| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | POLITICS AS UNUSUAL $800: The 1974 Senate race in N.H., with 220,000 votes cast, was won by 355, then after the first of these, by 10, then after another, by 2 recounts |
| #9015, aired 2024-01-12 | TELEVISION $1000: Way back in season 2, he joined the cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" as Frank Reynolds & hasn't looked back Danny DeVito |
| #8924, aired 2023-07-27 | RETITLED MOVIE ADAPTATIONS $800: Cornell Woolrich's short story "It Had to Be Murder" became this Hitchcock film with Jimmy Stewart in the cast & in a cast Rear Window |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | IT'S JUST US $400: She's the female lead & basically the whole female cast in 1980's "The Blue Lagoon" Brooke Shields |
| #13, aired 2023-05-17 | INTERNATIONAL FOOD WITH PADMA LAKSHMI $800: (Padma Lakshmi reads.) Though the French name of this appetizer board refers to meat, you should cast a wider net for what you place on it; add some Spanish Marcona almonds for some crunch charcuterie |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | DANIEL RADCLIFFE COLLAGE $2000: (Daniel Radcliffe presents the clue.) Um, I'd basically only done one small part in a school play when, at age 10, I played the title character, as a boy, in a BBC adaptation of this Dickens novel, the author’s own favorite child; the part really was magical as it led to me being cast as Harry Potter David Copperfield |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | STEEL $800: When it comes to pots & pans, this 4-letter word comes before "iron"; the process is more intensive to do to steel cast |
| #8473, aired 2021-09-22 | MOVIE TIME $200: This company made special volleyballs with its name on only one side for "Cast Away" so a face could be painted on it Wilson |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | BOSTON: NEWS CLUES $200: (Hi, I'm David Wade.) In 1982, "Boston Magazine" named the Bull & Finch Pub in Beacon Hill the best neighborhood bar; it inspired this sitcom where everybody knew your name & in 1993, the cast gathered there, to celebrate the final episode Cheers |
| #8392, aired 2021-05-04 | BRITS IN BOATS $400: After being cast adrift by the rebellious crew of the Bounty, this captain & his men eventually made it to Indonesia Captain Bligh |
| #8271, aired 2020-11-02 | LOVE, ACTUALLY $800: You've cast this 11-letter spell on me; New Mexico is the "Land of" it enchantment |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | CAST IT $400: "Friends": Chandler Bing Matthew Perry |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | CAST IT $800: The original "Star Trek": Mr. Spock Leonard Nimoy |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | CAST IT $1200: "This is Us": Randall Pearson Sterling K. Brown |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | CAST IT $1600: "Fawlty Towers": Basil Fawlty John Cleese |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | CAST IT $2000: "The Walking Dead": Rick Grimes Andrew Lincoln |
| #8157, aired 2020-02-11 | GOT A DeVITO $600: In season 2 of this FXX sitcom, Danny joined the cast as the crusty Frank Reynolds It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
| #8103, aired 2019-11-27 | IN THE OPERA CAST $2000: It makes sense that Manrico in this Verdi opera sings beautifully; he is "The Troubadour" Il Trovatore |
| #8082, aired 2019-10-29 | TONS OF FUN $400: Mostly copper & weighing just over a ton, it was cast for the Pennsylvania Statehouse in the 1750s the Liberty Bell |
| #8016, aired 2019-06-17 | AROUND THE HOUSE $400: Dad loves his heavy new black skillet made of this type of "iron"; he seasons it with oil to keep it like new cast iron |
| #7985, aired 2019-05-03 | SCI-FI STUFF $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from Profiles in History in Calabasas, California.) The piece here is really green cast resin in crystal form, but in "Superman III", it was called this, & appeared onscreen with Christopher Reeve kryptonite |
| #7984, aired 2019-05-02 | NONFICTION $800: It's Laura Hillenbrand's bestseller about "an Olympian's journey from airman to cast-away to captive" Unbroken |
| #7793, aired 2018-06-27 | ALLUSIONS $600: Meaning a large amount of people used on a project, it comes from promos for a movie that boasted 125,000 extras a cast of thousands |
| #7669, aired 2018-01-04 | AT THE YARD SALE $600: Say! It's the original cast album of this Broadway hit, including the songs "The Wizard & I" & "March Of The Witch Hunters" Wicked |
| #7655, aired 2017-12-15 | VOTE-CABULARY $800: It's a vote cast on another's behalf at a shareholders' meeting proxy |
| #7610, aired 2017-10-13 | COMPLETES THE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTE $400: "Cast thy ____ upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" bread |
| #7536, aired 2017-05-22 | THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL $1000: (Heather Tom and Thorsten Kaye give the clue as Katie and Ridge from The Bold and the Beautiful.) "Ridge, why are you still concealing the truth?" "Because, Katie, it is our secret to reveal, no one else's. & I'll stand behind that like Leonidas & his 300 men at this famous mountain pass in the 5th century B.C." Thermopylae |
| #7373, aired 2016-10-05 | ALLITERATIVE TV ACTRESSES $800: Charisma Carpenter played Cordelia on "Buffy" & they liked her so much she made it to the cast of this spinoff Angel |
| #7300, aired 2016-05-13 | SUPERIOR $400: In 1797 Charles Newbold patented a cast-iron one--better than wood, but farmers worried it would poison the soil a plow |
| #7270, aired 2016-04-01 | CAST OF THE TV SHOW $800: Jim Caviezel & Michael Emerson, fighting evil in a high-tech way Person of Interest |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | ADJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS $1000: (Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott give the clue as Victor and Nikki from The Young and the Restless.) "You expect me to believe you? Give you yet another chance? Are you serious?"
"I mean it this time, Victor; I'm off the booze for good. From this day forward I will be these 2 adjectives in the title of a 1988 Michael Keaton film" clean and sober |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | STARTS & ENDS WITH DIFFERENT VOWELS $2000: It's the central dark spot of the shadow cast by the Moon or Earth during an eclipse umbra |
| #7188, aired 2015-12-09 | HAMILTON $200: In the show, this rival prophetically warns Hamilton, "Talk less, smile more, don't let them know what you're against or what you're for, you wanna get ahead? Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead"--he was right Aaron Burr |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | IN SINK $1000: Food residue in the enameled cast-iron cookware from this brand whose name is French for "cauldron"; it's okay to let it soak Le Creuset |
| #7136, aired 2015-09-28 | FROM PAGE TO MUSICAL $200: It was a 75-year journey, but "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" stepped out as this musical with an all-black cast The Wiz |
| #7026, aired 2015-03-16 | THEY SAID IT $800: This ruler, according to Suetonius:
"The die is cast" Julius Caesar |
| #6866, aired 2014-06-23 | IN TV'S SUPPORTING CAST $400: Okay, we can see it. A resemblance led some to call Todd, played by Jesse Plemons on this show, Meth Damon Breaking Bad |
| #6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HISTORIC TV $1000: "I Spy" made the TV history books in 1965 when it cast this African American in one of the lead roles Bill Cosby |
| #6810, aired 2014-04-04 | CELEBRITY REALITY TV $400: Cast members of "The Surreal Life" included Charo, Verne Troyer & this actor known for his role as a cop named Ponch Erik Estrada |
| #6801, aired 2014-03-24 | GRAIL MIX $1000: In a 1954 film Paul Newman is a sculptor who must cast the grail in precious metal--make it "The Silver" this, if you will Chalice |
| #6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JOINING THE TV CAST LATER $800: It took 3 years, but in 2004 we could report this drama introduced Lois Lane Smallville |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | MASTERPIECES FROM THE NORTON SIMON MUSEUM $1200: (Alex gives the clue from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.) Modern viewers are really entranced by "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen", but when this artist first exhibited this work in 1881, it was cast in wax, not in bronze as it is now, & the public was a little bit put off by the realism of real clothing & a wig of human hair (Edgar) Degas |
| #6540, aired 2013-02-08 | MOVIES BY CAST $200: Keira Knightley & Jonathan Rhys Meyers in this soccer flick Bend It Like Beckham |
| #6504, aired 2012-12-20 | TV CAST OF CHARACTERS $1000: Peter Dunlop, Kate Murphy & Dana Delany as Dr. Megan Hunt Body of Proof |
| #6438, aired 2012-09-19 | NOT EXACTLY HUMAN $200: Per Bram Stoker, they cast no shadow; it's not that big a help in recognizing them, as they don't come out in daylight vampires |
| #6410, aired 2012-06-29 | HISTORIC DAYS OF OUR LIVES $200: (The Days Of Our Lives cast delivers the clue.) Elvis, you are going too far with your latest nefarious scheme, it reminds me of...
I know, father--this man's scheming that made him leader of Norway on February 1, 1942; I kind of admire him Vidkun Quisling |
| #6410, aired 2012-06-29 | HISTORIC DAYS OF OUR LIVES $400: (The Days Of Our Lives cast delivers the clue.) Now Will, your turbulent life & your confused paternity make me hope you can reach a point like March 24, 1522.
You mean when this founder of the Jesuits spent the night in prayer before leaving his wild youth behind?
You got it! Ignatius of Loyola |
| #6216, aired 2011-10-03 | JERSEY TV $800: It's the nickname of "Jersey Shore" cast member Mike Sorrentino, who has it under control The Situation |
| #6096, aired 2011-02-28 | DRAMA CLUB TRYOUTS $2000: It's Salem, 1692 & we're having a witch hunt to cast John & Elizabeth Proctor & Abigail Williams in this Arthur Miller play The Crucible |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | GLEE SONGS $1200: The "Glee" cast gave its all when it covered this "Rhapsody" by Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| #5995, aired 2010-10-08 | SHAKESPEARE'S SETTINGS $400: This happy play is set in Athens & a nearby wood where fairies cast their spells A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| #5967, aired 2010-07-20 | HELLO, DOLL-Y $200: This type of doll represents a particular person; sticking pins in it is said to reinforce spells cast on that person a voodoo doll |
| #5964, aired 2010-07-15 | JONAH'S DRUTHERS $200: Aboard ship in a storm, the men "cast" these items of chance; Jonah's came up, but he'd rather it didn't lots |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | SPORTS EQUIPMENT $1000: This brand makes bats & racquets too, but since the movie "Cast Away" came out, it may be best known for volleyballs Wilson |
| #5890, aired 2010-04-02 | BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? $1,000 (Daily Double): "Take me up. and cast me forth into the sea", for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you" Jonah |
| #5542, aired 2008-10-14 | EXPLOSIVES $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds an explosive brick at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.) This 3-lettered nitrogen compound popular in demolition can be cast in liquid form, because it melts at 178 degrees, but won't explode below 464 TNT |
| #5405, aired 2008-02-22 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $400: Ecclesiastes 11:1 says, "Cast" this "upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" thy bread |
| #5373, aired 2008-01-09 | THE MATERIAL WORLD $800: Rodin first gained attention for a lifelike statue later called "The Age of" this, the metal in which it was later cast bronze |
| #5303, aired 2007-10-03 | THEATRICAL ANGELS $400: Alan Paul played Teen Angel in the original Broadway cast of this musical; Frankie Avalon did it on film Grease |
| #5200, aired 2007-03-30 | THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS $800: It's the Gospel that contains the line "In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues" Mark |
| #5148, aired 2007-01-17 | TV FINALES $400: Ted is the only one not to get fired, & the rest of the cast sings "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" on the way out of WJM The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
| #5088, aired 2006-10-25 | THE NEW TESTAMENT $400: In John 21, "when" he "heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him... & did cast himself into the sea" Peter |
| #5049, aired 2006-07-20 | LET'S START A CLUB $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew lets off some steam in the foundry at Ping Hdqtrs in Phoenix, AZ.) One of the final steps is pouring this 2-word, rust-resistant alloy at about 2,975 degrees Fahrenheit to cast it as the club head stainless steel |
| #5038, aired 2006-07-05 | REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS "CAST" $400: For radio & TV, it was the "B" in CBS & that's no bull Broadcasting |
| #5006, aired 2006-05-22 | MOVIE TERMS $600: In budgeting, featured cast salaries are "above" this; grips' salaries, "below" it the line |
| #4845, aired 2005-10-07 | THE "DI" IS CAST $1200: From the Latin for "to squander", it means fallen into disrepair by neglect dilapidated |
| #4840, aired 2005-09-30 | WORLD LITERATURE $200: Tolstoy's first full-length novel, it includes a cast of more than 500 characters War and Peace |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | NON-P.C. WORDS FOR GALS $1000: It precedes "way", "cast" & "minded" broad |
| #4733, aired 2005-03-16 | "C" IN COOKING $600: It's a scientific fact: your egg whites will beat higher in a bowl made of this metal prized by chefs copper |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | FROM THE LATIN FOR... $2000: ..."pour" or "melt", it's an establishment where metal is cast in molds foundry |
| #4629, aired 2004-10-21 | CHORES $600: It's into the bowels of this fiery mountain that Frodo must cast the ring to destroy it Mount Doom |
| #4608, aired 2004-09-22 | FISHING FOR VOCABULARY $200: Tell the theater troupe it's a single toss of a fisherman's line & bait a cast |
| #4329, aired 2003-05-29 | SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW THEATRE... $1000: Meryl Streep was in the orig. cast of the Sondheim musical based on this Greek play -- we're sure it was "ribbit"ing The Frogs |
| #4145, aired 2002-09-13 | THE "BLUE"s $1000: This Disney series features a whole new cast of Muppets including Ojo, Treelo & Tutter the mouse Bear in the Big Blue House |
| #4118, aired 2002-06-26 | COMPOUND WORDS $400: To cast a vote against someone; you can use a piece of billiards equipment to do it blackball |
| #4043, aired 2002-03-13 | THE SILVER SCREEN $1200: In "Cast Away" Tom Hanks' character paints a face on a volleyball & gives it this name Wilson |
| #3928, aired 2001-10-03 | THE THEATRE $100: "Let the Sunshine In" on your original Broadway cast album of "Hair": this "Annie Hall" star sings on it Diane Keaton |
| #3812, aired 2001-03-13 | BEHIND THE ZODIAC $100: When you cast your eyes on this constellation, know that half of it may represent Castor Gemini |
| #3803, aired 2001-02-28 | SEAMANSHIP $300: 2-word phrase for the entire ship's personnel; it's cried to get them "on deck" "All Hands" |
| #3787, aired 2001-02-06 | "GOLD"EN NUGGETS $400: For his role in "Cast Away", Tom Hanks won one of these awards in 2001 a Golden Globe |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | ANIMAL PLANET? $500: It's a crude block of iron, or the type of iron cast in one Pig iron |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $600: You can "cast stones" or "throw straws against" this, but it ain't worth the effort The wind |
| #3630, aired 2000-05-19 | GHASTLY OPERATIC DEMISES $200: "Dialogues des Carmelites" ends in 1790s Paris, so it's no surprise when much of the cast is killed with this device the guillotine |
| #3556, aired 2000-02-07 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT $200: While he rarely appears in the Senate, it's his job to cast the deciding vote when there's a tie vice president |
| #3552, aired 2000-02-01 | TIME TO "D"ECIDE $500: Madame Tussaud's could tell you it's a wax or plaster cast of a mold taken from a nonliving face Death mask |
| #3499, aired 1999-11-18 | BROADWAY STARS $500: A broken foot delayed her, but Sandy Duncan finally joined the cast of this murderous musical in August 1999 Chicago |
| #3457, aired 1999-09-21 | THE LIBERTY BELL $200: The Roman numerals MDCCLIII on the bell's waist denote that it was cast in this year 1753 |
| #3421, aired 1999-06-21 | IT'S A GROUP THING $600: Aykroyd, Belushi, Curtin, Morris, Chase, Radner & Newman the original Saturday Night Live cast |
| #3394, aired 1999-05-13 | A CAST OF THOUSANDS $200: It's what you're trying to catch when you're fly-casting Fish |
| #3394, aired 1999-05-13 | A CAST OF THOUSANDS $300: From Middle English for "to contrive", it's a guess at what the weather will be tomorrow Forecast |
| #3391, aired 1999-05-10 | FILL IN THE (BLANK) $400: "Cast thy (blank) upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" Bread |
| #3308, aired 1999-01-13 | JOHNNY GILBERT DOES SHAKESPEARE! $1000: Johnny was downright spritely in this role:
"If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended, that you have slumbered here while these visions did appear..." Puck |
| #2998, aired 1997-09-17 | THE BIBLE $300: It's the book in which Pharaoh says, "Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river" Exodus |
| #2949, aired 1997-05-29 | '60s TV $500 (Daily Double): A prime time animated series in 1964, it was revived in 1996 with an updated cast seen here: Jonny Quest |
| #2863, aired 1997-01-29 | THE PLAY'S THE THING $1000: The starting team of the Chicago Bulls could fill the cast of this 1972 Jason Miller play; it only has 5 parts "That Championship Season" |
| #2700, aired 1996-05-03 | POTS & PANS $400: It's the metal of choice for a caramelizing pot copper |
| #2657, aired 1996-03-05 | BIBLE QUOTATIONS $200: "Cast" this "upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" your bread |
| #2566, aired 1995-10-30 | THE "LONG" & THE "SHORT" OF IT $500: He was an Emmy-winning writer for "SCTV" before he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" Martin Short |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | SHAKESPEARE $200: In 1936 Orson Welles directed an all-Black cast in this play, setting it in Haiti, not in Scotland Macbeth |
| #2235, aired 1994-04-29 | ODDS & ENDS $400: Originally cast in London, it came to America in 1752 & has been recast twice the Liberty Bell |
| #2223, aired 1994-04-13 | THE LIBERTY BELL $600: It was first cast in 1752 by Thomas Lester's foundry of Whitechapel in this city London |
| #2141, aired 1993-12-20 | ECCLESIASTES $1000: Chapter 11 advises doing this with your loaf "for thou shalt find it after many days" cast (your bread) upon the waters |
| #2102, aired 1993-10-26 | THE BIBLE $100: "Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became" this creature a serpent |
| #1669, aired 1991-11-28 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $600: Ecclesiastes says, "Cast" this "upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days" bread |
| #1623, aired 1991-09-25 | BIBLICAL QUOTES $200: Eccles. 11:1 says cast this "upon the waters: For thou shalt find it after many days" bread |
| #1549, aired 1991-05-02 | WEATHER $200: From the Latin for cast down, it's any form of rain or snow precipitation |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | SHAKESPEAREAN SETTINGS $400: It's set on "an uninhabited island", a long-winded cast shows up anyway The Tempest |
| #1303, aired 1990-04-11 | PEOPLE $200: The cast of "L.A. Law" refers to these married co-stars as "The Tuckerberries" Michael Tucker & Jill Eikenberry |
| #1073, aired 1989-04-12 | TV ACT IT OUT $500 (Daily Double): It's what the cast did while the following played:
"Well now it's time to say good bye to Jed and all his kin. / And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in. / You're all invited back next week to this locality / To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality" [smiling and waving] |
| #875, aired 1988-05-27 | THE CONSTITUTION $400: Article I, Section 3 states it's the only time the Vice President can cast a vote in the Senate in the case of a tie |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | IT'S GREEK TO ME $400: It's from "ostrakon", the potsherd a Greek used to cast his vote whether to banish someone to ostracize |
| #570, aired 1987-02-13 | OLD TESTAMENT $100: The Bible says to cast this "upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" bread |
| #543, aired 1987-01-07 | THE BIBLE $100: Though King Darius didn't want to do it, palace intrigues made him cast Daniel into this the lions' den |
| #543, aired 1987-01-07 | THE BIBLE $200: Pharaoh ordered all baby boys of the Hebrews to be cast into it the Nile |
| #543, aired 1987-01-07 | THE BIBLE $400: During a storm, he told the sailors to cast him into the sea to make it calm Jonah |
| #350, aired 1986-01-10 | STARTS WITH "D" $500: Once it's cast, change is impossible the die |
| #52, aired 1984-11-20 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $1,600 (Daily Double): 1st done to accept a pugilist's challenge, in politics, it means "to enter the competition" throw one's hat into the ring |
| #3, aired 1984-09-12 | BROADWAY $500: 100s of former cast members appeared onstage when it became longest-running show A Chorus Line |
