#24, aired 2024-01-09 | ANIMAL IDIOM BRAINTEASERS $800: Make all the necessary preparations before you start:
G.Y.D.I.A.R. get your ducks in a row |
#8815, aired 2023-02-24 | GET READY FOR THE "G-R-E"s $200: The speedy dog breed the Whippet may have developed from this even faster breed Greyhound |
#8815, aired 2023-02-24 | GET READY FOR THE "G-R-E"s $400: This word now meaning sociable & outgoing comes from the Latin for flock gregarious |
#8815, aired 2023-02-24 | GET READY FOR THE "G-R-E"s $600: This symbol of the U.S. has an eagle on the front & an unfinished pyramid on the reverse the Great Seal |
#8815, aired 2023-02-24 | GET READY FOR THE "G-R-E"s $800: Traditionally made from pomegranates, this red syrup is an ingredient in Shirley Temples grenadine |
#8815, aired 2023-02-24 | GET READY FOR THE "G-R-E"s $1000: John Gardner wrote a novel from the point of view of this monster from an Old English epic Grendel |
#8807, aired 2023-02-14 | YE OLDE BRITISH MONEY $1200: You'll find R-E-I-G-N in this word for a gold one-pound coin depicting one who reigned a sovereign |
#8657, aired 2022-06-07 | WAR GODS $1200: M-O-double R-I-G-A-N spells Morrigan, a Celtic war goddess who turned into this ominous black bird a raven (a crow) |
#8482, aired 2021-10-05 | THAT'S GRAND! $2000: Civil War drummer & bugler Albert Woolson, who died in 1956 at age 109, was the last member of this organization, the G.A.R. the Grand Army of the Republic |
#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 |
#8043, aired 2019-07-24 | LETTER IMPERFECT $1200: The old East Coast accent like Katharine Hepburn's or William F. Buckley's was marked by dropping this letter R |
#7903, aired 2019-01-09 | WHEEL OF JEOPARDY! $400: Three or more giving mutual support
A G R _ _ P
_ _ G a group hug |
#7821, aired 2018-09-17 | COMPAN"EE"S $1000: In 1933 R.G. Dun & Company merged with this rival Bradstreet |
#7753, aired 2018-05-02 | CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS $800: The film "Notes on a Scandal" was rated R, but the music was pure "P.G.", this composer Philip Glass |
#7600, aired 2017-09-29 | NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS $800: In 1948 the winning word was this medical branch that deals with the treatment & prevention of mental illness P-S-Y-C-H-I-A-T-R-Y |
#7600, aired 2017-09-29 | NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS $1200: In 1981 Paige Pipkin buried the competition with this word for an ancient stone coffin S-A-R-C-O-P-H-A-G-U-S |
#7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GEOG. DICT. ABBREV. $1600: G.R.:
this place where wild animals are kept safe a game reserve |
#7374, aired 2016-10-06 | BRITISH SPELLING TEST $400: Recognize R-E-C-O-G-N-I-S-E |
#7070, aired 2015-05-15 | QUINT-O-SENTIAL $1600: The MPAA's 5 movie ratings are G, PG, PG-13, R & this one NC-17 |
#6724, aired 2013-12-05 | THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS $1200: F.R.G. (Federal Republic of) Germany |
#6716, aired 2013-11-25 | 4-LETTER EDIBLES $800: A Greek specialty similar to shawarma, lamb roasted on a spit, shaved off & put in a pita has this 4-letter name a gyro |
#6512, aired 2013-01-01 | KINDLY CORRECT NIGEL'S SPELLING $1000: You will aggravate our quarrel if you persist in failing to recognise my authority R-E-C-O-G-N-I-Z-E |
#6385, aired 2012-05-25 | SPELLING WITH THE STARS $800: The Doors & Patti Smith have both recorded the Van Morrison song shouting this gal's name G-L-O-R-I-A |
#6377, aired 2012-05-15 | THE FIVE $200: The 5 movie ratings in the U.S. are NC-17, R, PG, PG-13 & this one G |
#6182, aired 2011-06-28 | MOVIES BY INITIALS $2000: 2005, Edward R. Murrow versus Joe McCarthy: "G.N.A.G.L." Good Night and Good Luck |
#6113, aired 2011-03-23 | MY PRESIDENTIAL FANTASY DRAFT $1200: His R.E.M. (re-election metric) is killer; he won 49 states--only Minn. said no--& his I.G. (invade Grenada) stats are big, too Ronald Reagan |
#5812, aired 2009-12-15 | FILL IN THE PLAY TITLE $600: David Mamet's
"G.G.R." Glengarry Glen Ross |
#5789, aired 2009-11-12 | SPELLING $800: Not domestic, like a certain French legion F-O-R-E-I-G-N |
#5734, aired 2009-07-09 | CITY SPELLING $200: This S-T-E-E-L C-I-T-Y is the seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H |
#5635, aired 2009-02-20 | THE "-STING" $600: It's the "T" in ETS, the folks who administer the S.A.T. & the G.R.E. testing |
#5509, aired 2008-07-17 | SPELLING "B" $1000: A Marxist adjective for the middle class B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S |
#5465, aired 2008-05-16 | TELEVISION $1000: Jack Coleman, who plays the mysterious H.R.G. on this show, is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin Heroes |
#5436, aired 2008-04-07 | FROM "RAG"s $400: One who dawdles or falls behind a straggler |
#5335, aired 2007-11-16 | CROSSWORD CLUES "G" $800: Playwright A.R., or a stretcher
(6) Gurney |
#4995, aired 2006-05-05 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $800: At the pub, it's beer from a keg, not a bottle D-R-A-U-G-H-T |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | SCRABBLE 50-POINT BONUSES $1600: O, G, N, 2 As, P, R:
A model of excellence paragon |
#4848, aired 2005-10-12 | SPELLING $800: Protect yourself as you spell... G-U-A-R-D-I-A-N |
#4848, aired 2005-10-12 | SPELLING $2000: Put your thoughts in order as you spell... C-H-R-O-N-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
#4846, aired 2005-10-10 | LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES $600: The people on the board that assigns these, such as G & R, have to have had kids ratings |
#4691, aired 2005-01-17 | NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WORDS $1600: Bury yourself (& an ancient Egyptian) in this 1981 winner from the greek for "flesh-eating" S-A-R-C-O-P-H-A-G-U-S |
#4562, aired 2004-06-08 | CELEBRITY SURNAME SPELLING $800: The actress who'll always be TV's Buffy Summers to us G-E-L-L-A-R |
#4562, aired 2004-06-08 | CELEBRITY SURNAME SPELLING $1200: Comic hostess/fish-voicer seen here D-E-G-E-N-E-R-E-S |
#4562, aired 2004-06-08 | CELEBRITY SURNAME SPELLING $2000: Spidey portrayer Tobey M-A-G-U-I-R-E |
#4559, aired 2004-06-03 | A GREEN THUMB $800: You can help plants gro (that's G-R-O) with food or a fertilizer spike from this Scotts Co. brand Miracle-Gro |
#4505, aired 2004-03-19 | SPELL THAT GOVERNOR $600 (Daily Double): Of California, governator Arnold... S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-N-E-G-G-E-R |
#4238, aired 2003-01-22 | SPORTS NAME SPELLING $1600: 1999 100-meter dash record setter Maurice G-R-E-E-N-E |
#4040, aired 2002-03-08 | SPELLING BEE $400: Last name of the only California Governor to become U.S. President R-E-A-G-A-N |
#4022, aired 2002-02-12 | CLASS ACTIONS $600: Competition in which you'd hear, "Asparagus, A-S-P-A-R-A-G-U-S, asparagus" a spelling bee |
#3948, aired 2001-10-31 | SPELL THE LAST NAME $400: Solo aerial Atlantic crosser of 1927 L-I-N-D-B-E-R-G-H |
#3809, aired 2001-03-08 | HISTORIC COUPLES $500: This philandering U.S. pres. called his wife Florence "The Duchess"; we wonder if she had any choice nicknames for him Warren G. Harding |
#3775, aired 2001-01-19 | GEOLOGY $400: Of the 3 main classes of rock, this one accounts for about 75% of all the exposed rocks on land Sedimentary |
#3756, aired 2000-12-25 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $100: Don't lose hope when you spell... D-I-S-C-O-U-R-A-G-E-D |
#3756, aired 2000-12-25 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $300: You have the honor of spelling... P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E |
#3495, aired 1999-11-12 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $1000: Your telepathic abilities might help you in spelling... P-A-R-A-P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y |
#3446, aired 1999-09-06 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME! $200: Things will be sour if you can't spell... V-I-N-E-G-A-R |
#3446, aired 1999-09-06 | SPELL IT OUT FOR ME! $500: You won't be exasperated if you can spell... A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-I-O-N |
#3395, aired 1999-05-14 | SPELL THE LAST NAME $400: Former Defense Secretary Caspar... W-E-I-N-B-E-R-G-E-R |
#3369, aired 1999-04-08 | POP MUSIC $200: This band with an "Appetite for Destruction" is known as G N' R Guns N' Roses |
#3312, aired 1999-01-19 | ORGANIZATIONS $1000: Known as the G.A.R. for short, it was instrumental in establishing a Memorial Day observance Grand Army of the Republic |
#3307, aired 1999-01-12 | SPELL IT OUT $200: A sexy 60-year-old would know how to spell... S-E-X-A-G-E-N-A-R-I-A-N |
#3037, aired 1997-11-11 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $200: This Mandarin orange was named for the city of Tangier T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-E |
#2939, aired 1997-05-15 | "G.R." $100: The Forty-Niners were part of this 19th century "stampede" gold rush |
#2939, aired 1997-05-15 | "G.R." $200: You can't knock this card game, but you can knock in it gin rummy |
#2939, aired 1997-05-15 | "G.R." $300: Informal receptions in the White House are held in this "colorful" place Green Room |
#2939, aired 1997-05-15 | "G.R." $400: Now used as a guide dog for the blind, it was first bred to bring back game birds from frigid water golden retriever |
#2939, aired 1997-05-15 | "G.R." $500: In 1996 he announced a 10-point bill of rights & responsibilities for his talk show to follow Geraldo Rivera |
#2745, aired 1996-07-05 | CELEBRITY SPELLING $100: This Bergman directed Ingrid Bergman in "Autumn Sonata" I-N-G-M-A-R |
#2745, aired 1996-07-05 | CELEBRITY SPELLING $300: Bruce "The Boss", who was "Born To Run" S-P-R-I-N-G-S-T-E-E-N |
#2433, aired 1995-03-15 | "GR" ANIMALS $100: Not every marmot has his day, just this common one of eastern North America the groundhog |
#2298, aired 1994-09-07 | SPELL THAT NAME $300: Mr. Trudeau, the daddy of "Doonesbury" G-A-R-R-Y |
#2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BENJAMIN FRANKLINS $800: Benjamin Franklin Stephenson found the G.A.R., this veterans' organization The Grand Army of the Republic |
#2125, aired 1993-11-26 | SPELLING $400: This word can refer to indigenous people of any country, not just Australia A-B-O-R-I-G-I-N-E |
#1957, aired 1993-02-23 | OH NO! IT'S SPELLING $100: This citrus fruit was named for Tangier, Morocco T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-E |
#1588, aired 1991-06-26 | GEOGRAPHY $400: While the Scottish pronounce it like the British "borough", they spell it like this B-U-R-G-H |
#1493, aired 1991-02-13 | SPELLING $300: For a big date you might buy your girlfriend one of these small pin-on bouquets a C-O-R-S-A-G-E |
#11, aired 1990-08-25 | SPELLING $200: A creamy salad dressing made with raw egg yolk, oil, vinegar or lemon juice & seasonings M-A-Y-O-N-N-A-I-S-E |
#11, aired 1990-08-25 | SPELLING $400: In German it means “lightning war” B-L-I-T-Z-K-R-I-E-G |
#1347, aired 1990-06-12 | SPELLING $100: Montevideo is the capital of this country U-R-U-G-U-A-Y |
#1322, aired 1990-05-08 | THE 3 R's $300: The Romans gave us this letter by adding a small stroke to the letter C G |
#1262, aired 1990-02-13 | SPELLING $100: A native of Tangier or a citrus fruit T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-E |
#1251, aired 1990-01-29 | STARTS WITH "G" $200: Some folks eat these leaping insects jellied, roasted or dipped in honey Grasshoppers |
#1137, aired 1989-07-11 | '50s TV $200: On the 1st "Person to Person" TV show in 1953, he "visited" L. Stokowski, G. Vanderbilt & Roy Campanella Edward R. Murrow |
#1115, aired 1989-06-09 | CELEBRITY SPELLING $100: Colorful last name of colorful "Cabaret" star Joel G-R-E-Y |
#1093, aired 1989-05-10 | SPELLING $500: The "picture writing" of Ancient Egypt H-I-E-R-O-G-L-Y-P-H-I-C-S |
#1028, aired 1989-02-08 | SPELLING $100: Vespucci's first name wasn't America, it was this A-M-E-R-I-G-O |
#1024, aired 1989-02-02 | SPELLING $400: A pie topping made of baked egg whites M-E-R-I-N-G-U-E |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | "G.R." $5 (Daily Double): Group that had its last Top 10 hit with the following: The Grass Roots |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | "G.R." $200: In 1983 she published "Hey, Get Back to Work", the autobiography of Roseanne Roseannadanna Gilda Radner |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | "G.R." $400: This dancer said of break dancing, "You can't dance on your head...it's like flying a plane on the ground" Ginger Rogers |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | "G.R." $600: A player with fewer than 10 points in unmatched cards can lay down his hand in this game gin rummy |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | "G.R." $800: "If I've done anything, I've brought passion to television news," said this controversial talk show host Geraldo Rivera |
#955, aired 1988-10-28 | GAMES $500: Author J.R.R. Tolkien helped inspire G. Gygax & D. Arneson to invent this role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons |
#925, aired 1988-09-16 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: Spelled "G-E-R-D" in Old English where it meant a small stick, it now means a precise length a yard |
#915, aired 1988-07-22 | SPELLING $400: A short intercessory prayer, or as any woman will tell you, the right to vote S-U-F-F-R-A-G-E |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | "G.R." $200: Way to say bye-bye to "bad rubbish" good riddance |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | "G.R." $400: It's home to the John Ball Park & Zoo, Aquinas College, & the Gerald R. Ford Museum Grand Rapids, Michigan |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | "G.R." $600: The 2-word phrase used to describe clothing in the 1st verse of "Rock Around the Clock" glad rags |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | "G.R." $800: Under his leadership, American Motors put out America's 1st successful compact car--the Rambler George Romney |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | "G.R." $1000: The River Jordan, the Red Sea, & Lake Tanganyika lie in this valley that runs from Syria to Mozambique Great Rift Valley |
#757, aired 1987-12-15 | SCIENTIFIC SPELLING $600: Temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 0° C-E-N-T-I-G-R-A-D-E |
#737, aired 1987-11-17 | LETTER PERFECT $1000: Renamed twice since 1966, it was the original MPAA movie rating between G and R M |
#724, aired 1987-10-29 | SPELLING $600: Its capital city is Montevideo U-R-U-G-U-A-Y |
#609, aired 1987-04-09 | SPELLING $100: It's the system of rules under which a language functions, not your mother's mother G-R-A-M-M-A-R |
#568, aired 1987-02-11 | SPELLING $600: The last name of President Reagan's chief of staff R-E-G-A-N |
#467, aired 1986-09-23 | SPELLING $300: A device used to stop the flow of blood through an artery by compression T-O-U-R-N-I-Q-U-E-T |
#359, aired 1986-01-23 | POTPOURRI $200: A. Carnegie, A.G. Bell, & R. L. Stevenson were all born in this country Scotland |
#338, aired 1985-12-25 | ADVERTISING SLOGANS $100: To him, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes are "G--R--R--R--REAT!" Tony the Tiger |
#115, aired 1985-02-15 | TV TRIVIA $400: "Studio 1" drama with R. Bellamy & W. Shatner spawned this series with E.G. Marshall & R. Reed The Defenders |
#42, aired 1984-11-06 | SPELLING $800: George M. Cohan's Irishman spelled his name this way H-A-R-R-I-G-A-N |
#25, aired 1984-10-12 | SPELLING $500: Spelling for word meaning “beaten mixture of egg whites & sugar used as a pie topping” M-E-R-I-N-G-U-E |