--you tack it on to the end of a letter to tack on an extra thought PS |
| #4297, aired 2003-04-15 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $400: Condoleezza Rice earned hers from the University of Denver in 1974 B.A. |
| #4297, aired 2003-04-15 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $600: Maker of the Cabrio & Passat, for short VW |
| #4297, aired 2003-04-15 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $800: On a label it designates a shirt that's 2 sizes above medium XL (extra large) |
| #4297, aired 2003-04-15 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $1000: It's an abbreviation for the Latin phrase meaning "in the year of our Lord" AD |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $200: No money, no goods: C.O.D. cash on delivery |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $400: A first sale of stock on the open market: IPO an initial public offering |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $600: Pertaining to a fictitious name: DBA doing business as |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $800: Furnisher of financial data on Wall St.: S&P Standard & Poor's |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | BUSINESS ABBREV. $1000: A salary increase in response to inflation: COLA a cost of living adjustment |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: Exercise (& sex) make it go up: HR heart rate |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $800: Adjective meaning after death: PM post-mortem |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1,000 (Daily Double): Under the tongue: SL sublingual |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1200: A form of birth control: IUD intrauterine device |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $2000: A test used to diagnose diabetes: FBS (please, no eating or drinking after midnight) fasting blood sugar |
| #4281, aired 2003-03-24 | ABBREV. $200: A branch of the Internet: WWW World Wide Web |
| #4281, aired 2003-03-24 | ABBREV. $400: At the theater: SRO standing room only |
| #4281, aired 2003-03-24 | ABBREV. $600: An emergency procedure: CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| #4281, aired 2003-03-24 | ABBREV. $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Johnson Space Center in Houston) Here, astronauts receive important training in this, EVA, for short Extra-vehicular activity |
| #4281, aired 2003-03-24 | ABBREV. $1000: A group of 11 nations, including Kuwait: OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $200: Tune in to this, the VOA Voice of America |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $400: The DCI (Director of Central Intelligence) is a member of this group, the NSC National Security Council |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $600: It's the "beastly" government entity known as the FWS Fish and Wildlife Service |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $800: Map out your response about this government unit, the USGS United States Geological Survey |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | U.S. GOVT. ABBREV. $1000: Take a look at this selfless group, VISTA Volunteers in Service to America |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | ABBREV. $200: Quickly: ASAP as soon as possible |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | ABBREV. $400: A beast-loving group: PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | ABBREV. $600: Like some stocks & drugs: OTC over the counter |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | ABBREV. $800: An advanced degree: MFA master of fine arts |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | ABBREV. $1000: A standard: GMT Greenwich Mean Time |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $200: They "Bring Good Things to Life" GE |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $400: In 1939 this organization introduced its 12-step program AA |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports.) Before the CD, there was this LP |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $800: On "Law & Order", Sam Waterston plays an assistant one D.A. |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $1000: A Fleetwood or Winnebago RV |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $200: Where surgery is performed: OR operating room |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: A doctor: GP general practitioner |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $600: Common antibiotic: PCN penicillin |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1,000 (Daily Double): Painful disorder of the joints: RA rheumatoid arthritis |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1000: Useful lab test which can detect infections, anemia, etc.: CBC complete blood count |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | MED. ABBREV. $400: Where heart patients are treated: CCU a coronary care unit |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | MED. ABBREV. $800: What Jerry's Kids are hoping to find a cure for: MD muscular dystrophy |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | MED. ABBREV. $1200: Typists & computer users are prone to it: CTS carpal tunnel syndrome |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | MED. ABBREV. $1600: It provides a wealth of info for doctors: PDR the Physician's Desk Reference |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | MED. ABBREV. $2000: A diagnostic procedure: BX a biopsy |
| #3846, aired 2001-04-30 | DRUGS $500: It's the medical abbrev. used to identify the drug azidothymidine, a drug used to combat the AIDS virus AZT |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $100: 3 body parts in a doctor's specialty: ENT ear, nose, & throat |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $200: What you don't want to be when you show up at the hospital: DOA dead on arrival |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $300: Critical section of a hospital: ICU intensive care unit |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: Field of medicine that delivers: OB obstetrics |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $500: Relating to the heart & blood vessels: CV cardiovascular |
| #3500, aired 1999-11-19 | ABBREV. $100: In the British military: RAF Royal Air Force |
| #3399, aired 1999-05-20 | ABBREV. $200: To a graduating college student: B.A. Bachelor of Arts |
| #3399, aired 1999-05-20 | ABBREV. $400: To a Republican: GOP Grand Old Party |
| #3399, aired 1999-05-20 | ABBREV. $600: In the president's cabinet: HUD Housing and Urban Development |
| #3399, aired 1999-05-20 | ABBREV. $800: At the top of a corporation: CEO chief executive officer |
| #3399, aired 1999-05-20 | ABBREV. $1000: To a banker: FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $200: It can save someone's life: CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $400: A type of managed care plan: HMO Health maintenance organization |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $600: It records brain waves: EEG Electroencephalogram |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $800: One who takes care of the sick: LPN Licensed practical nurse |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | MEDICAL ABBREV. $1000: A vaccination: DPT Diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | TOUGH STUFF $300: The Span. abbrev. for one of these is OVNI (objecto volador no identificado) a UFO |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $100: They're the 2 common abbreviations indicating before noon & afternoon A.M. & P.M. |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $200: Religiously speaking, Xnty. is an abbreviation for this Christianity |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $300: To an accountant, P&L is this profit & loss |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $400: They're the 2 types of music abbreviated R&B and C&W Rhythm & Blues and Country & Western |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $500: Members of the military who show heroism during aerial combat may be awarded this, abbreviated DFC the Distinguished Flying Cross |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREV. $200: NS Nova Scotia |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREV. $400: SK Saskatchewan |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREV. $600: MB Manitoba |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREV. $1000: YT Yukon Territory |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREV. $1,200 (Daily Double): PE Prince Edward Island |
| #3072, aired 1997-12-30 | ABBREV. $100: You might have to go to a whse (warehouse) to get something this way, whsle wholesale |
| #3072, aired 1997-12-30 | ABBREV. $200: The cc on an office letter refers back to this now little-used office supply carbon copy (or carbon paper) |
| #3072, aired 1997-12-30 | ABBREV. $300: 3-letter abbreviation for a fight stopped by the referee to prevent a disabling injury TKO |
| #3072, aired 1997-12-30 | ABBREV. $400: At the coroner's office in our nation's capital, D.C. is an abbreviation for this document death certificate |
| #3072, aired 1997-12-30 | ABBREV. $500: Affectionate synonym for father that's an abbreviation for the number of all the people in a country pop |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | ABBREV. $100: In case you were wondering, FYI stands for this for your information |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | ABBREV. $200: Fans of this film classic commonly refer to it as "GWTW" Gone with the Wind |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | ABBREV. $300: In computerese, when referring to capacity, MB is short for this megabyte |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | ABBREV. $400: This metric unit can be abbreviated cg or cgm centigram |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | ABBREV. $500: In the game of chess chm. is an abbreviation for this move checkmate |
| #2868, aired 1997-02-05 | ABBREV. $100: When referring to old movies, B&W indicates this black & white |
| #2868, aired 1997-02-05 | ABBREV. $200: If an S.A.S.E. is requested, be sure to send one of these a self-addressed stamped envelope |
| #2868, aired 1997-02-05 | ABBREV. $300: Many newspaper items come from this group, the AP for short Associated Press |
| #2868, aired 1997-02-05 | ABBREV. $400: Formally dissolved in 1991, it's what the U.S.S.R. stood for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| #2868, aired 1997-02-05 | ABBREV. $500: Biologically speaking, DNA is an abbreviation for this deoxyribonucleic acid |
| #2509, aired 1995-06-29 | ABBREV. $100: Alas, Alas. is an abbreviation for this state Alaska |
| #2509, aired 1995-06-29 | ABBREV. $200: This letter can be used as an abbreviation for Christ or a kiss X |
| #2509, aired 1995-06-29 | ABBREV. $300: A tense teacher knows plupf. is short for this pluperfect |
| #2509, aired 1995-06-29 | ABBREV. $400: FKA is an abbreviation for this, as in the artist fka Prince formerly known as |
| #2509, aired 1995-06-29 | ABBREV. $500: This Latin phrase for an undesirable person is abbreviated p.n.g. persona non grata |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | ABBREV. $200: This is the abbreviation for a postscript after a P.S. P.P.S. |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | ABBREV. $400: Medically, G.I. stands for this system gastrointestinal |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | ABBREV. $600: The abbreviation cc: near the bottom of a letter means this copies to |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | ABBREV. $800: Most int'l airlines arrive at their fares through IATA, which stands for this the International Air Transport Association |
| #1429, aired 1990-11-15 | ABBREV. $1000: WPA was the abbreviation for this Depression-era program the Works Progress Administration (or the Works Projects Administration) |
| #1408, aired 1990-10-17 | ABBREV. $200: It's the taxing profession of a CPA certified public accountant |
| #1408, aired 1990-10-17 | ABBREV. $400: It's who should see a D.V.M. when ill animal |
| #1408, aired 1990-10-17 | ABBREV. $600: To a disgruntled computer operator, "GIGO" means this garbage in, garbage out |
| #1408, aired 1990-10-17 | ABBREV. $800: Where a union worker files a complaint when he takes it to the NLRB National Labor Relations Board |
| #1408, aired 1990-10-17 | ABBREV. $1000: On your pay stub, it's what "FICA" stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
| #1394, aired 1990-09-27 | ABBREV. $100: It's the "AF" in RAAF, RCAF & RAF Air Force |
| #1394, aired 1990-09-27 | ABBREV. $200: It can refer to a type of electric current or a comic book company DC |
| #1394, aired 1990-09-27 | ABBREV. $300: When it precedes a number, Dec. means December: when dec. follows a name, it means this deceased |
| #1394, aired 1990-09-27 | ABBREV. $400: As a word it's the color green; as an abbreviation, it's the opposite of hor. vert |
| #1394, aired 1990-09-27 | ABBREV. $500: It's no use following the directions if you don't know tpk. stands for this turnpike |
| #1337, aired 1990-05-29 | ABBREV. $100: OK--it's the postal abbreviation for this state Oklahoma |
| #1337, aired 1990-05-29 | ABBREV. $200: The military expression that gave us the abbreviation G.I. general issue (government issue) |
| #1337, aired 1990-05-29 | ABBREV. $300: When your ATM asks for your "PIN", it's trying to pin down this information personal identification number |
| #1337, aired 1990-05-29 | ABBREV. $400: In trigonometry "cos" means this but has nothing to do with helping someone get a loan cosine |
| #1337, aired 1990-05-29 | ABBREV. $500: Frequent fliers would know that BWI stands for this airport Baltimore |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | ABBREV. $200: Abbreviated hdbk., a Boy Scout might consult one Handbook |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | ABBREV. $400: Artistic field in which you'd find abbreviations such as "sfz", "pp" & 'ff" Music |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | ABBREV. $600: The abbreviation for manager is mgr. whereas msgr. stands for this Monsignor |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | ABBREV. $800: If you reverse this month's 3-letter abbrev., you get the symbol of 1 of its astrological signs March (mar./ram) |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | ABBREV. $1000: Of the 4 main compass points these 3 are also symbols of elements N (Nitrogen), S (Sulphur) & W(Tungsten) |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | ABBREV. $100: Trinitrotoluene is commonly known by this abbreviation TNT |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | ABBREV. $200: The correct spelling of the short official name of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce J-A-Y-C-E-E-S |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | ABBREV. $400: In lower case a metric unit of wt.; in upper case it stands for "Knight of the Order of the Garter" kg |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | ABBREV. $500: 1 of the 3 words that "RKO" stands for (1 of) Radio, Keith, or Orpheum |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | ABBREV. $100: One of the two metal alloys abbreviated br. bronze (or brass) |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | ABBREV. $200: A CEO whose company offers an EEO might hire some DAVs, who are these Disabled American Veterans |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | ABBREV. $400: You gesture a lot but don't need to speak a word in this language, ASL American Sign Language |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | ABBREV. $500: 2 of 3 federal workers might know that the BLS is this Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | ABBREV. $1,000 (Daily Double): States whose abbreviations make up the telegram: HI PA. MA OK. AL Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Oklahoma & Alabama |
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