| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | DROP IN... $2000: From a legal word compelling one to cease activities to get this word where choo-choos meet junction |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | U.S. MONEY $1000: Part of the Treasury Department, the U.S. bureau of these 2 activities can produce over $500 million in notes in a day engraving & printing |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | HUNT & PECK $1000: Named for our neighbors to the north, they can weigh 15 pounds & ruin a lawn fast by pecking & other activities Canada geese |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | TAXES $400: Informal 3-letter name for a tax on alcohol, tobacco & other activities considered not beneficial to users or society a sin tax |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | WORLD WRITERS $1200: Bertolt Brecht fled Germany in 1933 & left the U.S. in 1947 after being required to testify before this committee HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) |
| #8929, aired 2023-09-14 | SUCH COLORFUL LANGUAGE! $1600: The House Un-American Activities Committee inspired Hollywood to create one of these registers of disapproval a blacklist |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE 1960s $800: Last name of Henry, a 19th century governor; it follows "the" in the name of a San Francisco area where 1967 activities would not have pleased Henry Haight |
| #8843, aired 2023-04-05 | IN THE MEDICINE CABINET $1000: Weird sleep activities aside, the name of this drug for insomnia might suggest you'll have a "good morning" Ambien |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | TAKE THE FIFTH $800: Secrecy & sabotage are activities of any wartime faction known as the fifth this column |
| #8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS $1600: Seen here, it regulates body temperature & other autonomic activities the hypothalamus |
| #8665, aired 2022-06-17 | THE "IT" DEPARTMENT $800: Passports: check; tickets: check; kids: check; & this, a schedule of your journey & planned activities itinerary |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES $200: Since 1909 when it was "bring your own basket", this wholesome outdoor gathering has been a tradition at UC Davis picnic |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES $400: At Swans Trail Farm in Snohomish, Washington, the whole family can enjoy picking these from trees apples |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES $600: On a summer day, you're not too old to run through these, such as the oscillating type a sprinkler |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES $800: Unlike the -boarding activity, in this one, you drop the tow rope wakesurfing |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES $1000: At the 2020 NCAA D-1 championships of this discipline, Conner Mantz' 10k made him the first American individual champ since 2008 cross country |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | SCIENCE & NATURE $1000: It's defined as the sum of all chemical reactions that take place in each cell & provide energy for activities metabolism |
| #8477, aired 2021-09-28 | GOING "GREEN" $1000: Superficial or insincere activities by a business or other organization intended to show concern for the environment greenwashing |
| #8474, aired 2021-09-23 | MONEY IDIOMS $200: Dropping one of these on another person means you're informing on his criminal activities a dime |
| #8445, aired 2021-07-16 | SCIENCE & NATURE $1200: This lowest part of the brainstem helps maintain normal blood pressure, among other activities the medulla |
| #8426, aired 2021-06-21 | OF "TIME" $200: Aye, it means connected with the sea or nautical activities maritime |
| #8391, aired 2021-05-03 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN $1200: Hazel Scott briefly hosted her own TV show before this group, HUAC, set its sights on her the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #8343, aired 2021-02-24 | SUBPOENAS $600: In 1947 screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, part of this numerical "Hollywood" group, was subpoenaed by the House Un-Amer. Activities Committee the Hollywood Ten |
| #8305, aired 2020-12-18 | IN EXCELSIS DEO $1600: The IRS says this type of tax is on specific goods or activities like gambling an excise tax |
| #8294, aired 2020-12-03 | 15-LETTER WORDS $400: Adjective for school activities held outside of class & after regular hours extracurricular |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES $200: Stomps, toe punches & heel clicks are all part of this activity that Bojangles was famous for tap dancing |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES $400: Tricks you can quickly learn to do with a yo-yo include "Around the World" & this one popular with Rovers & Fidos Walk the Dog |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES $600: Easy gardening might include planting some cactus or aloe, both from this group of plants with a name from Latin for "juice" succulents |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES $800: As a conchologist, you can stroll the beaches collecting whelks, cowries or these, named for Muslim or Sikh headwear turbans |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES $1000: This urban running, jumping & climbing activity originated from a French special forces training course parkour |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $200: Volunteer at a local animal rescue and help guys like this breed that can weight as little as 1 pound find a forever home a chihuahua |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $400: Let's talk about joining Cornell's Speech & this Society or Georgetown's Parliamentary this team Debate |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $600: You can start a cover band & perform songs of this artist like "Party Monster" & "Call Out My Name" The Weeknd |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $800: A part-time job at this chain making Meatball Marinara & Veggie Delite sandwiches could put a few bucks in your pocket Subway |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $1000: How about trying this sport nicknamed "chess on ice" that uses 8 granite stones per team curling |
| #7976, aired 2019-04-22 | WORDS FROM ITALIAN $800: A "little house" for gambling activities... how about the Golden Nugget? a casino |
| #7958, aired 2019-03-27 | GETTING AN EDUCATION $400: Here it's a school building for athletic activities; in Germany, it's a school for students getting ready for college a gymnasium |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | 1940s AMERICA $1600: Numerical name of the group from the West Coast that defied the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 the Hollywood Ten |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 $400: Bernstein said one reason he so connected with Gustav Mahler is both were torn between these 2 musical activities composing & conducting |
| #7763, aired 2018-05-16 | FLAGS $800: Gilbert Baker designed this flag first seen at 1978 gay pride activities the rainbow flag |
| #7695, aired 2018-02-09 | 20th CENTURY FACTS $600: Infamous for its Communist hunting in the '50s, HUAC, short for this, became the Internal security Committee in 1969 the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | FIRST-TIME RESPONSES $1600: In Amish culture it's the time when teenagers may experiment with activities the culture normally frowns on Rumspringa |
| #7593, aired 2017-09-20 | THE "EX" FACTOR $400: This 15-letter word describes certain after-school activities or an activity you might not want anyone to know about an extracurricular |
| #7514, aired 2017-04-20 | ON "LINE" $400: It's a chronology of activities or events a timeline |
| #7505, aired 2017-04-07 | -GATES $800: This anchorman's name preceded "-gate" after he reported on George W. Bush's activities during the Vietnam War Dan Rather |
| #7483, aired 2017-03-08 | "HY"-ER EDUCATION $800: This part of the brain regulates body temperature & other autonomic activities hypothalamus |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | NEVER BORED OF BOARD GAMES $800: Use your skull in all of the activities of this game whose name is a synonym for "skull" Cranium |
| #7337, aired 2016-07-05 | POLITICS $200: Military-sounding term for a local leader who oversees a political party's activities in one precinct a captain |
| #7197, aired 2015-12-22 | WE 3 "ING"S $600: The EPA's recommended 3 "R" activities are reducing followed by reusing & this recycling |
| #7099, aired 2015-06-25 | THE END OF THE SOVIET UNION $400: On Dec. 25, 1991 he announced, "I hereby discontinue my activities at the post of president of the USSR" Gorbachev |
| #7038, aired 2015-04-01 | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY $800: OT's help people with dressing, bathing, feeding & other ADL's, short for "activities of" this daily life |
| #7019, aired 2015-03-05 | THE BLACK LIST $400: The "Hollywood Ten" were blacklisted in 1947 for refusing to testify before HUAC, this committee the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #7007, aired 2015-02-17 | CAN I "KEEP" IT? $1000: This phrase meaning to monitor someone's activities originally meant to watch over a bill he ran up to keep tabs |
| #6972, aired 2014-12-30 | THE LADIES WHO LAUNCH $400: Tai chi was among the in-flight activities of Liu Yang, who in 2012 became this country's first female taikonaut China |
| #6954, aired 2014-12-04 | GETTING ATTACHED $1000: This process of joining may be chemical or may be done when you & mom do activities together bonding |
| #6890, aired 2014-07-25 | A CAMPUS TOUR $1600: It's another name for a student activities center, or for the American Federation of Teachers union |
| #6760, aired 2014-01-24 | TAXES $800: Informal 3-letter name for a tax on alcohol, tobacco & other activities considered not beneficial to users or society a sin tax |
| #6760, aired 2014-01-24 | ANATOMY $2000: This cone-shaped area at the base of the brain regulates many activities, including the wake-sleep cycle the hypothalamus |
| #6688, aired 2013-10-16 | FIELD OF DREAMS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1899 he described dreams as "the royal road to knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind" Freud |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES $200: Get your kicks (& punches) learning Shotokan, a Japanese system of this martial art karate |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES $400: Make some pottery & shape the clay on this revolving device seen here a potter's wheel |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES $600: This art of decorative handwriting is from the Greek for "beautiful writing" calligraphy |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES $800: If you're learning to read music, you'll recognize this symbol, a stylized form of the letter "G" treble clef |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES $1000: The USA's governing body for this sport has a girls' program called TOPs; skills include handstand & leg flexibility gymnastics |
| #6624, aired 2013-06-06 | POLITICAL JARGON $400: Wolf Blitzer's show title refers to this place where activities are coordinated during a crisis The Situation Room |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $200: Edward Albee got a New Haven tryout when he served as a judge at the annual drama series competition at this school Yale |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $400: Don't miss "Shocktoberfest" at this school that made a surprise trip to the Final Four in 2013 Wichita State |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $600: Fundraising was a big 2012 activity at this private N. California school, the first to raise a billion dollars in a year Stanford |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $800: The 2013 Easter Conference at this university was held at its Joseph Smith Building auditorium Brigham Young |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | COLLEGE ACTIVITIES $1000: "Naked Spaces: Architecture in Art from the Kinsey Institute Collection" was at this Midwestern school in 2013 Indiana University |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | BEST "BOY" $400: A girl who likes rough, outdoor activities tomboy |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES $400: In China this person is carried over not just the threshold but also burning coals bride |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES $800: On March 1 Bulgarians give each other an arrangement of red & white threads to herald the arrival of this spring |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES $1200: In the U.S. the gin type of this game is popular; South Americans prefer loba or telefunken rummy |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES $1600: The Makonde of Tanzania perform elaborate dances on these paired elevating items stilts |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES $2000: In Toronto, go to the Annandale Club for curling; in Dublin, to Croke Park for this similar-sounding sport hurling |
| #6475, aired 2012-11-09 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $2000: Sam Adams proposed that towns form these "committees" to be informed of British activities Committees of Correspondence |
| #6469, aired 2012-11-01 | THE CIA $1000: Covert activities of the Directorate of Operations included ousting Premier Mosaddeq in 1953, restoring this man to power the Shah of Iran |
| #6420, aired 2012-07-13 | IT'S THE TRUTH $1000: Printed by the GPO & also available on the Internet, it's the daily record of House & Senate activities the Congressional Record |
| #6401, aired 2012-06-18 | PLAYWRIGHTS $600: His "The Crucible" was produced in 1953; in 1956 he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee Arthur Miller |
| #6357, aired 2012-04-17 | COWBOY TALK $1000: It's the money used to finance a miner's activities a grubstake |
| #6324, aired 2012-03-01 | HEY, MARTHA $2000: Stars like Bogie, seen here at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing, were among Martha Holmes' subjects in 35 years snapping for this magazine Life |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | PIRATES $400: This pirate interrupted his illicit activities to defend New Orleans against the British in the War of 1812 Lafitte |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | 6-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: Adjective for school activities that aren't class extracurricular |
| #6231, aired 2011-10-24 | COME TO OUR AIDE $1600: In 1948 White House aide Lauchlin Currie told this committee he wasn't a Soviet spy; today we know he was the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #6177, aired 2011-06-21 | WHAT DO U STAND FOR? $2000: In the committee known as HUAC Un-American |
| #6174, aired 2011-06-16 | LEGISLATIVE LEGACIES $2000: In 1947 this senator & Rep. Hartley teamed up to regulate labor union activities Taft |
| #6007, aired 2010-10-26 | MEDICAL ISSUES $2000: This structure near the center of the base of the brain directs the hormonal activities of the pituitary gland the hypothalamus |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew paddles a kayak.) When a properly prepared scout gets out on the water, he doesn't leave shore without a PFD, short for this a personal flotation device |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES $400: To qualify for a bugling merit badge, a scout must know 15 calls including this one sounded at the end of the day "Taps" |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands on a dock.) When scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one scout looks out for the other & vice versa the buddy system |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES $800: Patterns a scout can use to build a fire include cross-ditch, pyramid & this one named for a Native American structure teepee |
| #5987, aired 2010-09-28 | BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES $2,600 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew hangs onto a rope and jumps slowly down the side of a mountain.) From the French for summoning, it's the practice of a scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside rappelling |
| #5955, aired 2010-07-02 | WIMBLEDON $800: This sport is attached to the name of the club that sponsors Wimbledon, though activities are confined to tennis croquet |
| #5911, aired 2010-05-03 | WORK THOSE APPS! $800: The RunKeeper app uses GPS to track distance, speed & other data for a host of activities, such as this Bode Miller sport skiing |
| #5883, aired 2010-03-24 | O.T. $2,400 (Daily Double): This "vocational" type of treatment encourages patients to engage in activities occupational therapy |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | PHONING IT IN $800: Reflecting the company's activities at its founding in 1885, it was the second "T" in AT&T Telegraph |
| #5874, aired 2010-03-11 | PLAY TIME $1200: The dialog for "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" was drawn from the hearings of this committee during the 1950s the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #5871, aired 2010-03-08 | A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS $400: An expert in EVAs, or extra-vehicular activities, Sherwood Spring exited one of these to perform an EVA in 1985 a Space Shuttle |
| #5811, aired 2009-12-14 | CLINTON AFTER THE PRESIDENCY $1000: (Former President Clinton delivers the clue.) The Clinton Hunter Development Initiative has planted several million fruit trees in Malawi & Rwanda to reverse this, caused by activities like clear-cutting which lead to land erosion deforestation |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | THE CON IS ON $400: The IRS says victims can claim losses, & it stands to refund up to $17 billion because of his illegal activities Madoff |
| #5757, aired 2009-09-29 | PRESIDENTIAL FACEBOOK PAGES $800: Birthday: February 9, 1773;
Political Views: Whig;
Activities: Kickin' butt at the Battle of Tippecanoe William Henry Harrison |
| #5701, aired 2009-05-25 | OUT IN THE STREET $1600: Bogie and Bacall are moseying over to protest hearings by the House committee on these in 1947 Un-American Activities |
| #5648, aired 2009-03-11 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $1000: This hyphenated term describes an athletic shoe designed for various activities like aerobics & muscle building cross-trainer |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE PRESIDENTS $1000: Through his pursuit of Alger Hiss & others, Richard Nixon gained national fame on this House committee HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) |
| #5524, aired 2008-09-18 | ALL GROWN "UP" $400: 6-letter word for the costs & activities involved in maintaining something in working order upkeep |
| #5465, aired 2008-05-16 | SLANGUAGE $1600: A new interval-training workout called "wogging" combines the names of these 2 bipedal activities walking & jogging |
| #5460, aired 2008-05-09 | MOTHER'S DAY $200: This type of "mom" drives her kids around in an SUV to their sporting activities--one sport in particular a soccer mom |
| #5430, aired 2008-03-28 | LENIN $200: For his subversive activities, Lenin was banished to this region in 1897 Siberia |
| #5313, aired 2007-10-17 | "K" MART $600: After criminal activities by this secret society, Oklahoma was placed under martial law in September 1923 Ku Klux Klan |
| #5308, aired 2007-10-10 | I'M BOARD $800: Creative Cat, Data Head & Word Worm are some of the 14 talent activities in this game named for the skull Cranium |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: The earliest ballads of this outlaw say that his activities took place in the South Yorkshire, not Nottinghamshire Robin Hood |
| #5279, aired 2007-07-19 | BE A SPORT $800: This 5-sport Olympic event had its origins in the activities of a military dispatch rider in enemy territory pentathlon |
| #5264, aired 2007-06-28 | CRIME RHYME TIME $200: Hard to believe! Mrs. Ashley Wilkes' seriously unlawful activities Melanie's felonies |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | "E"COLLEGEY $400: Some of these "activities" you won't be graded on are intramural sports & student government extracurricular activities |
| #5194, aired 2007-03-22 | "EX"ODUS $800: Adjective for school activities held after clases are finished extracurricular |
| #5031, aired 2006-06-26 | HUMPHREY BOGART $800: In 1947 Bogie joined other actors in protesting the witch hunts conducted by this committee the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | SPACE INVADERS $1000: Abbreviated EVAs, these are central to the International Space Station's construction & maintenance extravehicular activities |
| #4925, aired 2006-01-27 | BOTANY $800: In 1885 this horticulturist bought a farm in Sebastopol, California for his plant-breeding activities Luther Burbank |
| #4882, aired 2005-11-29 | 'TIS TIME TO TESTIFY $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1947 playwright Bertolt Brecht returned to Europe after testifying before this House committee the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #4837, aired 2005-09-27 | GONE WITH THE WIND $2000: After a name change to the House Internal Security Committee, it was abolished in 1975 the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #4793, aired 2005-06-08 | HELL ON EARTH $2000: The main economic activities near Hell on this Caribbean U.K. colony are luxury tourism & banking the Cayman Islands |
| #4652, aired 2004-11-23 | ENGLISH LITERATURE $800: The activities of a certain London club form the basis of this Dickens novel, his first The Pickwick Papers |
| #4562, aired 2004-06-08 | "EXTRA" HELPINGS $400: For many students, the yearbook, chess club & school newspaper fall under these "activities" extracurricular |
| #4561, aired 2004-06-07 | "HOME" DEPOT $1200: Civilian activities in support of a war waged overseas the home front |
| #4551, aired 2004-05-24 | GET YOUR "PHIL" $2000: The desire to help humanity, especially through charitable activities philanthropy |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | DAY-OFF ACTIVITIES $200: If you're into rum, pick up a bottle at the liquor store; if you're into rummy, pick up a pack of these, too a pack of playing cards |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | DAY-OFF ACTIVITIES $400: In this simulation of military combat, teams fire color-filled pellets that splatter on contact paintball |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | DAY-OFF ACTIVITIES $600: If you have hatha mind to do this, there's a studio nearby that'll have you bending & breathing right yoga |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | DAY-OFF ACTIVITIES $800: According to the "Chambers Book of Facts", this activity involves hand, leg & voice instruction & maybe a whip horseback riding |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | DAY-OFF ACTIVITIES $1000: Be careful when someone asks you to join him in this; it can be converting fibers into yarn or a gym class spinning |
| #4403, aired 2003-10-29 | HOLLYWOOD HODGEPODGE $2000: The "Hollywood Ten" was a group of individuals who refused to answer questions from this committee in 1947 the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #4341, aired 2003-06-16 | ANNUAL EVENTS $800: In 1985 President Reagan signed Public Law 99-54 recognizing "Pause for the Pledge" as a part of this day's activities Flag Day |
| #4248, aired 2003-02-05 | LONG WORDS $400: This 15-letter word describes social activities like football or drama which aren't part of the required program extracurricular |
| #4224, aired 2003-01-02 | FOOD WORDS & PHRASES $1200: It's information stored on your computer to record your activities when visiting a website cookie |
| #4199, aired 2002-11-28 | 15-LETTER WORDS $1200: (Sofia is taking a walk through the woods.) A goal of the Boy Scouts is to foster this 15-letter word through activities like fishing, hiking & canoeing outdoorsmanship |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | ACTIVITIES $200: In 2001 the president invited kids to the White House to play this game, hitting a ball off a stand T-Ball |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | ACTIVITIES $400: Online games you can play include Quake & this ancient battle to capture the opponent's king chess |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | ACTIVITIES $600: In cooking class, you'll learn that an English muffin & tomato sauce are the starting points of a miniature this pizza |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | ACTIVITIES $800: There are classes just for boys in this activity that begins with warmup at the barre ballet |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | ACTIVITIES $1000: Kids can be the ambassador from Kenya or Bulgaria in the "model" version of this organization founded in 1945 the United Nations |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | LEISURE ACTIVITIES $400: If you tinker with your car, you're getting under this part the British call a bonnet the hood |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | LEISURE ACTIVITIES $800: To "take" one of these means to walk a long distance for pleasure; in slang, it means to go away a hike |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | LEISURE ACTIVITIES $1200: In origami, folding paper down, away from you, is a mountain fold; folding it up toward you is this opposite a valley (fold) |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | LEISURE ACTIVITIES $1600: Sailors know this boat stabilizing device seen here is also known as a dagger board center board |
| #4093, aired 2002-05-22 | LEISURE ACTIVITIES $2000: 6-letter sewing term for a small hole made for a lace, a cord or the prong of a buckle an eyelet |
| #4078, aired 2002-05-01 | SO YOU'RE THE "SMART" ONE, EH? $400: This series involved shoe phones & the activities of 86 & 99 Get Smart |
| #4035, aired 2002-03-01 | "AMERICAN" A $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1969 the House Committee on these became the Committee on Internal Security House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #4030, aired 2002-02-22 | FITNESS $800: It sounds like what Simon of Cyrene did in the Gospels, but it means varying your activities for all-around fitness cross-training |
| #3995, aired 2002-01-04 | FREEDOM FIGHTERS $400: Mario Savio set off the free speech movement when political activities were banned on this U.C. campus in 1964 U.C. Berkeley |
| #3951, aired 2001-11-05 | THE NIXON ERA $400: E. Howard Hunt worked initially with this future radio host on many covert activities G. Gordon Liddy |
| #3899, aired 2001-07-12 | ON THE BEAT WITH ANDY SIPOWICZ $400: (Franz reads the clue.) This "squad" investigates prostitution, gambling & other immoral activities; you know, the fun stuff the vice squad |
| #3863, aired 2001-05-23 | SUMMER CAMP $300: This word for the area down by the lake & activities there is also found in a Brando film title Waterfront |
| #3863, aired 2001-05-23 | NEW SUMMER "CAMP"s $800: Stair-climbing & bell-ringing are the big activities here campanile |
| #3827, aired 2001-04-03 | ASIAN NEWSPAPERS $1000: This nation's Gulf Times, published in Doha, often reports on the emir & his activities Qatar |
| #3816, aired 2001-03-19 | AUTHORS $400: Activities at a Key West, Fla. festival honoring this author include a running of the bulls & a short story contest Ernest Hemingway |
| #3793, aired 2001-02-14 | ON VALENTINE'S DAY $200: On Feb. 14, 1962 the OAS formally excluded this Communist nation from participating in any of its activities Cuba |
| #3720, aired 2000-11-03 | LITERALLY $100: There is no record of his activities between Stratford in 1585 & London in 1592 William Shakespeare |
| #3698, aired 2000-10-04 | POTPOURRI $300: Double-dribbling & shooting air balls are undesirable activities in this sport basketball |
| #3677, aired 2000-09-05 | U.S. CONGRESSES $600: The 93rd Congress created the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities to investigate this Watergate |
| #3660, aired 2000-06-30 | ARTHUR MILLER $800: Miller's 1956 testimony before this committee got him cited for contempt of Congress HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) |
| #3642, aired 2000-06-06 | WINGS $400: Martin Sheen plays President Josiah Bartlet in this NBC series about behind-the-scenes activities at the White House The West Wing |
| #3614, aired 2000-04-27 | COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES $400: Dating from colonial times, they prohibit such activities as dancing or buying liquor on Sundays Blue laws |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: In July Tahitians celebrate Tiurai, centered around this French holiday, with dance contests & other activities Bastille Day |
| #3551, aired 2000-01-31 | FEELING "ILL" $500: From the Latin for "illegal" or "against the law", it can denote certain activities or drugs Illicit |
| #3503, aired 1999-11-24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: A foundation in Nebraska City, Nebraska oversees & coordinates the activities of this tree-planting holiday Arbor Day |
| #3478, aired 1999-10-20 | BRIAN THE BABY BOOMER $100: Brian learned to read with the repetitive activities of this boy & girl developed by William Gray Dick & Jane |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $100: Students put together this, also called an annual, with photos of class members & school activities Yearbook |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $200: Psi Chi is an honor society in psychology; Chi Psi is one of these Greek letter societies Fraternity |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $300: Teams engage in the Lincoln-Douglas & Parliamentary types of these Debates |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $400: Free room & board are perks of being a dorm's R.A., which stands for this Resident assistant/advisor |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES $500: Write letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience when you join a chapter of AI, this organization Amnesty International |
| #3248, aired 1998-10-21 | IN THE YEARBOOK $200: This Mississippi native's high school activities included Speech Club, History Club & ROTC Elvis Presley |
| #3244, aired 1998-10-15 | MARTIN SCORSESE, ACTOR $600: In "Guilty By Suspicion" Scorsese played a director blacklisted for refusing to help this committee the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) |
| #3211, aired 1998-07-13 | BERKELEY IN THE '60s $500: In May 1960, the San Francisco meeting of this House committee was disrupted by protesters from Berkeley the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | 19th CENTURY SPORTS $600: In 1875 the All England Croquet Club added this other lawn sport to its activities tennis |
| #2976, aired 1997-07-07 | TRAVEL U.S.A. $400: This state's Hilton Head Island offers golf & other recreational activities year round South Carolina |
| #2959, aired 1997-06-12 | 1947 $1000: This "Threepenny Opera" playwright returned to Europe shortly after interrogation by HUAC Bertolt Brecht |
| #2952, aired 1997-06-03 | THE 1940s $500: On August 3, 1948 Whittaker Chambers testified before this committee HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $200: During his 16 months of treasonous activities, he used the name "Monk" when dealing with the British Benedict Arnold |
| #2812, aired 1996-11-19 | MORE THAN 13-LETTER WORDS $800: Term for the activities performed outside the space capsule extravehicular |
| #2776, aired 1996-09-30 | POLITICS $400: The House abolished this Communist-hunting committee in 1975, 37 years after its founding the House Unamerican Activities Committee |
| #2709, aired 1996-05-16 | CONGRESS $600: In 1973 the Senate created a Select Committee on presidential campaign activities to probe this scandal Watergate |
| #2674, aired 1996-03-28 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $800: In 1947 this future president testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee Ronald Reagan |
| #2673, aired 1996-03-27 | COLLEGE POTPOURRI $500: It's a campus building used for social activities; its name sounds like a labor organization student union |
| #2494, aired 1995-06-08 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In 1947 this committee began its investigation of Communist activity in the movie industry the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | AUTHORS $400: Andre Malraux' revolutionary activities in this Asian country inspired "Man's Fate", set there China |
| #2319, aired 1994-10-06 | RHYME TIME $100: A daily record of canine activities a dog log |
| #2280, aired 1994-07-01 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: In August 1948 Whittaker Chambers accused this former State Dept. official of Communist activities Alger Hiss |
| #2173, aired 1994-02-02 | THE 1970s $300: In May 1976 Clarence Kelley apologized for its "clearly wrong and quite indefensible" activities FBI |
| #2168, aired 1994-01-26 | MARTINs $500: From 1938-1945 Texas congressman Martin Dies, Jr. served as the first chairman of this infamous committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities |
| #2070, aired 1993-09-10 | RICHARD NIXON $800: During his first term in Congress, he sat on this committee that looked for Communists the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | IN THE NEWS-1987 $500: This Austrian president was barred from entering the U.S. due to claims about his WWII activities Kurt Waldheim |
| #1965, aired 1993-03-05 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $300: Joseph Losey left the U.S. after being blacklisted for refusing to testify for this committee the House Un-American Activities Committee (House Committee on Un-American Activities) |
| #1855, aired 1992-10-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: In 1942 this Indian leader spent his 73rd birthday under arrest for anti-British activities Gandhi |
| #1690, aired 1991-12-27 | "ISM"s $400: Named for a senator, it refers to the investigations of Communist activities during the 1950s McCarthyism |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | SMUGGLING $200: In addition to her smuggling activities, this Bizet character worked in a factory Carmen |
| #1667, aired 1991-11-26 | "HOUSE"s $200: Abbreviated HUAC, it investigated communist influence inside & outside the U.S. government House Un-American Activities Commission |
| #1487, aired 1991-02-05 | PLAYWRIGHTS $400: In 1947 Bertolt Brecht returned to Europe after testifying before this committee the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #1484, aired 1991-01-31 | BIOLOGY $1000: The 24-hour cycle of metabolic activities in plants & animals is this type of rhythm diurnal (or circadian) |
| #1436, aired 1990-11-26 | MAGAZINES $200: He was working for "Children's Activities" magazine when he launched his own men's magazine in 1953 Hugh Hefner |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA $100: The Hollywood Ten were producers & writers who ran afoul of this government committee in 1947 the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #1375, aired 1990-07-20 | THE NEW DEAL $1000: This agency hired unemployed young men to perform such activities as planting trees & building dams the CCC (the Civilian Conservation Corps) |
| #1330, aired 1990-05-18 | WEATHER $200: A dry spell that continues long enough to affect agriculture or other activities Drought |
| #1312, aired 1990-04-24 | FAMOUS QUOTES $100: In "Frank Fairlegh" Francis Edward Smedley wrote "All's fair in" these 2 activities Love & War |
| #1309, aired 1990-04-19 | RECENT U.S. HISTORY $600: In 1973 he chaired the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities Sam Ervin |
| #1236, aired 1990-01-08 | NUMBER, PLEASE $800: Dalton Trumbo was 1 of this "Hollywood" group subpoenaed by the HUAC in 1947 the Hollywood 10 |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | JOURNALISM $100: The public may subscribe to this paper which features a daily transcript of the activities of Congress the Congressional Record |
| #1197, aired 1989-11-14 | PLAYWRIGHTS $1,400 (Daily Double): In 1952 she told the HUAC, "I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions" Lillian Hellman |
| #1137, aired 1989-07-11 | "HOUSE"s $600: "Are you now or have you ever been" is a phrase that was associated with this body the House Committee on Un-American Activities |
| #1122, aired 1989-06-20 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $400: Between 1945 & '75 this House committee searched for Communist influence in & out of the gov't the House Un-American Activities Committee |
| #995, aired 1988-12-23 | LITERATURE $600: First published under the pseudonym "Boz", this Dickens novel is an account of a club's activities Pickwick Papers |
| #978, aired 1988-11-30 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $100: In a TV interview she apologized to Vietnam vets for any hurt her anti-war activities caused them Jane Fonda |
| #679, aired 1987-07-16 | FORESTS $200: Overall in the U.S., about 150,000 per year or 87% of these, are caused by human activities forest fires |
| #609, aired 1987-04-09 | "STEIN"s $800: Though a genius in electronics, his German socialist activities forced him to flee to U.S. in 1889 Charles Steinmetz |
| #571, aired 1987-02-16 | THE LIBRARY $100: Defacing books or shouting or throwing spitballs at the other readers three activities prohibited in the library |
| #367, aired 1986-02-04 | INSECTS $300: Almost everything most insects do is related to these 2 survival activities eating & mating |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: Defined as school activities outside the regular course of study extracurricular |
| #120, aired 1985-02-22 | DRAMA $1000: Irish dramatist who spend 6 yrs. in prison for activities with I.R.A. Brendan Behan |
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