| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | WHAT A LITERARY CHARACTER $200: This character who married Melanie instead of Scarlett O'Hara was said to have been based on Doc Holliday Ashley (Wilkes) |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | THIS & THAT $1200: This producer of "The Crazy Heart" & "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtracks has a steak--er, star--on the St. Louis Walk of Fame T Bone Burnett |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | RAPPERS WHO ACT $400: In 1991 he had a rap hit with "O.G. Original Gangster"; 9 years later, he began playing a cop on NBC & he's been doing it ever since Ice-T |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | A LONG RUN ON TV WITH KEN JENNINGS $600: (Ken delivers the clue.) Starting in 1954, it's been Allen, Parr, Carson, Leno, O'Brien & now this funny guy behind the desk on "The Tonight Show" Jimmy Fallon |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | THE "O" MEN $600: Dining out as Ron Swanson on "Parks & Rec", he introduced the "turf & turf. It's a 16-ounce T-bone & a 24-ounce porterhouse" Nick Offerman |
| #8501, aired 2021-11-01 | KANSAS CITY: NEWS CLUES $1000: (Hi, I'm Christel Bell.) In 1997, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opened its new permanent home under the leadership of Buck O'Neill, who had been a star for this Kansas City Negro Leagues team, as had greats like Satchel Paige & Jackie Robinson the Monarchs |
| #8458, aired 2021-08-04 | HOWDY, SHERIFF $400: Sheriff Johnny Behan arrested 3 Earp brothers, also lawmen, after a shootout at this place; the 3 were exonerated the O.K. Corral |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | BOOK-BORNE WORDS & PHRASES $1200: O. Henry called the fictional Central American country of Anchuria this 2-word entity, referring to an export a banana republic |
| #8390, aired 2021-04-30 | SEE 3 "P", "O" $800: Congratulations! You've been this for a credit card you haven't even applied for preapproved |
| #8314, aired 2021-01-14 | 2-LETTER LIT $600: L. Frank Baum said he got the name for this after looking at his file cabinet Oz |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OY! IT'S WORDS FROM "O" TO "Y" $800: Meaning to become bone, this verb is used for ideas that have become fixed ossify |
| #8234, aired 2020-06-11 | TV CATCHPHRASES BY SHOW $1000: "Book 'em, Danno" Hawaii Five-O |
| #8145, aired 2020-01-24 | THIS & THAT $600: O. vulgaris, a species of this mollusk, has been called the most intelligent of all invertebrate animals an octopus |
| #8032, aired 2019-07-09 | 65" $800: In a 1962 biopic 6'2" Peter O'Toole portrayed this 5'5" man whose height may have been stunted by mumps in childhood Lawrence of Arabia |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | ONE "L" OF A DRUG $1200: This topical anesthetic applied in adhesive patches has also been marketed as Burn-O-Jel Lidocaine |
| #7968, aired 2019-04-10 | SWEET "P" $200: Jell-O brand flavors of this include butterscotch & banana cream pudding |
| #7940, aired 2019-03-01 | TV $400: Currently on TBS, he's been on late night TV since 1993, hosting 3 different shows Conan O'Brien |
| #7914, aired 2019-01-24 | BEFORE & ACTOR $1600: A big screen "21 Jump Street" cop who's been seen on "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor" Jonah Hill Harper |
| #7852, aired 2018-10-30 | NO OSCAR FOR YOU! $1200: Glenn Close has been nominated 6 times w/o winning, including as one of a group of reuniting college pals in this film The Big Chill |
| #7734, aired 2018-04-05 | TRANSPORTATION IN SONG $600: Day-o! This Harry Belafonte calypso favorite was featured in a raucous dinner scene in the film "Beetlejuice" the "Banana Boat" (song) |
| #7688, aired 2018-01-31 | GANGSTERS $400: Dion O'Banion ran his gang empire out of a Chicago flower shop...until 3 of this rival's men came by for "flowers" in 1924 (Al) Capone |
| #7679, aired 2018-01-18 | PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS $5,000 (Daily Double): The only president who had been a P.O.W., he was held in Camden, S.C. by the British while just a teenager in 1781 Andrew Jackson |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | SO YOU'VE BEEN INDICTED $800: You didn't whisk anyone off or ask for ransom, but as O.J. found in 2008, keeping someone from leaving can also be this crime kidnapping |
| #7672, aired 2018-01-09 | A BOUNTY OF BAHNEN $1600: The "O" in Adelaide's track-guided O-Bahn Busway came from this word omnibus |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT TRAVELS THROUGH TIME $600: (Nancy O'Dell and Kevin Frazier of Entertainment Tonight present the clue.)
(Kevin) It's November 21, 1980, with an actors' strike pushing the TV season back, it's been 8 months since we saw this character get shot
(Nancy) Tonight, 80 million viewers around the country will finally find out who done it--
(Kevin) My money's on the sister-in-law J.R. |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | GET A LYFT WITH UBER $1000: Airports have been slow to welcome rideshare cars; this busiest one in the U.S. began allowing pickups on Jan. 1, 2017 Atlanta |
| #7293, aired 2016-05-04 | GRAVE MATTERS $800: A Fort Sumner, New Mexico marker lists pals Tom O'Folliard, Charlie Bowdre & William H. Bonney, alias him Billy the Kid |
| #7221, aired 2016-01-25 | SPELLING BEE WORDS $1200: The "boogie woogie flu" has been known to accompany the "rockin'" type of this ailment P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-A |
| #7136, aired 2015-09-28 | "O-M-G"! $600: They've been held in Antwerp, Chamonix & Seoul Olympic games |
| #6991, aired 2015-01-26 | CNN WORLD LANGUAGES $800: (Max Foster delivers the clue.) To keep up on events in London, it helps to have a bit o'knowledge of Cockney rhyming slang, like knowing that the "Baked Bean" is this local personage the Queen |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | PICTURE THE POLITICAN $800: He's the late House Speaker speaking to reporters here Tip O'Neill |
| #6924, aired 2014-10-23 | U.S. MILITARY MEDALS $2,800 (Daily Double): To be eligible for this medal, you must have been held captive after April 5, 1917 the Prisoner of War Medal (P.O.W. Medal) |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | O CAPTAIN! MY LITERATURE CAPTAIN! $4,000 (Daily Double): He "went content to the crocodile"; instead of "Bad form", his last words should have been "Here's seconds!" Captain Hook |
| #6894, aired 2014-07-31 | MEDICAL HISTORY $400: In 1980 this medical organization, the W.H.O., announced that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide World Health Organization |
| #6850, aired 2014-05-30 | WHAT A "CO"-INCIDENCE $400: Made from sand, lime, and cement, this durable applied covering may have been used on pyramids thousands of years ago stucco |
| #6832, aired 2014-05-06 | TECH TALK $200: Android's 4.1 O.S. is called this, just like one of Reagan's favorite treats Jelly Bean |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | CROSSWORD CLUES "O" $1600: "Boom" or "cuckoo", for example
(12) onomatopoeia |
| #6743, aired 2014-01-01 | "O-M-G"! $800: By federal law since 2000, all commercial flights within the U.S. have been this type non-smoking |
| #6678, aired 2013-10-02 | JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR $2000: (Justice Sandra Day O'Connor presents the clue.) From Robert Jackson in Youngstown v. Sawyer to, some say, myself in the church & state case McCreary County v. the American Civil Liberties Union, some important opinions have been this type in which a justice agrees with the majority but for his or her own reasons concurring opinions |
| #6364, aired 2012-04-26 | LITERARY VILLAINS $1200: Pretending to be an ally of Winston Smith in this novel, O'Brien is a party leader who's been watching Winston for years 1984 |
| #6065, aired 2011-01-14 | THEY'RE ON CABLE TV $200: In 2010 he got his own talk show on TBS (though that might not have been his original goal) Conan O'Brien |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | TV ADJECTIVES $1600: Ed O'Neill plays Julie Bowen's dad:
"____ Family" Modern |
| #5937, aired 2010-06-08 | ART HEISTS $6,000 (Daily Double): In 1976 she sued for the return of 3 paintings, claiming they'd been stolen from Alfred Stieglitz' gallery in 1946 Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | "O", 'BAMA $400: Fittingly, this juicy-sounding "Beach" is right next to the Florida border Orange Beach |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | "O", 'BAMA $800: This city's name is the singular version of a mountain range in Arkansas Ozark |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | "O", 'BAMA $1,200 (Daily Double): Population 100, it shares its name with a Tennessee city famous in atomic history Oak Ridge |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | "O", 'BAMA $1600: In Alabama there's one just north of Tuscumbia; in California, it's a neighbor of San Francisco Oakland |
| #5884, aired 2010-03-25 | "O", 'BAMA $2000: Population 500, it hunts in a large constellation Orion |
| #5735, aired 2009-07-10 | DOUBLE DOUBLE "O" $400: Hello... Hey you... Over there! This chocolate drink has been around since the '20s Yoo-hoo |
| #5665, aired 2009-04-03 | BANANARAMA $600: "Daylight come and me wan' go home" is the last line of this song, also known as "Day-O" "The Banana Boat Song" |
| #5576, aired 2008-12-01 | SHAKESPEARE $1200: In this play Guildenstern says, "O, there has been much throwing about of brains" Hamlet |
| #5495, aired 2008-06-27 | SINGERS' SIGNATURE SONGS $1000: "Day-O"
(The Banana Boat Song) Harry Belafonte |
| #5419, aired 2008-03-13 | COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O" $400: This nation has been ruled by the Grimaldi royal family since the 14th century Monaco |
| #5362, aired 2007-12-25 | BOOK DEDICATIONS $2000: This Willa Cather novel about a Bohemian girl was dedicated "in memory of affections old and true" My Antonia |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | THE COLOR PURPLE $400: Established by George Washington in 1782, it can also be given to P.O.W.s who've been mistreated Purple Heart |
| #5321, aired 2007-10-29 | THE 1920s $400: Chicago gangster Dion O'Banion had this civilian trade & started the practice of lavish arrangements at mob funerals a florist |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD $400: On May 20, 2002 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill and this singer began a 10-day economic mission to Africa Bono |
| #5118, aired 2006-12-06 | MILITARY MEN $800: Presley O'Bannon's Marine detachment raised the American flag on the "shores" of this North African state in 1805 Tripoli |
| #4911, aired 2006-01-09 | THE SPORT OF KINGS $1,500 (Daily Double): It's been said that this grandson of Man O' War had more newspaper coverage in 1938 than any public figure Seabiscuit |
| #4897, aired 2005-12-20 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS $100 (Daily Double): "Salut, o terre d'esperance" begins "L'Abidjanaise", the anthem of this nation Ivory Coast |
| #4796, aired 2005-06-13 | SHUT YOUR MOUTH! $400: "Factor" in the idea that this Fox commentator has been known to tell guests in his "No Spin Zone" to "Shut up!" Bill O'Reilly |
| #4793, aired 2005-06-08 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $800: The Earp-Clanton confrontation near this site in 1881 has been called more slaughter than gunfight the O.K. Corral |
| #4785, aired 2005-05-27 | HAVE SOME LEFTOVERS! $800: This "national"-named pot o' mutton, onions & potatoes has been in the fridge since St. Patrick's Day Irish stew |
| #4744, aired 2005-03-31 | THE MUSICAL FRUIT $600: Harry Belafonte: "____ Boat Song (Day-O)" Banana |
| #4735, aired 2005-03-18 | CHERCHEZ LA FEMME $200: Sean Bean,
Sean Young,
Sean O'Casey Sean Young |
| #4689, aired 2005-01-13 | FOOD-O & DRINK-O $800: The taste of this tropical fruit has been described as a mix of peach & pineapple, only sweeter Mango |
| #4572, aired 2004-06-22 | RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! $400: B.I.O.N., herpetologist Bill Haast has been bitten over 150 times by these deadly creatures! snakes |
| #4516, aired 2004-04-05 | DISCO IN-FILM-O $400: Tara on "All My Children", Karen Lynn Gorney was a star of this 1977 disco film that could have been Bee-Gee rated Saturday Night Fever |
| #4135, aired 2002-07-19 | IT'S BEEN FUN $2000: "O" yes, more than 2 million spectators have thrilled to Cirque du Soleil's "O" show at this Las Vegas hotel the Bellagio |
| #3987, aired 2001-12-25 | O CANADA $600: This Canadian-born actor's been a grinch, a riddler & a cable guy Jim Carrey |
| #3873, aired 2001-06-06 | BILLY WILDER FILMS $1000: This 1953 war drama was based on a play by Donald Bevan & Edmund Trzcinski, 2 ex-G.I.'s who'd been P.O.W.s Stalag 17 |
| #3445, aired 1999-07-23 | THE WRITTEN WORD $1000: "Omoo" was Herman Melville's sequel to this 1846 narrative about captive life with a tribe of cannibals Typee |
| #3292, aired 1998-12-22 | "O" $100: Horses can eat them whole; humans eat them after they've been cleaned, toasted, hulled & cleaned again oats |
| #3229, aired 1998-09-24 | HUMORISTS $1000: Patrick Jake are the first 2 names of this writer who's been a Republican & a Maoist, but never a Democrat P.J. O'Rourke |
| #3207, aired 1998-07-07 | JELL-O, EVERYONE $500: In the 1930s Jell-O sponsored a series of "Oz" booklets by this author who died in 1919 L. Frank Baum |
| #3198, aired 1998-06-24 | TRIPLE FEATURES $100: In various versions of this film, Gene Kelly, Don Ameche & Chris O'Donnell have been d'Artagnan The Three Musketeers |
| #3127, aired 1998-03-17 | IRISH AMERICANS $400: Talk show O'Hosts include Rosie O'Donnell & this woman who's been seen "in person" on "Extra" Maureen O'Boyle |
| #3022, aired 1997-10-21 | TV SIDEKICKS $500: Some consider the work of this Conan O'Brien sidekick worthy of a true second banana Andy Richter |
| #3003, aired 1997-09-24 | POLITICIANS $400: Indiana's current governor, Frank L. O'Bannon, ran against Stephen Goldsmith, the mayor of this city Indianapolis |
| #2844, aired 1997-01-02 | TV CHIEFS $200: Looking for the Enterprise's chief Miles O'Brien? He's been transferred to this Star Trek station Deep Space Nine |
| #2476, aired 1995-05-15 | STARTS WITH "Q" $300: C20H24N202 is the formula of this malaria medicine quinine |
| #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | SONGS OF THE '50s $100: This 1957 million seller by Harry Belafonte is also known as "Day-O" "The Banana Boat Song" |
| #1703, aired 1992-01-15 | "O" BOY $600: Insufficient intake of calcium can be a factor in this loss of bone tissue osteoporosis |
| #1611, aired 1991-09-09 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $200: By the time she married Rhett Butler she'd been widowed twice Scarlett O'Hara |
| #1486, aired 1991-02-04 | THE OSCARS $1,000 (Daily Double): These 2 "Becket" stars have each been nominated 7 times without winning Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton |
| #1470, aired 1991-01-11 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $600: Peter Cooper built this locomotive for the B&O RR, which had been using horses to pull the trains Tom Thumb |
| #4, aired 1990-07-07 | DEMOCRATS $1500: William A. O'Neill has been governor of Connecticut since she resigned because of illness Ella Grasso |
| #1341, aired 1990-06-04 | JAZZ $600: For over 50 years "One O'Clock Jump" has been his band's theme song Count Basie |
| #1269, aired 1990-02-22 | VOWELS $400: These 2 vowels have been cast as human blood types; that makes them typecast A & O |
| #1238, aired 1990-01-10 | "BOO"! $500 (Daily Double): This song was written in 1947 in the U.S., not Ireland: Clancy Lowered the Boom |
| #1183, aired 1989-10-25 | FAMOUS COUPLES $300: Tatum O'Neal married him in 1987: it must have been a love match John McEnroe |
| #1017, aired 1989-01-24 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: This conservative former Calif. senator has been called a "Samurai in a tam o'shanter" (S.I.) Hayakawa |
| #777, aired 1988-01-12 | LITERATURE $100: Since 1918, the "O. Henry Awards" have been given to outstanding examples of this form a short story |
| #696, aired 1987-09-21 | ADVERTISING $200: O.J. Simpson has been seen running through airports headed for these a Hertz rental car counter |
| #551, aired 1987-01-19 | NEW ENGLAND $200: The Upper New England climate has been described as "9 months o'" this, "& 3 months o' darn poor sledding" winter |
| #523, aired 1986-12-10 | PUNCH LINES $400: From the huge footprints in the Jell-O How can you tell if there's been an elephant in your refrigerator |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | SWEET SONGS $200: Also called "Day-O", this calypso song was most ap"peel"ing in 1957 "The Banana Boat Song" |
| #182, aired 1985-05-21 | CHILD STARS $400: In '74 she became the youngest person ever to win an acting Oscar Tatum O'Neal |
| #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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