| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | MARINE BIOLOGY $800: The Venus sea fan, a soft type of this, has numerous polyps that grow together in a fanlike pattern, with each polyp having 8 tentacles a coral |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE VOCABULARY OF ICE ICE BABY $800: Slang for a convertible car with a soft cover a ragtop |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | UNDERGROUND $1600: It's a homophone of a word meaning the opposite of easy or soft, but this soft rock made possible the ancient tunnel city of Derinkuyu tuff |
| #9045, aired 2024-02-23 | 2020s & 1920s SLANG $2000: Showing your significant other's hands but no face on the IG is known as this 2-word term, like a preview for a new product a soft launch |
| #3, aired 2024-02-02 | H.P. SAUCE $800: It's the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth; the "soft" one is muscular hard palate |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $400: Book 1 of the ancient work "Elements" deals with basic concepts in this field like "a line is a length without breadth" geometry |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $800: A punk band fronted by Billy Idol, or the group born following the baby boom Gen X (Generation X) |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $1200: I don't have time for your whole idea--just give me this, the essential part gist |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $2000: Anthony Trollope's novels about Barsetshire concern the high class known by this 6-letter word, especially when they owned land the gentry |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $8,400 (Daily Double): In part this herb's name is from the Chinese for "human being" & its roots make it look like one ginseng |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | PAINFUL MEMORIES $2000: Moderate aerobic exercise like swimming may help with this 12-letter chronic condition of severe muscle & soft tissue pain fibromyalgia |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | HATS IN OTHER WORDS $400: Boil an egg this way if you want a solid inside hard boiled |
| #2, aired 2024-01-12 | MINING FOR "ORE" $200: It's a vibration of the soft palate while you sleep snore |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | LET'S TALK ASTRONOMY $2000: This word for when the Moon is between half & full can be pronounced with either a hard or soft "G" sound gibbous |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | GOING SOFT $200: Mongolia's once vast grasslands are being degraded by overgrazing of the goats that produce this soft sweater fabric cashmere |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | GOING SOFT $400: A tender feeling leading to kind treatment, or a synonym for the fontanel on babies' heads a soft spot |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | GOING SOFT $600: Often bigger than the objects of previous cuddleable crazes, these soft favorites were only launched in 2017 Squishmallows |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | GOING SOFT $800: Ken Jeong is now a spokesman for this soft bathroom brand with a fiber in its name Cottonelle |
| #9000, aired 2023-12-22 | GOING SOFT $1000: Sand, silt & clay combine to form this other 4-letter type of soil that's rich, soft & good for gardening loam |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | PICK A SIDE $600: Try a simple salad of tomatoes & this rich, soft cheese with a name that means "buttered" in Italian burrata |
| #8960, aired 2023-10-27 | FABRICS $800: This soft fabric originated in Wales; its name comes from the Welsh gwlanen ("woolen cloth") flannel |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $1600: No, my scapula doesn't have osteomalacia--I'm talking about a road sign meaning the highway's edge is not firm soft shoulder |
| #8955, aired 2023-10-20 | SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD $400: This racket sport named for what the soft rubber balls do when hit against a wall is popular in Bermuda squash |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $1000: Good Britons recycle this metal in their soft-drink cans A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT? $1200: The soft ones are made from high-water-content polymers like hydroxyethyl-methacrylate contact lenses |
| #8918, aired 2023-07-19 | ADD AN E AT THE END $400: A small rounded lump of something soft & a model of the Earth glob & globe |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME $800: The second Mrs. Bush's soft felt hats with creased crowns Laura's fedoras |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | ACCESSORIES $200: This soft French cap is having a fashion moment, thanks in part to "Emily in Paris" a beret |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | 4, 4 $1600: The style of tap dancing that doesn't employ the taps is referred to as this soft shoe |
| #8877, aired 2023-05-23 | YOU'RE SO SHELLFISH $600: Sushi lovers know the main protein in spider rolls is this (soft-shelled) crab |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | PICKING UP THE CZECH $200: The govt. sold the rights to Czech Otto Wichterle's soft type of these vision aids for $330,000 & a company then paid $3 million contact lenses |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | CHAT G-P-T $600: This soft substance is used in nuclear reactor cores & pencils graphite |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | ART TERMS $200: Artists like Joan Miró used drawing sticks called these, also a term for any soft shade of color pastels |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | A REAL BODY BUSY $800: Keepin' busy, this soft, fatty tissue inside your bones makes platelets & oh yeah, billions of new blood cells daily bone marrow |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | RHYME TIME $800: An arbiter of a soft chocolate confection judge fudge |
| #8845, aired 2023-04-07 | TWO SHOES $200: Capezio is a premier maker of the soft flat shoes called these, prized by certain dancers ballet shoes |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | ADJECTIVE THEN NOUN $2000: Political scientist Joseph Nye's term for international influence without wielding force soft power |
| #8838, aired 2023-03-29 | EUROPEAN NATIONAL NICKNAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): Hungarians know their country not as the land of the Huns, but as the land of this nomadic people who settled there in the 9th c. the Magyars |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | HAIR OF THE DOG $600: The Yorkshire Terrier has a coat that's this, soft & strokable; it's actually the name of a similar-looking terrier silky |
| #8823, aired 2023-03-08 | SHAKE IT OFF $2000: As testosterone rises, male moose shake off the soft covering on their antlers known by the name of this plush fabric velvet |
| #8797, aired 2023-01-31 | GET STUFFED! $600: A soft stuffed toy won as a carnival prize is called this; kids call it that too, & sometimes add "ie" a plush |
| #8776, aired 2023-01-02 | THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW $200: It calls itself "The oldest major soft drink in America" Dr Pepper |
| #8775, aired 2022-12-30 | TREE ANATOMY $800: Phloem, which carries nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the tree, is the soft inner layer of this tough stuff bark |
| #8768, aired 2022-12-21 | OF YOUR HEAD $2000: These are the soft parts of a baby's skull the fontanelles |
| #8761, aired 2022-12-12 | WITH A SONG IN YOUR BRAIN $600: To sing in a slow, soft voice, like Bing Crosby to croon |
| #8753, aired 2022-11-30 | A COLORFUL SONG TITLE $1600: This song not really about a soft drink is on the R.E.M. album "Green" "Orange Crush" |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | GET DOWN TO BUSINESS $800: In 2018, Indra Nooyi, the first woman CEO of this soft drink co. stepped down from the role after 24 years with the company PepsiCo |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | HI, FINANCE $400: Tom Freston got fired from Viacom but had a very soft landing thanks to a "golden" this of $100 million parachute |
| #8724, aired 2022-10-20 | 4-LETTER FOOD & DRINK $400: That white crust around this soft French cheese is actually an edible mold of the genus Penicillium brie |
| #8724, aired 2022-10-20 | IT HAS A NAME $1200: In pickleball a drop shot is a soft, short shot from the back of the court; this other 4-letter "D" shot is hit from closer in a dink |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | THE IN MEMORIAM SEGMENT 1922 $200: Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, delegate to Congress from this territory; Theodore Roosevelt wouldn't learn to say his name Hawaii |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | THE SKELETAL SYSTEM $900: Inside your bones is this soft tissue where blood cells & platelets are produced marrow |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | CROSSWORD CLUES "J" $1000: "Soft art"
martial art
(7 letters) jujitsu |
| #8681, aired 2022-07-11 | WOOD $2000: This soft, lightweight red wood is named for a man born in what is now Tennessee around 1775 sequoia |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | POETRY FILL IN THE BLANK $1200: Silverstein: "There is a place where ____ ____ ____ and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white" the sidewalk ends |
| #8589, aired 2022-03-03 | FIBERS & FABRICS $2000: Woolmark wants you to know that this 6-letter type of wool is soft & comfy & Andy Murray plays tennis wearing it merino |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | TOY STORIES $200: This brand's Vortex Vigilon could launch its soft discs up to 50 feet Nerf |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | ANATOMY $2000: While the uvula is a soft flap at the back of the throat, this similar word is the pigmented middle layer of the eye the uvea |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $400: Soft hat worn by Britain's Royal Tank Regiment a beret |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ENDS IN A SILENT T $1000: Drizzled with honey is a popular way to serve this soft French cheese Camembert |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | YACHT ROCK SAILS AGAIN $800: You can always right your ship with "Hey Nineteen" & "Deacon Blues" by this jazzy soft-rock band Steely Dan |
| #8516, aired 2021-11-22 | CHEW ON THIS $200: Some like them hard, but I really enjoy a Bavarian-style one of these twisty, chewy items with sweet mustard a soft pretzel |
| #8514, aired 2021-11-18 | OUT OF THE CRADLE $600: Soft silicate substance talc |
| #8503, aired 2021-11-03 | 10-, 11- & 12-LETTER WORDS $1600: Some describe this old timey soft drink as tasting like licorice; others, like root beer sarsaparilla |
| #8495, aired 2021-10-22 | YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION $1,800 (Daily Double): Nearly 30 years after the 1989 one in Czechoslovakia, Armenia had its own revolution named for this soft fabric velvet |
| #8445, aired 2021-07-16 | 6-LETTER THE BETTER $2000: This end-of-the-alphabet word is a warm, soft western breeze zephyr |
| #8429, aired 2021-06-24 | 5 SCOOPS OF ICE CREAM $200: Tom Carvel is famous for this type of ice cream created when truck problems caused his product to melt soft serve |
| #8428, aired 2021-06-23 | A CATEGORY IN 5 ACTS $800: This European country's history of being permissive on soft drugs dates back to its 1919 Opium Act the Netherlands |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | DESCRIPTIVE WORDS $2000: Cretaceous pertains to this soft rock chalk |
| #8406, aired 2021-05-24 | WHAT TO WEAR $1000: The soft underfur of a Tibetan goat gives this cashmere shawl its name, which is partly derived from Urdu a pashmina |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | CLICHÉS $800: A soft bed & a warm fire are "creature" these, appealing to our animal nature as opposed to more spiritual needs comforts |
| #8376, aired 2021-04-12 | AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK $1000: They call me this cherryish-flavored soft drink, introduced by Coca-Cola in 1972 to rival Dr Pepper Mr. Pibb |
| #8331, aired 2021-02-08 | TECHNOLOGY $1000: (Reshma Saujani presents the clue.) Analyzing facial & speech patterns, soft biometrics signatures help combat these videos that can make someone appear to say things they've never spoken deepfakes |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | RESPONSES IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION $2000: Romeo says, "But soft!", asks this question & continues, "it is the east, & Juliet is the sun" "What light through yonder window breaks?" |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | WORD ORIGINS $1600: This original longer name for a certain musical instrument comes from Italian words for "soft" & "loud" pianoforte |
| #8299, aired 2020-12-10 | WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR HEAD? $400: On safari? Wear this helmet whose name mentions a soft internal plant tissue pith |
| #8290, aired 2020-11-27 | PALINDROMES $1000: Tumbling on soft mats is naturally part of the fun at this place where kids can take classes & have birthday parties My Gym |
| #8283, aired 2020-11-18 | FOOD $600: It's Christmas, and we got a batch of this semi-soft candy--yum fudge |
| #8278, aired 2020-11-11 | SHE SHOOTS $600: 19th century rivals ridiculed Julia Margaret Cameron's blurry photos; she's now revered as a pioneer of soft "this" focus |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | LET IT ROLL! $800: This spiny omnivore can roll into a ball & float on its back; its porcupine-like spines protect its soft belly a hedgehog |
| #8248, aired 2020-09-30 | ALL MY TROUBLES $200: I tried soft, I tried rigid gas permeable, my eyes still don't feel right with these contact lenses |
| #8237, aired 2020-09-15 | IT COMES FROM ANIMALS $200: These 4-letter soft feathers are used to stuff pillows down |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS $400: I tried to lather up with this soft greasy stone that's mostly talc, but teacher said not to use it as shampoo soapstone |
| #8209, aired 2020-04-23 | EVERY BODY $400: In babies, this, AKA the patella, is soft cartilage; it doesn't form into bone until between the ages of 3 & 5 the kneecap |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | SILICON VALLEY $1,200 (Daily Double): This extremely soft silicate with a hardness of 1 is ground up to make a popular body powder talc |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | MOCK MEATS $1000: This 6-letter Indian soft cheese has been substituting for meat for centuries paneer |
| #8, aired 2020-01-14 | PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS $1200: Thomas Carlyle described a leader as "soft of speech...yet with an inflexible rigor of command": this metaphor an iron hand in a velvet glove |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | SOFT WORDS $200: The King James Bible sayeth, "A soft answer turneth away" this synonym for anger wrath |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | SOFT WORDS $400: "The Long Goodbye" finds this gumshoe describing various blondes, including a shadowy one who "speaks softly out of nowhere" Philip Marlowe |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | SOFT WORDS $600: In a poem by this 3-named guy, Evangeline whispers to Gabriel, "If we love one another, nothing, in truth, can harm us" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | SOFT WORDS $800: In "Thus Spake Zarathustra", he wrote, "The voice of beauty speaks softly: it steals only into the most awakened souls" Friedrich Nietzsche |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | SOFT WORDS $1000: In Poe's "The Raven", her whispered name is heard in the darkness Lenore |
| #8123, aired 2019-12-25 | 9-LETTER WORDS $1000: "S" is for "soft" in the name of this easily carved rock. It's basically talc soapstone |
| #8113, aired 2019-12-11 | A HAT TIP TO YOU $200: Still popular, this flat, soft cap is named for the bygone professional who said, "Paper, mister?" a newsboy |
| #8102, aired 2019-11-26 | SCRAMBLED EGGS $1000: FLOOD BITES soft-boiled |
| #8089, aired 2019-11-07 | LET'S EAT $800: Considered a delicacy, the soft, green tomalley is this internal organ of a lobster the liver |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | ACCENTS $800: In Latin America, this word of thanks is pronounced with a soft "C"; in most of Spain, the "C" is said as a "th" gracias |
| #8067, aired 2019-10-08 | COMPUTER KEYBOARDS $400: Helping you with a soft reboot, this 3-key step was chosen as it was nigh impossible to engage using only one hand Control-Alt-Delete |
| #8064, aired 2019-10-03 | FOOTWEAR $800: Originally worn by Plains Indians, these soft shoes get their name from a Native American language moccasins |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | DESCRIBING THE CASINO GAME $400: There's no joy in a push;
soft numbers, hard choices;
a "split" personality blackjack |
| #8012, aired 2019-06-11 | BABY $1000: This soft spot on the cranium of an infant hardens with time a fontanelle |
| #8011, aired 2019-06-10 | OUT TO "C" $1000: If we had tactile as well as video clues, we could demonstrate how soft & soapy this mineral feels talc |
| #7997, aired 2019-05-21 | POTENT POTABLES $400: To make a Long Island iced tea, combine vodka, tequila & other booze with sour mix & this soft drink Coke |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.) A descent vehicle, like the one in this clean room, was used to create a soft landing using the sky crane maneuver to lower this inquisitive rover to the surface in 2012 Curiosity |
| #7952, aired 2019-03-19 | VOCABULARY $1600: This South American rodent has velvety-soft fur & can be kept as a pet the chinchilla |
| #7943, aired 2019-03-06 | IN THE "MI"DDLE $400: In 1964 Royal Crown Cola introduced one of the first soft drink beverage cans made of this aluminum |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | ARTS & CULTURE $800: A simile compares white skin to this ceramic material first made in China that has hard- & soft-paste types porcelain |
| #7932, aired 2019-02-19 | PARIS POTPOURRI $1600: Used for casts & molds, plaster of Paris is made from this soft mineral gypsum |
| #7919, aired 2019-01-31 | OFFICIAL STATE FOODS $1000: Soft-shelled after molting, this "colorful" creature is Maryland's state crustacean the blue crab |
| #7916, aired 2019-01-28 | BLACKJACK $1000: Aces can be used as one or an 11, but when you're using an ace as an 11, your total is deemed this "comfy" adjective soft |
| #7903, aired 2019-01-09 | FOOD & DRINK $200: Oh, yeah! This non-carbonated beverage is Nebraska's state soft drink Kool-Aid |
| #7895, aired 2018-12-28 | ALTERED CARBON $3,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) A sheet of carbon atoms is formed by strong covalent bonds. However, the bonds connecting multiple sheets are much weaker, resulting in this soft substance, used in pencils graphite |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | CONFUSING LYRICS $400: "Don't touch me please, I cannot stand the way you tease", warns this Soft Cell song, then a few "touch me, baby"s "Tainted Love" |
| #7887, aired 2018-12-18 | CLOTHES MAKE THE IDIOM $1000: To understand another, try "walking a mile" in these soft leather shoes moccasins |
| #7882, aired 2018-12-11 | THE SUN'S GETTING REAL LOW $2000: From the Latin for "to spread", it's the kind of soft light right before sunset that's great for photography diffused |
| #7880, aired 2018-12-07 | IT'S JUST GRASS, MAN $2000: A member of the dog family is in the name of this common meadow grass with soft, brush-like flowering spikes foxtail |
| #7879, aired 2018-12-06 | I NEED YOU TO KEEP ME WARM $600: This type of comforter stuffed with the soft underfeathers from geese & ducks an eiderdown |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | VISITING ATLANTA $400: Maybe you'll crack the secret recipe when you visit the "World of" this soft drink Coca-Cola |
| #7870, aired 2018-11-23 | THE SHORT FORM $800: Piano is Italian for "soft" & short for this word meaning "soft loud" pianoforte |
| #7867, aired 2018-11-20 | THE HUMAN BODY $800: The roof of the mouth consists of a hard this & a soft this; one is a plate of bone & the other is muscle & connective tissue a palate |
| #7860, aired 2018-11-09 | ON THE MENU $200: In 1979 it rolled out its Happy Meal--a burger, fries, cookies, a soft drink &, of course, a toy McDonald's |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | WE'LL GO "R"s $1200: To make light, soft sounds, or to steal cattle, which would likely be a bit louder rustle |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | GETTING SPECIFIC AT GENERAL HOSPITAL $1000: (Maura West and Laura Wright give the clue as Ava and Carly from General Hospital.) "When I'm fully recovered, Carly, you won't be able to stop me"
"No matter how many operations you have Ava, your soul will still suffer from this necrosis of soft tissues, from the Greek & Latin for 'gnawing away'" gangrene |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | 3 CONSONANTS, NO VOWELS $1000: A noise made by vibration of the soft palate at certain times zzz |
| #7821, aired 2018-09-17 | LETTUCE BEGIN $1000: Here's a bunch of this lettuce named for its soft texture butter lettuce |
| #7811, aired 2018-07-23 | THE SECRET OF HOMONYM $400: A soft chocolate candy, or to avoid being specific about details fudge |
| #7810, aired 2018-07-20 | HANDWEAR $600: This soft, delicate leather used to make gloves comes from young goats kid |
| #7802, aired 2018-07-10 | GOOD GROOMING $1000: Rough elbows can benefit from this type of product that hydrates & softens, from the Latin for "soft" emollient |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | A VANILLA CATEGORY $400: August 6 is the national day for these floats, mixed with vanilla soft-serve at A&W restaurants root beer floats |
| #7788, aired 2018-06-20 | BEFORE HUMANITY $800: This fossilized tree resin can yield very ancient lizards trapped in it with their soft tissue intact amber |
| #7783, aired 2018-06-13 | "S"EVEN LETTER WORDS $1000: A cancerous growth of the soft tissues, usually appearing at first as a painless swelling a sarcoma |
| #7776, aired 2018-06-04 | LOOKIN' BACK TEXAS $200: This "medicinal" soft drink was created in 1885 at Morrison's old corner drugstore in Waco Dr. Pepper |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | EXPORTS $400: Swaziland ships lots of soft drink concentrate; some say this company controls 40% of the land's GDP Coca-Cola |
| #7751, aired 2018-04-30 | HIPSTERY $1200: In the 1860s Loepold Lairitz made a vegan type of this soft wool or cotton fabric--no word on if they offered plaid flannel |
| #7749, aired 2018-04-26 | CHEESY MASHUPS $800: A semi-soft cheese big in pizza stretches to be a female jazz & scat singing superstar mozzarella Fitzgerald |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | A WORD IN YOUR EAR $400: It's a 4-letter word for the soft part of the external ear lobe |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | PAPER TERMS $1600: It's a soft & gauzy type of paper, or a cell structure in the body of an animal or plant tissue |
| #7738, aired 2018-04-11 | REMEMBER YOUR MUSIC LESSONS $1000: Sustain & soft are these parts of a piano the pedals |
| #7734, aired 2018-04-05 | MINE-APOLIS $200: Galena, Illinois is so-named because Galena, a sulfide of this soft metal, was mined there lead |
| #7733, aired 2018-04-04 | BIG 12 SCHOOLS $600: Though its name connotes more engineering than soft rock tunes, this Lubbock U. boasts John Denver as an alum Texas Tech |
| #7687, aired 2018-01-30 | LOGO A-GOGO $200: The dynamic ribbon device (aka "the wave") is part of the logo of this soft drink Coca-Cola |
| #7676, aired 2018-01-15 | ENDS IN DOUBLE LETTERS $800: Soft down, or a slang term for the police fuzz |
| #7655, aired 2017-12-15 | COKE SLOGANS THROUGH THE YEARS $200: 1989:
"The official soft drink of" this season summer |
| #7651, aired 2017-12-11 | 20th CENTURY ART $1600: The basic style of the color field paintings by this Russian-born man is 2 or 3 soft-edged rectangles of color (Mark) Rothko |
| #7650, aired 2017-12-08 | HAMMER $1000: The hammers on most pianos are covered with this soft 4-letter material felt |
| #7645, aired 2017-12-01 | CZECHNOLOGY $1600: In 1963 Czech chemist Otto Wichterle used new HEMA plastics to make the first soft type of these contact lenses |
| #7644, aired 2017-11-30 | THE HUMAN BODY $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an illustration of the upper airway.)Tissue like the soft palate in the upper airway can collapse during sleep, causing snoring as well as this disorder, from the Greek for "without breath" apnea |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | CHEESY NAME ORIGINS $800: A soft, creamy cheese:
Italian for "beautiful country" Bel Paese |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | LOVE SONGS, NOTHING BUT '80s LOVE SONGS $1600: "This tainted love you given, I give you all a boy could give you, take my tears & that's not nearly all... tainted love" Soft Cell |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | FIRST-TIME RESPONSES $2000: From the Latin for "porridge", it's a soft, warm mass placed on an aching or injured body part a poultice |
| #7623, aired 2017-11-01 | BORROWED WORDS $2000: This name for soft, fur-lined boots is from a native word for "bearded seal", which they could be made from mukluks |
| #7603, aired 2017-10-04 | FOOD & DRINK $400: In diner slang, an "M.D." isn't a Mountain Dew but this soft drink Dr Pepper |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: A tabor is a small one of these with a soft calfskin head & one or more snares a drum |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | CLAM UP $600: This soft-shell clam named for 1 way it's cooked is pronounced in New England to rhyme with "Lima" a steamer clam |
| #7586, aired 2017-09-11 | REJECTED GREETING CARDS $800: "Nice surgery! You finally vented" this soft, purplish organ, that filters blood & stores platelets spleen |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | GIVE ME 5 "CC"s $400: A type of snake, or that old soft shoe moccasin |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU $800: I'll do this, tap dance without the metal taps soft-shoe |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | 2 BY 4 $1000: Term for the practice of a new restaurant letting diners in to work out the kinks before officially launching a soft open |
| #7526, aired 2017-05-08 | ALSO FOUND IN THE CLASSROOM $1600: Cliffs made of this form of soft, fine-grained white limestone rise on both sides of the Strait of Dover chalk |
| #7498, aired 2017-03-29 | FOOTWEAR $200: Minnetonka has been making these soft leather Native American shoes since 1946 moccasins |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | WOMEN WRITERS $400: For 10 years she wrote for Entertainment Weekly; since she published "Gone Girl", EW covers her Gillian Flynn |
| #7462, aired 2017-02-07 | EYE HEALTH $1600: A new type of plastic called hema allowed Bausch + Lomb to introduce these in 1971 soft contact lenses |
| #7417, aired 2016-12-06 | MINING FOR "ORE" $200: It's a vibration of the soft palate while you sleep a snore |
| #7410, aired 2016-11-25 | GRAND THEFT "OO" $400: Lose both "O"s from the end of this "forbidden" word & you're left with this soft drink taboo & TaB |
| #7399, aired 2016-11-10 | THE ELEMENTS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew bends a chicken bone like rubber.) Look what happens when a strong, healthy bone is soaked in vinegar; the acidic acid dissolves this key element, atomic No. 20; without it, the bone becomes soft & weak calcium |
| #7341, aired 2016-07-11 | ROCKS $600: Soft rock gems by this singer include "Song Sung Blue" & "Heartlight" Neil Diamond |
| #7320, aired 2016-06-10 | ITALIAN FOOD $400: Caprino, usually made from the milk of this animal, is a soft cheese that will highlight your spinach omelet a goat |
| #7296, aired 2016-05-09 | ASIAN CAPITAL CITIES $1200: This capital of Bangladesh is in the heart of the world's largest jute-growing region Dhaka |
| #7286, aired 2016-04-25 | FOR THE SOLE $4,000 (Daily Double): The name of these soft leather loafers comes from an Algonquin word for "shoes" moccasins |
| #7258, aired 2016-03-16 | THE WRIGHT BROTHERS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Wright Brothers Nat'l Memorial.) Seeking a place for test flights with strong winds, privacy & sand for soft landings, the Wrights wrote a letter to the U.S. weather bureau & received a list of possible locations; this small fishing village on North Carolina's Outer Banks was just perfect Kitty Hawk |
| #7256, aired 2016-03-14 | 1,000 FOODS TO EAT BEFORE YOU DIE $200: Mimi Sheraton describes this delicacy as "tiny, glistening black-diamond beads that lie silky soft on the tongue" caviar |
| #7254, aired 2016-03-10 | IT'S HYPHENATED $200: Among its other soft drinks are Fresca & Barq's root beer Coca-Cola |
| #7240, aired 2016-02-19 | GREEN STUFF $1,000 (Daily Double): With soft needles & an attractive shape, the Norfolk island type of this tree is good for indoor use a pine |
| #7236, aired 2016-02-15 | WHAT THE "H"? $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.) The warm & soft wool of the alpaca is low in substances that irritate human skin, making it popular for garments that are this, meaning "unlikely to cause immunological reaction" hypoallergenic |
| #7232, aired 2016-02-09 | LEATHER $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a piece of leather.) This type of soft leather is named for a European mountain goat antelope whose skin was used in cleaning & shining chamois |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | NON-POTENT POTABLES $200: In 1916 this soft drink introduced its iconic contoured bottle Coca-Cola |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | NON-POTENT POTABLES $400: "Oh, yeahhh!" Artificially fruit-flavored & made from powder, it's the state soft drink of Nebraska Kool-Aid |
| #7216, aired 2016-01-18 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1600: To avoid being overheard, you speak this way in soft tones, Italian for "under voice" sotto voce |
| #7215, aired 2016-01-15 | THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER $400: biography.com says this recent leader "is known for his blunt yet soft-spoken demeanor, love of boxing and Mormon faith" Harry Reid |
| #7213, aired 2016-01-13 | CUTS LIKE A KNIFE $400: From the Latin for "saw-shaped", it's an adjective for a knife designed to cut soft foods like tomatoes & bread serrated |
| #7205, aired 2016-01-01 | A NEW BABY $1000: It's okay to gently touch these soft spots on baby's head; they're covered with a tough membrane a fontanel |
| #7203, aired 2015-12-30 | "RAG"s $800: It's slang for a convertible automobile with a soft cover a ragtop |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | COOKING METHODS $1000: From the Latin for "to make soft", it's soaking food, usually fruit, in a liquid in order to infuse it with the liquid's flavor macerate |
| #7163, aired 2015-11-04 | MERRIAM-WEBSTER NEW WORDS $800: It's the type of "money" contributed to nonprofits but really used for political means dark money |
| #7136, aired 2015-09-28 | COMPUTER HISTORY $400: The alternative to hard disk wasn't called soft disk but this, & 5 billion a year were sold in the mid-'90s floppy disk |
| #7135, aired 2015-09-25 | SHELL $400: The blue species of this crustacean is commonly eaten soft-shell, which means it is newly molted a crab |
| #7130, aired 2015-09-18 | THE DETERGENT SERIES $2000: Beneficent:
This detergent designed to make babies' clothes soft & fresh was introduced in 1933 Dreft |
| #7119, aired 2015-07-23 | MEDICAL MATTERS $800: An inguinal type of this occurs when soft tissue protrudes through a weak point or tear in the lower abdomen a hernia |
| #7113, aired 2015-07-15 | SPORTS INJURIES $800: For a soft tissue injury such as a sprain or strain, RICE is recommended--that is rest, ice, compression & this elevation |
| #7089, aired 2015-06-11 | A GAME OF H‑O‑R‑S‑E $600: To steal livestock, or to cause soft sounds rustle |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | SOFT ROCK $200: This French-Canadian woman topped the adult contemporary charts with "The Power Of Love" & "All By Myself" Céline Dion |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | SOFT ROCK $400: Putting the "easy" into easy listening, Lionel Richie sang, "That's why I'm easy, I'm easy like" this Sunday morning |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | SOFT ROCK $600: Now known as Yusuf Islam, he embarked on the Peace Train Tour in 2014 Cat Stevens |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | SOFT ROCK $800: In the '80s this duo had a string of hits beginning with "Lost In Love" & "All Out Of Love" Air Supply |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | SOFT ROCK $1000: Seals & Crofts made us feel fine with this tune, "blowing through the jasmine in my mind" "Summer Breeze" |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS $1000: This organization, the NKF for short, asks that you consider being a living donor the National Kidney Foundation |
| #7083, aired 2015-06-03 | THE ORIFICE $1600: This soft tissue forms the innermost structure of a tooth & contains nerves & blood vessels pulp |
| #7079, aired 2015-05-28 | PAINTERS & PAINTINGS $800: Looking at soft Camembert cheese inspired him to paint soft pocket watches in "The Persistence of Memory" (Salvador) Dalí |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | YOU $800: ...have 23 intervertebral these, each composed of a soft center surrounded by a tough, flexible ring a disc |
| #7019, aired 2015-03-05 | THROWING SHADE $1000: Soft or white, types of this tree produce needles in bunches of 5; hard or yellow, in bundles of 2 or 3 a pine |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | BUT NOT CHILLY $800: Rhyming, fur-lined soft boot that keeps eskimos' tootsies warm mukluks |
| #6991, aired 2015-01-26 | THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS $400: The Tiger-Lily says these talk because the ground is hard: "In most gardens... they make the beds too soft" & they sleep flowers |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | THERE'S A NAME FOR THAT $2000: These soft spots in a baby's skull enable the head to pass through the birth canal the fontanel |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | FRYER TUCK $200: Tuck makes his own fried this soft drink dubbed "most creative" at the Texas state fair; have one & a smile Coke (or Coca-Cola) |
| #6938, aired 2014-11-12 | ANATOMICAL ETYMOLOGY $2000: Though it doesn't look like one, the name of this piece of flesh that hangs from the soft palate means "little grape" uvula |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | BEVERAGES $1000: This soft drink once used the slogan "It'll tickle yore innards" Mountain Dew |
| #6910, aired 2014-10-03 | VOCABULARY $1600: The French for another European country gives us this name of a soft napped leather suede |
| #6904, aired 2014-09-25 | AMERICANA $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Deadwood, SD) Born Martha Cannary, this hard-drinking legend
of the old west had a soft side, too, caring for the victims of the 1878 smallpox epidemic in Deadwood. Her dying request? "Bury me beside Wild Bill" Calamity Jane |
| #6892, aired 2014-07-29 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: The proverbially soft or vulnerable part of the body exposed here the underbelly |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | FOOD, FAST & SLOW $200: Martha Stewart's quick way to make these eggs is to remove them from the water just as it starts to boil soft-boiled eggs |
| #6883, aired 2014-07-16 | TOYS $200: This soft modeling compound was originally offered in off-white; the red, yellow & blue 3-pack came in 1957 Play-Doh |
| #6880, aired 2014-07-11 | BEAUTY & SKIN CARE PRODUCTS $800: Latin mollis, "soft", gives us the name of this type of skin product emollient |
| #6879, aired 2014-07-10 | WHISKEY $400: A seven & seven features Seagram's 7 & this soft drink; add a lemon twist & down it goes 7Up |
| #6877, aired 2014-07-08 | HERE'S YOUR HAT $800: England's Yeoman Warders wear this hat with a narrow brim & soft high crown & are also called by that name beefeaters |
| #6869, aired 2014-06-26 | THEY OWN IT $800: Dasani & Sprite:
This soft drink concern Coca-Cola |
| #6868, aired 2014-06-25 | "HERM"-ETICALLY $600: Soft-bodied crustacean that lives in the castoffs of others a hermit crab |
| #6866, aired 2014-06-23 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $600: The envelope, please: Nebraska's state soft drink is this kiddie favorite invented in the state in 1927 Kool-Aid |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | A SOFT TOUCH $200: "Do not go" this "into that good night" gentle |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | A SOFT TOUCH $400: Woolite has a version "specially formulated to take care of" this type of garment delicate |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | A SOFT TOUCH $600: Moderate in force, like certain winds, or in Britain, a beer with a blander taste than bitter mild |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | A SOFT TOUCH $800: From the Latin lenis, "soft", it means tolerant or permissive, say, with your kids lenient |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | A SOFT TOUCH $1000: A railroad car attached to steam locomotives to carry fuel & water tender |
| #6853, aired 2014-06-04 | MICHIGAN ODDS & ENDS $1000: This 1860s Detroiter's name is on a ginger ale that's the oldest existing U.S. bottled soft drink (James) Vernor |
| #6844, aired 2014-05-22 | YOU $1600: This soft, purplish organ with sinusoids may be removed if one has cancer of the lymphatic system spleen |
| #6797, aired 2014-03-18 | POTTERY $800: Hard paste, soft paste & bone china are the 3 main types of this ceramic porcelain |
| #6792, aired 2014-03-11 | VICE PRESIDENTS $800: In 1814 this VP from Mass. for whom a political term is named died in office having served less than 2 years (Elbridge) Gerry |
| #6789, aired 2014-03-06 | CONSIDER THAT A DIVORCE $400: In 1982 this future German chancellor got a divorce after 5 years of marriage but kept the last name Angela Merkel |
| #6788, aired 2014-03-05 | NATURE $1200: The soft underfur of this animal is known as qiviut & is prized as one of the lightest & warmest wools in the world the muskox |
| #6786, aired 2014-03-03 | ON THE "GO" $1000: The coat of soft hair that covers a newborn baby lanugo |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | I'D LIKE A SOFT DRINK $200: This "medical" soda is advertised as being made from 23 different flavors Dr Pepper |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | I'D LIKE A SOFT DRINK $400: This bean is the distinctive flavoring that makes a cream soda vanilla |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | I'D LIKE A SOFT DRINK $600: Barq's is an "old tyme" variety of this soft drink root beer |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | I'D LIKE A SOFT DRINK $800: Yee-haw! This cowboy cocktail for kids is made with Coca-Cola, grenadine syrup & a cherry a Roy Rogers |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | I'D LIKE A SOFT DRINK $1000: A Detroit pharmacist created the Vernors brand of this soft drink in 1866 ginger ale |
| #6750, aired 2014-01-10 | WINDOW QUOTES $2000: But soft! In "Romeo and Juliet", this question precedes "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" "What light through yonder window breaks?" |
| #6743, aired 2014-01-01 | TAKE A WALK ON THE MILD SIDE $800: The posterior muscular portion that separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity is this palate the soft palate |
| #6732, aired 2013-12-17 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $2000: Soft feathers from the breast of a certain duck eiderdown |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | CHIPS $200: Keebler's Soft Batch these are "so soft, they taste like they're home-baked!" chocolate chip cookies |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | STARTS & ENDS WITH A VOWEL $800: It's soft; it's pendulous; it's one of the 2 on your head an earlobe |
| #6706, aired 2013-11-11 | CARBONATION NATION $800: I've been billed as "a great tasting soft drink that's strong & bold & refreshing"; they call me Mr. this! Mr. Pibb |
| #6704, aired 2013-11-07 | THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES $800: Made from a certain type of rabbit's coat, this soft, fuzzy yarn was a hit in 1980s sweaters angora |
| #6687, aired 2013-10-15 | HATS ALL, FOLKS $600: The lady wore this soft cap with a round top, "the kind you find in a secondhand store" a beret |
| #6672, aired 2013-09-24 | OH, "G"! $600: With both a hard & a soft G, this word means to eat gluttonously to gorge |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | IN THE DICTIONARY $1600: It can mean soft or delicate or, on U.S. currency, money offered for payment of a debt tender |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | "U" KNOW IT $1000: Hey, Babs! This hangs from the middle of the soft palate uvula |
| #6628, aired 2013-06-12 | AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK $200: Packets of this fruity soft drink were first sold through the mail in 1927 for 10 cents apiece Kool-Aid |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | TIME FOR SOME HAIR CARE $600: Judging by its name, this kind of perm producing soft curls should have a pH below 7.0 an acid perm |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | 10-MILLION-SELLING ALBUMS $800: His soft sax sounds on "Breathless" Kenny G |
| #6601, aired 2013-05-06 | ROCKS & MINERALS $800: Composed mostly of talc, this soft rock derives its name from its greasy feel, but don't try to wash with it soapstone |
| #6599, aired 2013-05-02 | AMERICANA $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Scholars have mapped the U.S. based on what people in each region call soft drinks like Coke & ginger ale; In the highlighted areas here, they use the word "pop"; in these areas here, they use this word soda |
| #6596, aired 2013-04-29 | SCIENCE IS A 7-LETTER WORD $3,000 (Daily Double): Examples of this type of soft-bodied invertebrate include the snail & the octopus a mollusk |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | CAVES $1200: The walls of Oklahoma's Alabaster Caverns are formed of this soft white mineral often used to make drywall gypsum |
| #6592, aired 2013-04-23 | TASTE BUDS $200: Roy Allen partnered with Frank Wright to sell this soft drink, hence the A&W brand name root beer |
| #6577, aired 2013-04-02 | WHO MAKES THAT? $2000: A box of 24 medium soft lead No. 2s, "the world's best pencil" (Dixon) Ticonderoga |
| #6576, aired 2013-04-01 | GOOD EATS $200: The blue, soft-shelled type of this is a Maryland specialty crab |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | DRINKS $200: This lemon-lime soft drink encourages you to "obey your thirst" Sprite |
| #6570, aired 2013-03-22 | WE'RE ON MARS! $2000: Seen here in a model, on July 20th, 1976, this first U.S. Mars lander successfully soft-landed Viking |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | ONE DIRECTION $800: Per the College Board, for the multiple choice part of the SAT: use this type of "pencil & a soft eraser" a number 2 pencil |
| #6526, aired 2013-01-21 | SWANS $1000: Despite its name, this least vocal swan species can make soft grunting sounds a mute swan |
| #6493, aired 2012-12-05 | WE'RE AFTER SOME CONSISTENCY $2000: Many plants are afflicted by this type of mildew named for feeling like soft feathers downy |
| #6492, aired 2012-12-04 | NUCLEAR ENERGY $800: The 1st controlled nuclear reaction was produced in 1942 by using uranium & uranium oxide embedded in this soft carbon graphite |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | CHICAGO THE BEAUTIFUL $400: (First Lady Michelle Obama presents the clue.) This poet was so right in 1904 when he called Chicago "a tall bold slugger set vivid against the little soft cities" Carl Sandburg |
| #6472, aired 2012-11-06 | LONG SONGS $800: In the version that's combined with "Where Did Our Love Go", this Soft Cell hit goes on for 9 minutes "Tainted Love" |
| #6470, aired 2012-11-02 | NOSH $200: For your bagel Kraft's Philadelphia brand makes schmears of this in brick, soft & whipped forms cream cheese |
| #6468, aired 2012-10-31 | OUTSIDE $2,000 (Daily Double): Believe it or not, the smooth soft-shelled species of this reptile can often outrun a man on level ground a turtle |
| #6463, aired 2012-10-24 | THE "OK" CORRAL $800: In "The Grapes of Wrath", "the owners knew they were soft and" these people "strong" the Okies |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | BUFFETT TALKS BUSINESS $200: (Warren Buffett delivers the clue.) I believe in productive assets that will keep delivering output in 100 years; people will still buy products from companies like this soft drink maker of which Berkshire Hathaway owns 8.8% Coca-Cola |
| #6454, aired 2012-10-11 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $800: As a noun it refers to soft mud or slime; as a verb it means to leak out slowly, as through a small opening ooze |
| #6434, aired 2012-08-02 | IN CASE YOU'RE THIRSTY $800: Created in Atlanta, this soft drink was being sold in every state & territory of the U.S. by 1895 Coca-Cola |
| #6415, aired 2012-07-06 | ICE CREAM $1000: Top off a Japanese meal with these golf-ball-sized ice cream treats wrapped in soft dough mochi |
| #6364, aired 2012-04-26 | INTERBRAND TOP 100 GLOBAL BRANDS $200: This soft drink company with over 3,500 beverages in its portfolio tops the world in brand value, as it has for the past 11 years Coca-Cola |
| #6360, aired 2012-04-20 | MARINE BIOLOGY $800: A spicule is a needlelike piece supporting the soft tissue of these absorbent invertebrates of phylum Porifera a sponge |
| #6355, aired 2012-04-13 | THE "KID" STAYS IN THE CATEGORY $800: They're soft, chewy & tart kid-shaped candies Sour Patch Kids |
| #6346, aired 2012-04-02 | E FOLLOWS F $200: Kola nuts from a West African tree have been a source of this stimulant used in American soft drinks caffeine |
| #6311, aired 2012-02-13 | HISTORY IS STRANGE $800: This soft drink was advertised in the 1890s as a "brain & nerve drink" Coca-Cola |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | "OH" MY! $400: This brand is a soft, nontoxic, colorful modeling compound for kids Play-Doh |
| #6305, aired 2012-02-03 | BIRD SOUNDS $200: This soft, murmuring sound of a dove rhymes with a bovine sound coo |
| #6300, aired 2012-01-27 | FIRST IN "P"s $2000: How oxymoronic! This 10-letter name of a musical instrument means "soft loud" a pianoforte |
| #6269, aired 2011-12-15 | FABRICS $1200: This soft, thin fabric has a wrinkled surface, as does a type of paper with which it shares its name crepe |
| #6218, aired 2011-10-05 | THE "N-H-L" $2000: This soft white cheese with a French name is similar to cream cheese Neufchâtel |
| #6214, aired 2011-09-29 | ARCTIC WILDLIFE $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Svalbard Islands in Norway.) During development, a reindeer's antlers have a soft covering called this, named for the luxurious fabric it resembles velvet |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | WAYS TO LOSE MONEY $800: This sensory word follows "soft"' to mean someone easy to take advantage of a soft touch |
| #6205, aired 2011-07-29 | ENDS WITH "U" $600: The name of this Japanese martial art related to judo means "soft art" jujitsu |
| #6195, aired 2011-07-15 | THE SUBJECT IS ROSES $2000: It's the anatomical name for a rose's soft, sometimes edible floral cup a hip |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | FOR KIDS $200: Recess? Time for this game with a soft drink in its name, where a septet of students are "it" Heads Up, Seven Up |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | ICE CREAM $400: In January of 2011, pecans fruit & chocolaty bits in vanilla soft serve was this brand's "Blizzard of the Month" Dairy Queen |
| #6176, aired 2011-06-20 | SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS' DYING WORDS $200: "As sweet as balm, as soft as air, as gentle--O Antony!--nay I will take thee too Cleopatra |
| #6169, aired 2011-06-09 | ANIMAL NAMES $2000: This South American monkey seen here is named for its soft, thick fur a wooly monkey |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | ELEMENT ETYMOLOGY $2,200 (Daily Double): Although a soft, light metal, it has a name from the Greek for "stony" lithium |
| #6116, aired 2011-03-28 | CHEVY CHASE ON SNL $1000: (Chevy Chase delivers the clue from the set of Community.) I told Gilda Radner, "I don't know, Babs, but I do know this--you've really let" this small, fleshy item that hangs from the soft palate "go to the dogs" your uvula |
| #6103, aired 2011-03-09 | LET'S HAVE CHINESE $800: Chow mein has crispy noodles; the name of this boiled noodle & stir-fried meat & veggies dish means "soft noodles" lo mein |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | KISS $400: In recent ads Kiss used their song "Calling Dr. Love" to promote this soft drink Dr Pepper |
| #6100, aired 2011-03-04 | THESE BOOTS $1600: Yupik for "bearded seal" gives us the name of these soft boots worn by Eskimos mukluks |
| #6096, aired 2011-02-28 | BODY BASICS $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) When swallowing, the soft palate is raised to keep food from entering the nasal cavity, & this flap of cartilage moves to prevent food from entering the trachea the epiglottis |
| #6090, aired 2011-02-18 | ODD WORDS $1000: Eutexia is the quality of doing this at a minimum temperature, like ice in a soft drink melt |
| #6047, aired 2010-12-21 | HAVE A DRINK $800: Soft rockers Seals & Crofts once were members of the band that performed this 1958 No. 1 hit heard here Tequila |
| #6037, aired 2010-12-07 | LET'S HIT IT $1000: In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17 soft |
| #6027, aired 2010-11-23 | HOUSEHOLD HINTS $600: For spots on this soft leather, blot with white vinegar & use a shoe brush to rework the nap suede |
| #6015, aired 2010-11-05 | COLORFUL QUOTES $800: Stephen Foster dreamed of her, "floating like a vapor on the soft summer air" Jeannie with the light brown hair |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | TOP SELLER IN THE U.S. $800: Soft drink:
Regular & low calorie Coca-Cola |
| #6013, aired 2010-11-03 | FOOD SPECIFICS $1000: Mascarpone is a soft Italian this cheese |
| #6005, aired 2010-10-22 | REAL SIMPLE new uses for old things $600: You can slice soft cheese with the unwaxed type of this dental hygiene item (best not to use the mint flavor) floss |
| #6004, aired 2010-10-21 | DYNO-"ITE" $600: This pencil component is a form of soft carbon; you won't get lead poisoning from chewing on it graphite |
| #5999, aired 2010-10-14 | "CO" CO.s $200: This company made the first soft drink consumed in space Coca-Cola |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | THE DOCTOR IS IN $400: This soft drink has been around since 1885--that makes it 125 Dr Pepper |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | MUSIC OF THE NIGHT $800: In 1982 this soft pop duo from Australia found that "Even the nights are better" Air Supply |
| #5985, aired 2010-09-24 | WHO SAID IT, SHAKESPEARE? $200: "Soft you now, the fair Ophelia--nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered" Hamlet |
| #5975, aired 2010-07-30 | SAY CHEESE $400: Sakura cheese from Hokkaido is a soft cheese flavored with leaves from this fruit tree cherry |
| #5972, aired 2010-07-27 | BEFORE & AFTER $400: "Tainted Love" band's pocket communicator Soft Cell phone |
| #5972, aired 2010-07-27 | DOUBLE TALK $600: A soft sound separate from normal heart action; it may indicate a serious problem a murmur |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | DRINK LABELS $400: Prune juice isn't listed as an ingredient in this soft drink; the FAQ on the website specifies that it contains none Dr Pepper |
| #5967, aired 2010-07-20 | TOP U.S. FRANCHISES $600: "Grill & chill" with this franchise that's been serving up its soft-serve ice cream since 1940 Dairy Queen |
| #5966, aired 2010-07-19 | DOUBLE CONSONANTS $200: A soft song for a child going to sleep a lullaby |
| #5966, aired 2010-07-19 | OLD LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $600: "Hold the hail" means you'll get a soft drink without this ice |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | BEFORE, DURING & AFTER $400: Florida NBA team that's central to a lofty Thomas Mann work about a soft drink Orlando Magic Mountain Dew |
| #5885, aired 2010-03-26 | LOGOS $200: For just $50, this shoe company purchased the photo of the soft-eyed basset hound that would become its logo Hush Puppies |
| #5881, aired 2010-03-22 | BREAKING THE PHONICS RULES $400: "C" is generally soft when it comes before "E", but not at the start of this musical instrument the cello |
| #5880, aired 2010-03-19 | UNMANNED SPACE EXPLORATION $2000: In 1976, within 3 months, 2 U.S. spacecraft by this name soft-landed on the surface of Mars Viking |
| #5866, aired 2010-03-01 | JUST HIT "PLAY" $400: This soft modeling clay for kids was introduced in 1955 Play-Doh |
| #5856, aired 2010-02-15 | HOUSEHOLD HINTS $200: To clean this type of disc, wipe with a soft cloth from the center to the edge; a circular motion could damage data a compact disc (or a DVD) |
| #5829, aired 2010-01-07 | HAND ME A BOTTLE $200: It's a soft rubber container with a stopper, filled with warmed liquid & used when you're ill a hot water bottle |
| #5824, aired 2009-12-31 | PILLOW TALK $1600: This alliterative term for emotional susceptibility can also describe a baby's fontanels a soft spot |
| #5801, aired 2009-11-30 | IT'S OFFICIAL $1600: Hard to figure, but this company that also owns Frito-Lay makes the official soft drink for both the Yankees & Mets Pepsi |
| #5795, aired 2009-11-20 | COOKING EQUIPMENT FOOD $1200: Made with cornmeal, it comes out of the oven so soft you have to eat it with the utensil in its name spoon bread |
| #5774, aired 2009-10-22 | TAOISM $1000: This soft, flowing Chinese martial art rooted in Taoism is often practiced as a form of meditation & exercise tai chi |
| #5764, aired 2009-10-08 | WE'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER $800: Playing blackjack at Caesar's in Vegas, the highest number the dealers have to take a hit on is a soft this 17 |
| #5762, aired 2009-10-06 | POLITICAL VERBIAGE $200: As far as political contributions go, this "comfy" cash is not regulated by federal law soft money |
| #5758, aired 2009-09-30 | PUBLISHING $2000: A book may be released under one of these, also a mark made in something soft; Bantam Classics is one an imprint |
| #5746, aired 2009-09-14 | NO, I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR $1600: No, my scapula doesn't have osteomalacia--I'm talking about a road sign meaning the highway's edge is not firm soft shoulder |
| #5740, aired 2009-07-17 | 4-LETTER WORDS $600 (Daily Double): This soft underlayer of feathers from a duck or goose is used to stuff pillows down |
| #5714, aired 2009-06-11 | I'M GETTING HUNGRY $600: I melt at the sight of this soft French cheese, be it de meaux or de melun brie |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | THE READER $1200: In contrast to tough-guy novels, sentimental stories are said to be this hyphenated word, like a 3-minute egg soft-boiled |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | NOT HARD AT ALL $200: Soft water is made soft by adding ions of this element that's abundant in seawater sodium |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | NOT HARD AT ALL $400: Soft gooey stuff in the cavities of your ulna marrow |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | NOT HARD AT ALL $600: Though soft, this metal is durable & corrosion resistant, so the Romans made water pipes of it (not a good idea) lead |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | NOT HARD AT ALL $800: Western red this is a soft wood, popular for decks, as seen here cedar |
| #5709, aired 2009-06-04 | NOT HARD AT ALL $1000: Used for steam generation, this soft variety of coal is called steam coal in Britain bituminous |
| #5693, aired 2009-05-13 | TAKE OUT THE TRASH $400: Time to recycle my latest 24 cans of this lemon-lime soft drink that sponsors the NBA Slam Dunk Contest Sprite |
| #5690, aired 2009-05-08 | I'D RATHER BE SKIING $400: Something you'd sprinkle on after a shower, it's also the term for soft, dry, freshly fallen snow powder |
| #5657, aired 2009-03-24 | VEGAS FILMS $800: One review said this 1995 Elizabeth Berkley film was "'42nd Street' meets 'All About Eve' meets soft-core porn" Showgirls |
| #5624, aired 2009-02-05 | BASIC SCIENCE $1600: Graphite is a soft form of this element carbon |
| #5617, aired 2009-01-27 | NATIVE AMERICANA $200: The name of this soft leather Native American shoe comes from an Algonquin word a moccasin |
| #5605, aired 2009-01-09 | COAL $1600: The most abundant & most widely used type of coal, it's also called "soft coal" bituminous |
| #5595, aired 2008-12-26 | FAMOUS RAYS $200: In 1954 industrial designer Raymond Loewy redesigned the iconic shape of this soft drink's bottle Coke |
| #5592, aired 2008-12-23 | FOOD & DRINK $600: Valmeuse & St. Benoit are nice soft runny these cheese |
| #5582, aired 2008-12-09 | FROM THE NECK UP $800: The soft one of these is pressed upward during swallowing so you don't get food in your nose a palate |
| #5578, aired 2008-12-03 | KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTATIONS $4,800 (Daily Double): "A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger" is one of this book's adages Proverbs |
| #5564, aired 2008-11-13 | ABBREV. $2000: To look at soft tissue, you might need an MRI, which stands for magnetic resonance this imaging |
| #5545, aired 2008-10-17 | SKULL $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew points to an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) Allowing molding of the head during birth, soft spots on a baby's skull, also known as these, are surrounded by bones that fuse & harden by 18 months fontanels |
| #5543, aired 2008-10-15 | THE "G"-8 $1600: This is necrosis of soft tissue caused by obstructed circulation gangrene |
| #5537, aired 2008-10-07 | SOFT "C" $200: For 15 years Jim Otto hiked his way through every game for the Oakland Raiders at this position center |
| #5537, aired 2008-10-07 | SOFT "C" $400: Sabine Ulibarri's novel "Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros" translates to "My Grandma Smoked" these Cigars |
| #5537, aired 2008-10-07 | SOFT "C" $600: Juice from a Granny Smith cider |
| #5537, aired 2008-10-07 | SOFT "C" $800: Restriction of expression, often by a government censorship |
| #5537, aired 2008-10-07 | SOFT "C" $1000: The suspension of active hostilities in a war zone a cease-fire |
| #5528, aired 2008-09-24 | JELLY BELLY FLAVORS $1000: "Alcoholic" (not!) soft drink (A&W) root beer |
| #5527, aired 2008-09-23 | BUSINESS $800: Add 2 letters to the name of a soft drink to get this company that also owns Tropicana & Frito-Lay PepsiCo |
| #5522, aired 2008-09-16 | MUSICAL ADJECTIVES $800: Soft Cell sang, "Once I ran to you, now I'll run from you" in an '80s song about this title kind of love Tainted |
| #5509, aired 2008-07-17 | NEBRASKA: THE GOOD LIFE $400: In 1927 Edwin Perkins of Hastings, Nebraska invented this powdered soft drink Kool-Aid |
| #5498, aired 2008-07-02 | I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE $400: This soft-serve chain opened in 1940 & got the shakes 9 years later Dairy Queen |
| #5493, aired 2008-06-25 | CLASSIC TOYS $1600: For many adults, the scent of this soft Hasbro modeling compound is the smell of childhood Play-Doh |
| #5483, aired 2008-06-11 | BEVERAGES $400: It was the first soft-drink flavor bottled under the A&W brand name root beer |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | FRANCHISES $400: Auntie Anne's Inc., a fast-growing franchise, sells the hand-rolled soft type of these treats pretzels |
| #5475, aired 2008-05-30 | 19th CENTURY LIT $400: In Chapter 1 of this sequel, a mirror "becomes all soft like gauze", allowing entrance to another world Through the Looking-Glass |
| #5468, aired 2008-05-21 | THEY'RE SO ATHLETIC! $800: David Tyree's hands were soft as a helmet when he made an amazing catch to help this team win Super Bowl XLII the New York Giants |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | ICE CREAM $200: 2005 was the 20th birthday of this restaurant's Blizzard, a soft-serve treat Dairy Queen |
| #5416, aired 2008-03-10 | LET'S PLAY BLACKJACK $2000: (Sarah reads the last clue.) Since my first 2 cards are an ace & 6, I have this type of 17 and will draw at least one more card soft |
| #5410, aired 2008-02-29 | SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.) The soft, lustrous fleece of this animal was once reserved for nobility; coats made of it later had a vogue as a status symbol in North America the vicuna |
| #5409, aired 2008-02-28 | WORD ORIGINS $800: The name of this fine, soft leather is the French word for Sweden; Sweden was famous for gloves made of it suede |
| #5409, aired 2008-02-28 | SWEET $1000: In the '70s HFCS, high fructose this, began to replace sugar as the primary sweetener in soft drinks corn syrup |
| #5380, aired 2008-01-18 | HAYDN $1000: Symphony No. 94 is called this for its unexpected loud chord shortly after the soft beginning of the 2nd movement the "Surprise Symphony" |
| #5358, aired 2007-12-19 | OFFICIAL STATE FOODS $1200: In Maryland, you can feast on this "colorful" state crustacean, both hard-shell & soft-shell the blue crab |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT $400: Noah's Ark survived the flood in Genesis; she's the "Maid of Orleans" Joan of Arc |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | PHONETICS $400: A velar consonant, like the first sound in "good" or "king", applies the tongue to the soft this the palate |
| #5327, aired 2007-11-06 | COLLECTIBLES $2000: Soft colors & a high-gloss finish make the porcelain pieces from this Spanish company appealing to collectors Lladró |
| #5315, aired 2007-10-19 | THIS SIDE OF PARASITES $2000: You can "vent" this soft, ductless organ that fights infection with parasite detection spleen |
| #5302, aired 2007-10-02 | SLOGANEERING $400: In 1987 using the slogan "Catch the wave", Max Headroom pitched this "new" soft drink New Coke |
| #5287, aired 2007-09-11 | ALL OF ME $800: Stick out your tongue & say "ah" & this fleshy bit hanging from the soft palate should move upwards the uvula |
| #5274, aired 2007-07-12 | AMERICAN POETS & POETRY $1200: A literary scholar who visited her in Amherst in 1870 described her as plain & having a soft, frightened, childlike voice Emily Dickinson |
| #5273, aired 2007-07-11 | GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT $400: Fresco is an art technique; Fresca is a product of this soft drink company Coca-Cola |
| #5269, aired 2007-07-05 | WHADDYA DRINKIN'? $400: This soft drink's cans used to feature Willy the Hillbilly; in fact, its name is a slang term for "moonshine" Mountain Dew |
| #5265, aired 2007-06-29 | "U"2 $2000: A small, cone-shaped structure at the back of the soft palate a uvula |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | WHAT'S IN YOUR FOOD? $200: Whether firm, soft or silken, this soy product is an excellent source of protein tofu |
| #5254, aired 2007-06-14 | SCULPTURE $2000: The Etruscans carved many of their works from tufa, a soft porous variety of this calcium carbonate rock limestone |
| #5249, aired 2007-06-07 | ANATOMY $400: The roof of the mouth is made up of hard & soft ones that are covered by mucous membranes palates |
| #5235, aired 2007-05-18 | THE SNAIL $1000: Both the squid & the snail are members of this animal phylum whose name is from the Latin for "soft" mollusks |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | THE DAN BAND $2000: This soft-rock singer/songwriter was the "Leader of the Band" Dan Fogelberg |
| #5225, aired 2007-05-04 | YOU GET A D MINUS $1200: She's wearing her white dress, about to be married... Oh no! No D, & she's now a soft white cheese bride & brie |
| #5209, aired 2007-04-12 | YOU'VE GOT COMPANY $600: This soft drink company is one of the major advertising sponsors of "American Idol" Coca-Cola |
| #5201, aired 2007-04-02 | BEVERAGES $400: In 1892 Asa Candler remarketed a medicine as this soft drink, & the rest is history Coke (or Coca-Cola) |
| #5194, aired 2007-03-22 | JUDGES $200: In 2006, Abdullah al-Amiri was removed as judge amid charges he was too soft on this notorious defendant Saddam Hussein |
| #5192, aired 2007-03-20 | 5 "CC"s $600: When Native Americans put on the old soft shoes, they are often these, made of soft leather or deerskin moccasins |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | AUTHORS' RHYME TIME $800: Ms. Ephron's soft felt hats Nora's fedoras |
| #5159, aired 2007-02-01 | NATURE STUDY $800: This tree has 2 groups: soft, which has needles in bundles of 5, & hard, which has needles in bundles of 2 or 3 pine |
| #5139, aired 2007-01-04 | LET'S GO CAMPING! $400: These soft feathers from geese or ducks are a lightweight insulating material for camping clothes down |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | KA-"POW"! $400: 2-word term for a soft pad used to apply makeup powder puff |
| #5070, aired 2006-09-29 | SPOKES-CHARACTERS $1000: The soft & cozy guy seen here represents this laundry product Snuggle (fabric softener) |
| #5064, aired 2006-09-21 | CORPORATE NAME ETYMOLOGY $800: This company's name came from the stomach enzyme originally used in its soft drink to help in digestion Pepsi |
| #5035, aired 2006-06-30 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $800: The loud surprise in his "Surprise" Symphony comes during a soft passage in the second movement Haydn |
| #5032, aired 2006-06-27 | BUGS $800: There are 2 kinds of this creature, soft & hard; hard ones can suck blood for weeks & cause paralysis in man & animals ticks |
| #5031, aired 2006-06-26 | THE BIG SLEEP $200: When the airway narrows, the soft palate or uvula may vibrate; the old man is doing this snoring |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | PAC-MAN $200: In Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court said PAC "soft money" was protected as free speech via this amendment the 1st Amendment |
| #5000, aired 2006-05-12 | CHINESE CULTURE $1200: (A man goes through the motions while Jon of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco, CA.) Tai chi is a soft-flowing Chinese martial art rooted primarily in this philosophy of Lao Tse Taoism |
| #4995, aired 2006-05-05 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $1000: Good Britons recycle this metal in their soft-drink cans A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | "SOFT" $200: Type of crab or clam soft shell |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | "SOFT" $400: Cushy term for the unregulated donations to political parties from corporate & union treasuries soft money |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | "SOFT" $600: The U.S. has has 4 trade disputes, known as Lumber I, II, III & IV, with Canada over this product softwood lumber |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | "SOFT" $800: A deliberate slight blurring of a filmed image for effect soft focus |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | "SOFT" $1000: It's the S in the ESA, the association to which video-game sellers like Sony belong software |
| #4978, aired 2006-04-12 | GUMFIGHT $800: Adjective for a tooth that's embedded in the jawbone or soft tissue of the jaw & usually has to be extracted impacted |
| #4952, aired 2006-03-07 | WHAT THE "MEL" $400: Around since 1978, this "relaxed" soft drink has a rhyming name Mello Yello |
| #4948, aired 2006-03-01 | DOUBLE G WHIZ $600: Apologies to those dining at home now: it's a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies a maggot |
| #4945, aired 2006-02-24 | PACKAGING $200: In 1938 Clicquot Club Ginger Ale was the first soft drink sold in these cans |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | SOFT NEWS 2003 $200: In 2003 this young L.A. Laker became the third NBA player to average 40 points per game for a month Kobe Bryant |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | SOFT NEWS 2003 $400: On Sept. 9, 2003 Snapple was announced as the official beverage of this American metropolis New York City |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | SOFT NEWS 2003 $600: Billy Bush, a first cousin to W., hosted a 2003 revival of this classic Monty Hall game show Let's Make a Deal |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | SOFT NEWS 2003 $800: Oprah made news reviving her book club in June 2003; the new pick was this Steinbeck classic from 1952 East of Eden |
| #4918, aired 2006-01-18 | SOFT NEWS 2003 $1000: This soccer midfielder for Manchester United signed with Real Madrid on July 1, 2003 David Beckham |
| #4909, aired 2006-01-05 | THE BODY HUMAN $800: When you eat, the hard one of these helps crush food & the soft one closes off the nasal opening during swallowing the palate |
| #4899, aired 2005-12-22 | REGIONALISMS $1600: To Bostonians it's not just a quinine-flavored mixer but a word for any soft drink tonic |
| #4898, aired 2005-12-21 | THERE IS A SANTA CLAUSE $2000: In the 1860s this cartoonist first drew Santa with the soft furry hat we know & love (Thomas) Nast |
| #4897, aired 2005-12-20 | OVERLAPS $1200: Carbonated soft drink that was a VH1 show using thought balloons to comment on the action in the video soda Pop-Up Video |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | SHAKESPEARE $800: Holding this dead daughter in his arms, King Lear says, "Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low" Cordelia |
| #4888, aired 2005-12-07 | "F" IN ANATOMY $2000: It's the term for the "soft spot" on the surface of a newborn's head where the skull bones haven't fused yet the fontanel |
| #4885, aired 2005-12-02 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $1600: Piano is short for this word that means "soft loud" pianoforte |
| #4884, aired 2005-12-01 | WHAT A GEM! $1000: This organic gem is a soft, dark brown to black piece of fossilized wood jet |
| #4877, aired 2005-11-22 | SOFT "G" $400: A type of film, like Western or gangster, having similar elements of plot & character genre |
| #4877, aired 2005-11-22 | SOFT "G" $800: In Latin it means the guardian spirit of a place; in English it means someone of great talent & intelligence genius |
| #4877, aired 2005-11-22 | SOFT "G" $1600: The lines & shapes on ancient Greek pottery like the item seen here gave the art of the period this name Geometric |
| #4877, aired 2005-11-22 | SOFT "G" $2000: The blue type of this flower seen here is common in the Eastern U.S. gentian |
| #4877, aired 2005-11-22 | SOFT "G" $4,000 (Daily Double): Meaning "fitting" or "pertinent", it's a homophone of a famous pop quintet member germane |
| #4873, aired 2005-11-16 | STOCK UP $200: KO the competition with this "Classic" soft drink company, symbol KO Coca-Cola |
| #4861, aired 2005-10-31 | "CHIN" UP $200: This soft, furry rodent seen here has become an increasingly popular house pet chinchilla |
| #4861, aired 2005-10-31 | FIBERS $800: The soft white fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family cotton |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | GIMME "MO" $1200: Also called angora, it's the soft, silky wool of the angora goat mohair |
| #4847, aired 2005-10-11 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM $800: On Jan. 14, 2005 the Huygens Probe soft-landed on this largest moon of Saturn; photos reveal its surface to be orange Titan |
| #4846, aired 2005-10-10 | THE AUDIOVISUAL HOUR $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the chemistry lab.) The soft mineral that I'm able to scratch easily gives its name to this popular powder for skin talc (or talcum powder) |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | E____E $600: Listen to me: it's soft, it's pendulous, it's on your head an earlobe |
| #4786, aired 2005-05-30 | THE SUSHI BAR $400: The "spider" in a spider roll is a soft-shell one of these a crab |
| #4776, aired 2005-05-16 | BARRIERS $800: Soft to the touch, it's the proverbial barrier to entering the hottest clubs the velvet rope |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | FABRICS $800: This soft fabric originated in Wales; its name comes from the Welsh gwalen ("akin to wool") flannel |
| #4766, aired 2005-05-02 | SHOE CROSSWORD CLUES $600: Soft shoes to walk a mile in
(9) moccasins |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | DESIGN CLASSICS $200: This iconic shape was created in 1915 to differentiate the product from other soft drinks the Coca-Cola bottle |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | SHOW ME THE MONEY SLANG $800: A soft elastic mixture of water & flour dough |
| #4742, aired 2005-03-29 | TOYS AND GAMES $600: Because of an allergy alert, one ingredient of this soft modeling compound that's not a secret is wheat Play-Doh |
| #4742, aired 2005-03-29 | THAT'S CREDIBLE! $1600: Some people are born with a forked this, the fleshy thing hanging from the middle of the soft palate a uvula |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | SOFT "CEL" $200: A plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family celery |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | SOFT "CEL" $400: Credit card ad:
Cost of books to help study for tournament, $412... beating Ken Jennings, this 9-letter word priceless |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | SOFT "CEL" $600: This New World cat can be 4 feet long, including the tail ocelot |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | SOFT "CEL" $800: Full title of the Minister of Finance in the British government the Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | SOFT "CEL" $1000: The University of this seaport city on the Mediterranean was founded in 1450 Barcelona |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | MOZART & FRIENDS $1200: Michael Puchberg, a fellow member of this secret society depicted in "The Magic Flute", was a soft touch for loans the Masons |
| #4707, aired 2005-02-08 | THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS $2000: This feline flower tells Alice most flowers don't talk because their beds are too soft & they're always asleep the Tiger Lily |
| #4690, aired 2005-01-14 | POP STARS $600: Kiki, Sophia, Lola & Capri are the gals who ask, "Don't you wanta" this fruit soft drink Fanta |
| #4688, aired 2005-01-12 | THE BROWNS $1600: The venom of this spider, also known as the violin spider, destroys soft tissue & is sometimes fatal the brown recluse |
| #4669, aired 2004-12-16 | WHERE IS THAT, PIERRE? $800: This region of France between the Seine & Marne Valleys is famous for its soft white cheese Brie |
| #4664, aired 2004-12-09 | ALLITERATION $800: It's a type of gentle liquid cleanser, or of flattery soft soap |
| #4655, aired 2004-11-26 | MUSICAL IDIOMS $2000: This 2-word part of the piano is also a verb meaning to downplay something harsh or upsetting soft-pedal |
| #4649, aired 2004-11-18 | ROCKS & STUFF $1000: Soapstone, used as an electrical insulator, is a greenish-gray variety of this soft mineral talc |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | OFFICIAL STATE FOOD & DRINK $800: With flavors like lemon-lime & black cherry, this official soft drink of Nebraska keeps the kids smiling Kool-Aid |
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | MOVIE MUNCHABLES $200: Some theaters offer the Bavarian Brothers brand of this soft snack that's "seriously twisted" a pretzel |
| #4624, aired 2004-10-14 | NOTHING "BUT" $2000: Romeo's 2-word interjection when Juliet appears at her window but soft |
| #4618, aired 2004-10-06 | WORLD HISTORY $800: At a 1943 meeting in this N. African city, FDR & Churchill agreed to an invasion of "the soft underbelly of the Axis" Casablanca |
| #4604, aired 2004-09-16 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: Soft-serve current British monarch with a curl on top Dairy Queen Elizabeth |
| #4598, aired 2004-09-08 | HEAPING PORTIONS $1200: A 32-ounce soft drink at 7-Eleven has this trademarked name Big Gulp |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | SOFT "C" $400: Masterly concern of an MC ceremonies |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | SOFT "C" $800: Varieties of these in a drum set include crash & ride cymbals |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | SOFT "C" $1200: In 1950 Chuck Cooper became the first African American drafted by an NBA team, this one the Celtics |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | SOFT "C" $1600: This island is 60 miles west of Syria & 40 miles south of Turkey Cyprus |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | SOFT "C" $2000: The most abundant of the rare-earth metals, it has the chemical symbol Ce cerium |
| #4563, aired 2004-06-09 | GOING "SOFT" ON US, EH? $200: A 3-minute egg a soft-boiled egg |
| #4563, aired 2004-06-09 | GOING "SOFT" ON US, EH? $400: Its 2 main types are slow pitch & fast pitch softball |
| #4563, aired 2004-06-09 | GOING "SOFT" ON US, EH? $600: Applications & programs for computers software |
| #4563, aired 2004-06-09 | GOING "SOFT" ON US, EH? $800: It was pioneered around 1910 by dancer George Primrose when he kicked off his clogs soft shoe |
| #4563, aired 2004-06-09 | GOING "SOFT" ON US, EH? $1000: Your uvula hangs down from this upper back part of the mouth your soft palate |
| #4558, aired 2004-06-02 | VOCABULARY $1200: This word for circumstances that lessen a punishment comes from the Latin for "soft" mitigating |
| #4525, aired 2004-04-16 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $600: Back in 1960, 95% of all soft drinks were sold in these reusable containers bottles |
| #4520, aired 2004-04-09 | FOOD FRANCHISE HISTORY $800: Opening its first soft serve store in Joliet, Illinois in 1940, its Blizzard didn't hit until 1985 Dairy Queen |
| #4515, aired 2004-04-02 | WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT? $1200: The soft ones are made from high-water-content polymers like hydroxyethylmethacrylate contact lenses |
| #4494, aired 2004-03-04 | SCIENCE & NATURE $400: A grub is this soft, thick stage of metamorphosis of flies, wasps & beetles larva |
| #4491, aired 2004-03-01 | BORN NORTH OF THE BORDER, EH? $800: Winnipeg-born Douglas Rain provided the voice of this soft-spoken killer computer on film HAL |
| #4477, aired 2004-02-10 | TALES OUT OF SCHOOL $1600: To fight obesity, as of Jan. 1, 2004 the L.A. Unified School District has banned the sale of these on campus sodas (or soft drinks) |
| #4448, aired 2003-12-31 | BRANDS $400: This soft drink was once billed as "Zero-proof hillbilly moonshine" Mountain Dew |
| #4417, aired 2003-11-18 | STARTS WITH "R" $400: This word for stealing livestock also refers to a soft sound made by leaves rustling |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $800: Have a frosty mug of Mug, a brand of this soft drink, first produced in San Francisco in the early 1950s root beer |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $1000: Herb Bishop named his soft drink Squirt because he thought it squirted this tangy citrus flavor grapefruit |
| #4375, aired 2003-09-19 | THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER $2000: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Constitution Center.) The name of one of the 3 dissenters to the U.S. Constitution has given us this word that signifies unorthodox political boundary realignment gerrymandering |
| #4366, aired 2003-09-08 | STAND BY YOUR BRAND $800: Roy Allen & Frank Wright formed this soft drink company in 1922 A&W |
| #4365, aired 2003-07-18 | POTIONS $1600: This soda, the oldest major soft drink brand in the U.S., contains a mixture of fruit juices (but prune isn't one of them) Dr. Pepper |
| #4355, aired 2003-07-04 | NUMBERS $600: In blackjack a "soft hand" includes an ace counted as being worth this much 11 |
| #4351, aired 2003-06-30 | I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN $400: The roof of the mouth, it consists of hard & soft parts palate |
| #4323, aired 2003-05-21 | MINERALS $1200: Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact variety of this soft mineral talc |
| #4318, aired 2003-05-14 | TAKE MY "Y", PLEASE! $600: Take this chocolate soft drink, because now I'm buying the "Lite" version (so I can drink twice as much!) Yoo-hoo |
| #4316, aired 2003-05-12 | LIMERICKS $1000: This one's by Ogden Nash
There was an old man of Calcutta, who coated his tonsils with butter, thus converting his snore, from a thunderous roar,
to a soft oleaginous ____ mutter |
| #4273, aired 2003-03-12 | SILENT B $1600: In the 200s & 300s A.D., Christians built these burial places into soft tufa rock on the outskirts of Rome catacombs |
| #4246, aired 2003-02-03 | NICKNAMES REJECTED BY P. DIDDY $800: It's a soft pad used to apply makeup to the face, or an old derby for female pilots powder puff |
| #4236, aired 2003-01-20 | WATERFOWL $400: 4-letter term for soft, fluffy goose feathers used in pillows & insulating material for outdoor clothing down |
| #4226, aired 2003-01-06 | SHE'S IN CHARGE $1200: This soft drink company "For Those Who Think Young" has Indra Nooyi as its president, not Britney Spears Pepsi |
| #4225, aired 2003-01-03 | HOMOPHONES $400: Moved to & fro, or leather finished with a soft nap swayed/suede |
| #4220, aired 2002-12-27 | "BOO"! $400: Soft woolen shoes for a baby booties |
| #4214, aired 2002-12-19 | VICE PRESIDENTS $800: Henry Wilson, later Grant's VP, left the Whigs & the Know-Nothings because of their soft stands on this issue slavery |
| #4190, aired 2002-11-15 | "M" WORDS $800: Soft & rich, not harsh; when followed by "out", it means "to relax" mellow |
| #4190, aired 2002-11-15 | FOOD & DRINK $1000: Sassafras & sarsaparilla originally went into & helped name this soft drink root beer |
| #4183, aired 2002-11-06 | HERBS & SPICES $400: A popular soft drink "ale" is flavored with this spice whose name is from the Sanskrit for "horn root" ginger |
| #4182, aired 2002-11-05 | BEVERAGES $400: This major soft drink brand was created in Waco, Texas in 1885 & named for a Virginia physician Dr. Pepper |
| #4176, aired 2002-10-28 | '80s MUSIC $1600: In 1982 this group hit the Top 10 with the song heard here
["Tainted Love"] Soft Cell |
| #4165, aired 2002-10-11 | STATELY REBUSES $600: A smaller than regular-sized carbonated soft drink Minnesota |
| #4150, aired 2002-09-20 | SWEET STUFF $800: This nationality fish is a soft & chewy candy Swedish Fish |
| #4150, aired 2002-09-20 | IT'S A FACT $1200: In Australia, this soft, furry critter is sometimes called a native bear koala bear |
| #4138, aired 2002-09-04 | STOCK SYMBOLS $200: World leader in soft drink sales:
KO Coca-Cola |
| #4128, aired 2002-07-10 | HYPHEN $400: In March 2001 this soft drink company said it would end its exclusive sales deals with schools Coca-Cola |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | CELESTIAL QUOTES $400: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is" this the sun |
| #4102, aired 2002-06-04 | "SHOE"s $600: This smooth-soled variety of tap dancing was made famous by George Primrose the soft-shoe |
| #4065, aired 2002-04-12 | AMERICANA $2000: Calvin Coolidge liked to keep his cool & maybe his nerve with a cool bottle of this soft drink Moxie |
| #4054, aired 2002-03-28 | "K"2 $1600: This slipper with a soft sole resembles the deerskin Eskimo boot for which it's named a mukluk |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TOO SOFT $200: This clear soft drink has been called "The Uncola" 7 Up |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TOO SOFT $400: Proverbially, a sow's ear isn't the source to construct a purse made of this soft fabric silk |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TOO SOFT $600: Alliterative 2-word term for the proverbially soft object seen here a baby's bottom |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TOO SOFT $800: In 2001 Senators McCain & Feingold proposed a bill to ban this type of financing of political campaigns soft money |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TOO SOFT $1000: Abbreviated pp, this term tells a musician to play "very softly" pianissimo |
| #4028, aired 2002-02-20 | PANCREAS, SPLEEN OR APPENDIX $400: Soft, purplish & located behind & to the left of the stomach, it helps fight infections spleen |
| #3995, aired 2002-01-04 | SOUNDS LIKE AN OBSCURE ROCK BAND $1200: A culinary specialty, they're the blue type of crustacean, caught just after they molt soft-shelled crabs |
| #3992, aired 2002-01-01 | AMERICAN MUSEUMS $400: A visit to this soft drink's Waco, Texas museum will answer the question about the origin of its "10, 2, and 4" ads Dr Pepper |
| #3979, aired 2001-12-13 | FRANCHISES $800: Auntie Anne's Inc., a fast-growing franchise, sells the hand-rolled soft type of these treats pretzels |
| #3969, aired 2001-11-29 | 5-LETTER WORDS $2000: The harsh aftertaste of this soft drink helped make it a synonym for feistiness or spunk Moxie |
| #3960, aired 2001-11-16 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $300: This soft drink has used the slogan "Image is nothing... obey your thirst" Sprite |
| #3953, aired 2001-11-07 | ANATOMY CLASS $400: All of your blood cells are produced in this soft substance that fills the bones marrow |
| #3943, aired 2001-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This lemon-lime soft drink debuted in October 1929 in green 7-ounce bottles 7-Up |
| #3940, aired 2001-10-19 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM $1000: Put on some soft howling music during this season of the year when wolves mate winter |
| #3939, aired 2001-10-18 | FRANCHISES $200: You have to soft serve up between $20,000 & $35,000 to get into this top ice cream franchise in the U.S. Dairy Queen |
| #3925, aired 2001-09-28 | KILLING TIME $200: In this sport rec skates are light with soft wheels; speed skaters use 5-wheelers rollerblading |
| #3913, aired 2001-09-12 | POT - "POR" - RI $200: These rodents are born with soft fur in addition to their quills, which harden within hours porcupines |
| #3910, aired 2001-09-07 | "SEVEN" ON YOUR SIDE $100: Orlando Jones is the guy who wants you to make this soft drink yours 7 Up |
| #3906, aired 2001-09-03 | THEY HAVE HOOVES $500: The soft, pliant leather from this cud-chewing goat is used as a polishing cloth & to make shirts a chamois |
| #3899, aired 2001-07-12 | ON THE BEAT WITH ANDY SIPOWICZ $200: (Franz reads the clue.) Some cops use this soft powdery limestone to mark tires; homicide cops, like Andy, see it used more for outlines chalk |
| #3899, aired 2001-07-12 | MUSEUMS $400: Learn all about "The World of" this soft drink at its museum in Atlanta Coca-Cola |
| #3881, aired 2001-06-18 | "C" FOOD $400: In English trifle the "soft" type of this puddinglike dessert is mixed with fruit & spongecake custard |
| #3871, aired 2001-06-04 | WHAT A TOOL $100: Dead blow,
soft face,
claw,
ball peen Hammers |
| #3843, aired 2001-04-25 | WATTS $400: GE's standard incandescent A-line soft white bulbs range in wattage from 40 to this 150 |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | "T" BIRDS $400 (Daily Double): This small pigeon noted for its soft cooing is mentioned in "The 12 Days of Christmas" Turtledove |
| #3798, aired 2001-02-21 | BLACKJACK $400: Under Vegas Strip rules, a dealer must stand with this minimum, soft or hard 17 |
| #3783, aired 2001-01-31 | SUPERMARKET SWEEP $100: The first U.S. consumer product manufactured & sold in the Soviet Union was this soft drink, not Coke Pepsi |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | ENDS IN "OLA" $400: Italy's Lombardy region is famous for producing this soft (& smelly) blue cheese Gorgonzola |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | TOYS ARE US $400: For many adults, the sweet scent of this soft modeling compound is the smell of childhood Play-Doh |
| #3736, aired 2000-11-27 | SPACE EXPLORATION $100: In February 1972 a Soviet spacecraft soft-landed here & then returned rock samples to the Earth Moon |
| #3721, aired 2000-11-06 | ATE $600: This fast food chain kept its name even after adding Brazier burgers to its menu of soft ice cream Dairy Queen |
| #3687, aired 2000-09-19 | SCIENCE & NATURE $100: Surprisingly, the smooth soft-shell species of this reptile is said to be able to run as fast as a man Turtle |
| #3661, aired 2000-07-03 | THE "UNDER" WORLD $1000: In WWII Winston Churchill called Italy the soft this of the Axis Underbelly |
| #3635, aired 2000-05-26 | "CHA"RADE $400: Name of the animal seen here, or of a cloth made to imitate its soft skin: Chamois |
| #3619, aired 2000-05-04 | INITIAL T.V. $800: This '70s series about a harsh Navy drill instructor with a soft heart starred Don Rickles C.P.O. Sharkey |
| #3614, aired 2000-04-27 | A DAY AT THE RACES $300: It's not a horse's female parent, it's a horse that runs well on soft, wet ground Mudder |
| #3609, aired 2000-04-20 | THE CRAB $600: A crab that's sold as "soft-shelled" is one that has just done this, so its shell is soft molted |
| #3603, aired 2000-04-12 | ACADEMIA NUTS $200: In the 1600s Thomas Browne reportedly stated this hardest mineral "Is yet made soft by the blood of a goat" Diamond |
| #3575, aired 2000-03-03 | CLOTH & FABRICS $600: This soft, slightly napped cotton fabric is popular in snuggly PJs & gray suits of the '50s Flannel |
| #3518, aired 1999-12-15 | FIZZ-ICS $200: It was the first soft drink bottled under the A&W brand name Root beer |
| #3506, aired 1999-11-29 | DOCTORS $200: With over $3 billion in annual sales, this soft drink has 6% of the U.S. market Dr. Pepper |
| #3503, aired 1999-11-24 | "IN" WORDS $800: A soft white candy usually containing nuts, or a word for a deity divinity |
| #3467, aired 1999-10-05 | 2000 CALENDARS $100: Amcal has a wall calendar featuring ads & slogans from this Atlanta-based soft drink company Coca-Cola |
| #3418, aired 1999-06-16 | HINTS FROM HELOISE $500: To make your laundry soft & fluffy, add the "white" type of this salad dressing liquid to the final rinse vinegar |
| #3407, aired 1999-06-01 | YOU AUTO KNOW $200: Squeeze these radiator attachments & replace them if they're going soft on you Hoses |
| #3404, aired 1999-05-27 | INCREDIBLE EDIBLES $400: These "soft-shell" animals are sometimes prepared & eaten without removing their eyes crabs |
| #3382, aired 1999-04-27 | SURPRISING SINGERS $1000: "Young Love" was a No. 1 hit in 1957 for this blond heartthrob who shares his first name with a diet soft drink Tab Hunter |
| #3371, aired 1999-04-12 | MONEY TALKS $300: It's not "hard", it's the phrase for campaign donations not regulated by the FEC soft money |
| #3332, aired 1999-02-16 | BOTANY $200: This soft-stemmed swamp plant is named for its skunk-like odor Skunk cabbage |
| #3319, aired 1999-01-28 | ODDS 'N' ENDS $1000: A fine soft goatskin leather tanned with sumac, or the country for which it's named Morocco |
| #3309, aired 1999-01-14 | VERY CROSS WORD CLUES $400: According to the King James Bible, "A soft answer turneth" it "away" Wrath |
| #3305, aired 1999-01-08 | IT'S A MASTERPIECE! $1000: The name of this 1931 surreal painting also known as "Soft Watches" should be easy to remember The Persistence of Memory |
| #3286, aired 1998-12-14 | PHUN WITH PHONICS $300: Your tongue touching your hard or soft one of these in your mouth produces different sounds Palate |
| #3241, aired 1998-10-12 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: If you're a beginning clarinetist, you should use a "soft" one of these Reed |
| #3237, aired 1998-10-06 | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY $300: The soft toric type of these is used to correct astigmatism Contact lens |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It's said this soft drink's name is the most recognized commercial symbol in the world Coca-Cola |
| #3165, aired 1998-05-08 | THE COLLEGE DINING HALL $200: These Mexican "sandwiches", whose name means "plug", can be made with crisp or soft tortillas tacos |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | DRESS UP $300: It's a monk's hood or a draped neckline for women that falls in soft folds Cowl |
| #3107, aired 1998-02-17 | AFRICAN HISTORY $600: One of the few stimulants allowed in Islam, this soft drink "nut" was a cash cow for Medieval Guinea Kola nut |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | FETAL ATTRACTION $1000: Even at birth the skull isn't fully fused, leaving these, also called "soft spots" fontanelles |
| #3095, aired 1998-01-30 | IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD $600: This soft central part of your teeth contains the nerves & blood vessels, & that's no fiction the pulp |
| #3092, aired 1998-01-27 | INTERNATIONAL FOOD & DRINK $600: Inca Kola, a soft drink from this country, is known for its distinctive flavor Peru |
| #3061, aired 1997-12-15 | FORMULAS $100: This soft drink's secret formula is stored in a safe deposit box at the Trust Company of Georgia Coca-Cola |
| #3033, aired 1997-11-05 | SODA POP QUIZ $100: This ubiquitous soft drink removed its cocaine by 1905 but kept the caffeine Coca-Cola |
| #3033, aired 1997-11-05 | SODA POP QUIZ $400: This 19th c. physician of Rural Retreat, Va. was immortalized in the name of a soft drink Dr. Charles T. Pepper |
| #3031, aired 1997-11-03 | WHAT'S YOUR SIGN? $500 (Daily Double): Quiet colors like soft brown are considered harmonious for people born under this "chaste" sign Virgo |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | "BUT" OF COURSE $800: Romeo quiets himself with this interjection when Juliet appears at her window "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?" |
| #3019, aired 1997-10-16 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $1000: Soft wet miry land, like Vietnam, or a predicament, like Vietnam in the '70s a quagmire |
| #3004, aired 1997-09-25 | YOU'RE TOAST $100: It's customary to toast these soft confections on sticks over a campfire marshmallows |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | TELEVISION $500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Chris Hardwick.) In 1985 MTV launched this sister channel to play adult contemporary & soft-rock videos for an older generation VH1 |
| #2986, aired 1997-09-01 | A.K.A. $1000: Professional name of the punk rocker born James Jewel Osterberg; it sounds like a weird soft drink Iggy Pop |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | ROCKS & MINERALS $800: The name of this soft black mineral is from the Greek for "to write" graphite |
| #2967, aired 1997-06-24 | COMPANY HISTORIES $600: After inventing soft-serve ice cream, "Grandpa" McCullough became "King of the Chill" with this chain Dairy Queen |
| #2964, aired 1997-06-19 | SCIENCE $300: This second-lightest metal, symbol K, is so soft it can be cut with a knife Potassium |
| #2963, aired 1997-06-18 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $500: This soft drink was first sold in 1929 as "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" 7 Up |
| #2943, aired 1997-05-21 | SWEET TREATS $400: It's a rich soft chocolate treat or a precocious 4-year-old created by Judy Blume Fudge |
| #2941, aired 1997-05-19 | DESSERTS $100: This "frozen" fermented dairy product resembles soft-serve ice cream in texture Frozen yogurt |
| #2924, aired 1997-04-24 | COOKING $100: This device reads 234-240 degrees F. when your candy reaches the soft ball stage Thermometer |
| #2904, aired 1997-03-27 | C'EST CHEESE $200: Quark is a soft, unripened cheese that may be substituted for this baked potato topping which it resembles Sour cream |
| #2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This soft drink company once owned "Jeopardy!" Coca-Cola |
| #2880, aired 1997-02-21 | FOOD & DRINK $100: After it molts this colorful crab is the most popular soft-shell variety in the U.S. Blue crab |
| #2864, aired 1997-01-30 | FOOTWEAR $400: This soft leather shoe's name goes back to Virginia Algonquian moccasin |
| #2862, aired 1997-01-28 | ANAGRAMS $200: I need a glass of this soft drink after I've been at bat TaB (for bat) |
| #2811, aired 1996-11-18 | NATURE $300: White, bristlecone & pinon are groups of the soft kind of this tree pine |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | SOFT DRINKS $100: A Terre Haute, Indiana glass company designed this soda's classic bottle in 1916 Coca-Cola |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | SOFT DRINKS $200: This convenience store chain's Double Gulp contains 1/2 gallon of soda 7-Eleven |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | SOFT DRINKS $300: This company introduced its Quik drink mix in 1948 Nestlé |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | SOFT DRINKS $400: This soft drink invented by Charles Hires was flavored with sarsaparilla, wintergreen & sassafras root beer |
| #2710, aired 1996-05-17 | SOFT DRINKS $500: A southern treat, clabber is this liquid when it's thickened & soured naturally milk |
| #2700, aired 1996-05-03 | GARDENING $500: Caused by bacteria or fungi, the dead tissue in this plant disease can be "soft", "hard", "dry" or "wet" rot |
| #2694, aired 1996-04-25 | FOOD FACTS $100: Young, soft-boned herrings are popularly canned & sold as these sardines |
| #2674, aired 1996-03-28 | MUSIC $200: It means to sing in a soft, intimate style, like Bing Crosby used to do croon |
| #2661, aired 1996-03-11 | THE ELEMENTS $200: Well over half of the U.S. production of this soft mineral is used for batteries lead |
| #2649, aired 1996-02-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1961 Coca-Cola introduced this, now the world's leading lemon-lime soft drink Sprite |
| #2647, aired 1996-02-20 | MUSIC APPRECIATION $500: As a musical direction, piano means "soft" & this longer word means "very soft" pianissimo |
| #2606, aired 1995-12-25 | TEXTILES $600: The long, soft hair of the Angora goat is used to make this woolen fabric mohair |
| #2580, aired 1995-11-17 | WINE & CHEESE $600: This soft cheese found in Greek salad is made from the milk of sheep or goats Feta |
| #2564, aired 1995-10-26 | 1966 $100: On February 3 the Soviets' Luna 9 probe made the first successful soft landing on this body the Moon |
| #2559, aired 1995-10-19 | FOOD & DRINK $100: "Just what the Dr. ordered" is a famous slogan for this soft drink Dr Pepper |
| #2557, aired 1995-10-17 | SICKNESS & HEALTH $500: The uvula hangs from this "soft" structure the palate |
| #2549, aired 1995-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1899 this soft drink was first bottled on a large scale in Chattanooga, Tennessee, not Georgia Coca-Cola |
| #2549, aired 1995-10-05 | NATURE $300: Like diamond, this soft black mineral is made of pure carbon, but with a different crystal structure graphite |
| #2530, aired 1995-09-08 | THE ELEMENTS $400: Found in a compound used in soft drinks, this element, P, ignites in air phosphorus |
| #2522, aired 1995-07-18 | WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES $600: It's any belt made of soft material that loops & ties in a knot or bow a sash |
| #2516, aired 1995-07-10 | DANCE $100: Soft shoe is similar to this kind of dancing, but without the metal plates tap dancing |
| #2510, aired 1995-06-30 | FILE UNDER "M" $500: This deep, soft wave was named for the French hairdresser who invented it in the 1870s a Marcel |
| #2510, aired 1995-06-30 | SCULPTORS $1000: Known for soft sculptures, this Swedish-born American artist once sold plaster replicas of fast foods Claes Oldenburg |
| #2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Bookkeeper Frank Robinson named this soft drink invented by John Pemberton in 1886 Coca-Cola |
| #2504, aired 1995-06-22 | FRENCH CUISINE $800: Fontainebleau, a soft, cow's-milk type of this dairy product, is often served with sugar for dessert cheese |
| #2498, aired 1995-06-14 | THE BIBLE $1000: "A soft answer turneth away" this; "but grievous words stir up anger" wrath |
| #2483, aired 1995-05-24 | WORD ORIGINS $200: A marshy area in which peat is found, its name is akin to a Gaelic word for "soft" a bog |
| #2472, aired 1995-05-09 | FOOD & DRINK $400: Fanta is the world's best-selling soft drink in this flavor orange |
| #2446, aired 1995-04-03 | NATURE $100: Soft pines, such as the white pine, have 5 of these unique leaves in a cluster; hard pines have 2 or 3 needles |
| #2433, aired 1995-03-15 | "GR" ANIMALS $400: Term for the soft, thick larvae of many insects, especially of the beetle a grub |
| #2426, aired 1995-03-06 | TOWERS $400: Construction of this was halted when it was found the soil was too soft; it was finished in the 14th c. the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | SEAFOOD $200: The soft-shell type of this is caught just after molting, when its shell is so thin it can be eaten crab |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | ART CLASS $800: Though these colored chalklike sticks are synonymous with soft colors, many come in brilliant hues pastels |
| #2412, aired 1995-02-14 | MAKEUP TEST $200: Brooke Shields brushes these with a soft toothbrush & petroleum jelly to keep them "kissing-soft" lips |
| #2409, aired 1995-02-09 | BEVERAGES $200: This nut that gives its name to a common soft drink has a bitter taste a kola nut |
| #2403, aired 1995-02-01 | STARTS WITH "F" $300: The name of this soft felt hat comes from the title of a Victorien Sardou play a fedora |
| #2396, aired 1995-01-23 | SONG LYRICS $100: "When I was seventeen it was" this type of year "for small town girls and soft summer nights" a very good year |
| #2396, aired 1995-01-23 | AFRICA $400: To help boost Swaziland's economy, this soft drink co. opened a concentrate plant there in 1987 Coca-Cola |
| #2389, aired 1995-01-12 | ART & ARTISTS $1000: This Swedish-born pop artist invented "soft" sculpture Claes Oldenburg |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | FOOD & DRINK $100: In an Italian restaurant, order Moleche & you'll get the soft-shelled type of these crustaceans crabs |
| #2374, aired 1994-12-22 | POLISH $200: It's a goatlike antelope of the high mountains in Europe whose skin makes a soft leather polishing cloth chamois |
| #2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1965 this soft drink company brought Frito-Lay Pepsi |
| #2361, aired 1994-12-05 | GENERAL SCIENCE $400: Soft & sticky in warm weather & brittle in cold weather, add sulfur & heat it to vulcanize it rubber |
| #2354, aired 1994-11-24 | WORD ORIGINS $200: Judo is Japanese for "soft way" & this self-defense form is Japanese for "soft art" Jiu-Jitsu |
| #2333, aired 1994-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This mineral water has called itself "Earth's first soft drink" Perrier |
| #2283, aired 1994-07-06 | BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE PAST $400: Ceruse, a skin whitener, was dangerous because it was made from this soft metallic element lead |
| #2282, aired 1994-07-05 | DENTISTRY $200: This is the more common term for the gingiva, the soft tissue surrounding the teeth gum |
| #2273, aired 1994-06-22 | PATERNAL NICKNAMES $400: Charles E. Hires is sometimes called "The Father of" this type of soft drink root beer |
| #2264, aired 1994-06-09 | 1931 $600: His 1931 painting "The Persistence of Memory" is popularly called "Soft Watches" Dalí |
| #2260, aired 1994-06-03 | SHAKESPEARE $200: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and" she "is the sun" Juliet |
| #2253, aired 1994-05-25 | ROCKS & MINERALS $200: This soft variety of calcium carbonate created the white cliffs of Dover chalk |
| #2241, aired 1994-05-09 | ON THE ROAD $200: The edge of the road; it may be "soft" shoulder |
| #2241, aired 1994-05-09 | FAST FOOD $500: A "reigning" name in soft serve ice milk since 1940, it now serves hot dogs & hamburgers as well Dairy Queen |
| #2199, aired 1994-03-10 | INSECTS $500: Glowworms are the larvae or wingless females of this soft-bodied beetle the firefly |
| #2191, aired 1994-02-28 | MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES $1,000 (Daily Double): This word for a soft, gentle breeze comes from the name of the god of the west wind a zephyr |
| #2172, aired 1994-02-01 | WEAPONS $200: A soft-point bullet's point is made of this soft metal & antimony, rather than of steel lead |
| #2171, aired 1994-01-31 | ODD WORDS $400: Now used as a slang synonym for courage or nerve, Moxie was originally the trademark name of one of these A soft drink |
| #2150, aired 1993-12-31 | COOKING $300: These soft-dough quick breads may be baking powder, drop or buttermilk types biscuits |
| #2148, aired 1993-12-29 | TEXTILES $1,000 (Daily Double): This soft, knitted fabric is named for the largest of the Channel Islands Jersey |
| #2135, aired 1993-12-10 | SLANG $400: Term for eggs fried on one side only so that the yolk remains soft Sunny side up |
| #2129, aired 1993-12-02 | METALS $400: Symbolized K, this metal is so soft it can be cut with a knife potassium |
| #2113, aired 1993-11-10 | DANCE $300: It's a tap dance without the metal taps a soft shoe |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | LEATHER $300: This soft leather got its name because the gloves made from it originally came from Sweden suede |
| #2103, aired 1993-10-27 | FACIAL HAIR $200: 2-word "fruity" name for soft, downy facial hair peach fuzz |
| #2101, aired 1993-10-25 | SAY CHEESE! $400: Mizithra, a soft, oily cheese, is made from the whey by-product of this Greek cheese feta cheese |
| #2099, aired 1993-10-21 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $100: This soft drink got its name from Pepsin, one of its ingredients Pepsi Cola |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | MUSICAL TERMS $300: This soft, relaxed style of singing is associated with Bing Crosby crooning |
| #2086, aired 1993-10-04 | ART $1000: This Swedish-born American artist is known for his soft sculptures Claes Oldenburg |
| #2083, aired 1993-09-29 | SCIENCE $200: This type of soft speech is produced without using the vocal cords whispering |
| #2074, aired 1993-09-16 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $300: The Spanish name for this popular 19th century soft drink was zarzaparrilla sarsaparilla |
| #2073, aired 1993-09-15 | ROCKS & MINERALS $1000: The name of this soft mineral used for tobacco pipe bowls means "sea foam" in German meerschaum |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | FRUITS & VEGETABLES $200: Only this vegetable's heart & the soft flesh at the base of its leaves are eaten artichokes |
| #2050, aired 1993-07-02 | THE ROARING '20s $400: This "lithiated lemon" soft drink made its debut in 1929; it's still around today 7 Up |
| #1989, aired 1993-04-08 | SCIENCE $400: While soapstone can refer to any greasy rock, it usually applies to one made of this soft mineral talc |
| #1975, aired 1993-03-19 | GEOLOGY $400: This soft metal is rarely found alone; it's usually extracted from galena lead |
| #1964, aired 1993-03-04 | ROCKS & MINERALS $600: This soft black mineral, a form of carbon, is the primary raw material for synthetic diamonds graphite |
| #1962, aired 1993-03-02 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $400: This word which describes a soft shade of color is also Spanish for pie or pastry pastel |
| #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | FOOD $300: Cannoli pastries are often filled with this soft cheese found in lasagna ricotta |
| #1956, aired 1993-02-22 | ART $800: Edgar Degas & Mary Cassatt used these soft crayons whose name is synonymous with pale colors pastels |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $100: In 1985, just 3 months after launching its new soft drink, this co. agreed to bring back the "Classic" Coca-Cola |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $1000: It's an evergreen with soft wood used for paper pulp as well as a verb meaning "to neaten up" spruce |
| #1944, aired 1993-02-04 | FASHION $500: The Basque is the most common style of this soft, round cap beret |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This soft drink company owns Pizza Hut, Taco Bell & Kentucky Fried Chicken PepsiCo |
| #1941, aired 1993-02-01 | MEDICAL TERMS $100: This soft tissue found inside bones can be red or yellow marrow |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | MAMMALS $500: This soft covering on a deer's antlers has been used in Oriental medicines velvet |
| #1920, aired 1993-01-01 | ANTONYMS $400: These 2 terms can describe fictional detectives or 3-minute & 15-minute eggs hard-boiled & soft-boiled |
| #1913, aired 1992-12-23 | FABRICS $200: In other words, this soft cloth could be called dromedary's fur camel's hair |
| #1908, aired 1992-12-16 | DANCE $200: Tony winner Hinton Battle says he doesn't buy these shoes premade, he buys soft shoes & makes his own tap shoes |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | ROCKS & MINERALS $800: This soft white mineral is used to make tobacco pipes meerschaum |
| #1868, aired 1992-10-21 | FOOD $300: Sachertorte has been called the king of cakes & this soft French cheese, the king of cheeses brie |
| #1863, aired 1992-10-14 | MUSIC $600: On a piano, the "soft" one of these is usually on the left side the pedal |
| #1849, aired 1992-09-24 | SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN $200: "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east &" she "is the sun" Juliet |
| #1791, aired 1992-05-18 | NUTS $100: The tropical nut that's a source of the caffeine in soft drinks the kola nut |
| #1791, aired 1992-05-18 | NUTS $500: There are 2 kinds of this nut, bitter & sweet, & 3 kinds of shells, hard, soft & paper an almond |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | NON-POTENT POTABLES $500: Hi-C & Minute Maid are owned by this soft drink maker Coca-Cola |
| #1753, aired 1992-03-25 | LEATHER $300: This soft leather with a nap is made by holding the flesh side of a hide against a buffing wheel suede |
| #1749, aired 1992-03-19 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: In 1966 this country made the first successful "soft" landing on the Moon with its Luna 9 probe the Soviet Union |
| #1747, aired 1992-03-17 | FOOD & DRINK $100: Decaffeinization of this bean drink provides caffeine for the soft drink & pharmaceutical industries coffee |
| #1738, aired 1992-03-04 | RIVERS $500: Punjab means "Land of the 5 Rivers", referring to the 5 rivers that empty into this one the Indus (River) |
| #1734, aired 1992-02-27 | FASHION HISTORY $500: The trilby was a soft felt one of these named for an 1894 novel a hat |
| #1713, aired 1992-01-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Caleb D. Bradham invented this soft drink in 1898 & claimed it cured dyspepsia Pepsi (Cola) |
| #1712, aired 1992-01-28 | FOOD $500: It's the Italian version of the soft custard the French call sabayon zabaglione |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | LIGHTS $200: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is" this the Sun |
| #1673, aired 1991-12-04 | LIFE SCIENCE $100: The red type of this soft material within the bones produces red blood cells (bone) marrow |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | NATIONAL LANDMARKS $600: This soft drink company's 1st bottling plant in Atlanta was designated a nat'l landmark on May 4, 1983 Coca-Cola |
| #1642, aired 1991-10-22 | HOMONYMS $600: Soft & delicate, or legal money tender |
| #1636, aired 1991-10-14 | CATS $600: It is distinctive for its rabbitlike gait & soft voice as well as missing posterior part a Manx |
| #1629, aired 1991-10-03 | BREAD $200: This soft, moist bread, popular in the South, is often eaten with the utensil for which it's named spoon bread |
| #1627, aired 1991-10-01 | SAY CHEESE $300: The soft pot cheese, or schmierkase, is better known by this name cottage cheese |
| #1627, aired 1991-10-01 | SAY CHEESE $400: The town of Meaux is reputed to produce the best of this soft French cheese Brie |
| #1590, aired 1991-06-28 | WORDS WITHIN WORDS $500: A chocolate bar goes well with this type of soft drink cola (in chocolate) |
| #1567, aired 1991-05-28 | A ROUND OF RUM $500: For a Cuba Libre, you could overthrow Castro, or serve rum with this soft drink Coca-Cola |
| #1519, aired 1991-03-21 | "C" FOOD $500: Legend has it that Napoleon named this soft French cheese & kissed the waitress who served it Camembert |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | ROCKS & MINERALS $400: Plumbers got their name from working with pipes made of plumbum, this soft heavy metal lead |
| #1491, aired 1991-02-11 | SCIENCE $1000: In its solid form, this soft mineral is called steatite or soapstone talc |
| #1478, aired 1991-01-23 | MUSICAL TERMS $1000: "mp" the musical mark meaning "moderately soft", stands for this mezzo piano |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | HATS $600: Basque shepherds commonly wear this soft, brimless hat Beret |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | HATS $1000: This soft felt hat with a tapered crown and center crease is named for an 1882 French play Fedora |
| #1469, aired 1991-01-10 | 1950 $400: The French passed a bill aimed at banning this American soft drink Coca-Cola |
| #1463, aired 1991-01-02 | COMPLETES THE PROVERB $1000: A soft answer turneth away... wrath |
| #1444, aired 1990-12-06 | HATS $400: Sherlock Holmes wouldn't be fully dressed without this soft woolen hat with ear flaps a deerstalker |
| #1443, aired 1990-12-05 | ROCKS & MINERALS $600: A major fuel in Eastern Europe, lignite is a soft brown type of this coal |
| #1410, aired 1990-10-19 | POTPOURRI $200: This bottled water is advertised as "Earth's first soft drink" Perrier |
| #1406, aired 1990-10-15 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $200: Frank Robinson, a bookkeeper, named this soft drink and created the script for its logo in 1886 Coca-Cola |
| #1389, aired 1990-09-20 | TOYS & GAMES $400: Players try to avoid the soft ball in this game that can be played in team or circle versions dodgeball (dodge the bal) |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | JIM HENSON $400: Named for a friend, this soft-spoken character was said to be Henson's alter ego Kermit the Frog |
| #1352, aired 1990-06-19 | COUNTRY MUSIC $1,000 (Daily Double): He won his first Grammy in 1972 for writing the following:
"Take the ribbon from your hair / Shake it loose and let it fall / Lay it soft upon my skin..." Kris Kristofferson |
| #1, aired 1990-06-16 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $600: Region of France between the Seine & Marne Valleys famous for its soft white cheese Brie |
| #1350, aired 1990-06-15 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT $100: After students threw them, the U. of Michigan banned these soft, white snack items from its stadium marshmallows |
| #1341, aired 1990-06-04 | SPACE EXPLORATION $1000: The 2 U.S. spacecraft that soft-landed on Mars in 1976 were both named this Viking |
| #1326, aired 1990-05-14 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $600: In 1709 inventor B. Cristofori gave this instrument a name meaning "harpsichord with soft & loud" Piano |
| #1305, aired 1990-04-13 | SPORTS $500: This racquet sport, first played at Harrow School in England, was named for its soft ball squash |
| #1265, aired 1990-02-16 | 1985 $200: This soft drink co. introduced its new formula drink & then brought back the classic version Coca-Cola |
| #1265, aired 1990-02-16 | WEATHER GEAR $500: A soft Eskimo boot made of reindeer or seal skin a mukluk |
| #1255, aired 1990-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Tab was the leading diet cola before this soft drink was introduced in 1982 Diet Coke |
| #1248, aired 1990-01-24 | ANTONYMS $400: Its antonyms include soft & easy hard |
| #1231, aired 1990-01-01 | ITALIAN COOKING $1,300 (Daily Double): Italian cheesecake is made with this soft, creamy cheese, not cream cheese ricotta |
| #1223, aired 1989-12-20 | ANIMALS $800: To protect its soft abdomen, a hermit crab will pick up & carry one of these a shell |
| #1221, aired 1989-12-18 | THE EARTH $400: It's the most abundant type of coal bituminous |
| #1194, aired 1989-11-09 | GLANDS $200: These glands secrete an oily substance which lubricates your hair & keeps it soft the sebaceous glands |
| #1178, aired 1989-10-18 | DANCES $300: Dance you'd do to "Ah-one, ah-two, ah-doodle-dee-doodle-dee-do" the old soft shoe |
| #1174, aired 1989-10-12 | REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS $100: World Book warns that a soft-shelled turtle can do this with lightning speed bite |
| #1173, aired 1989-10-11 | HATS $500: A city near Wiesbaden, W. Germany lent its name to this men's felt hat with a soft dented top a hamburg |
| #1152, aired 1989-09-12 | THE ALPS $400: This Alpine goat-antelope is prized for its hide, which is made into a very soft leather chamois |
| #1136, aired 1989-07-10 | LEATHER $100: From the French for "Sweden", this leather has a soft, napped surface suede |
| #1095, aired 1989-05-12 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $200: Most pianos have a "damper" one on the right & a "soft" on the left a pedal |
| #1090, aired 1989-05-05 | FASHION HISTORY $800: An 1882 French play that lent its name to a soft felt hat with foldable brim & creased crown fedora |
| #1068, aired 1989-04-05 | IN THE DICTIONARY $600: Name shared by a soft fabric & the soft skin on developing deer antlers velvet |
| #1052, aired 1989-03-14 | FOOD & DRINK $300: Type of Coca-Cola that's the best-selling soft drink in the U.S. Classic |
| #1052, aired 1989-03-14 | THE EYE $400: Part of the eyeball with which a soft contact lens comes into contact the cornea |
| #1042, aired 1989-02-28 | POTPOURRI $800: This word can refer to a soft cushion or a soft, young pigeon squab |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | LEFTOVERS $300: In the 1800s antimacassar covers were put on soft backs protecting them from macassar oil used on this your head/hair |
| #1039, aired 1989-02-23 | BALD IS BEAUTIFUL $400: Dallas Cowboys' coach noted for his soft hat & sports jackets Tom Landry |
| #1035, aired 1989-02-17 | TEEN CUISINE $200: The best-selling diet soda in the U.S. with about 11.5% of the soft drink market Diet Coke |
| #1034, aired 1989-02-16 | HEAVY METALS $600: Soft solder is made of tin & this heavy metal that's so soft a fingernail can scratch it lead |
| #1017, aired 1989-01-24 | FACTS & FIGURES $200: Sales of Avon's Skin-So-Soft bath oil doubled in 1988 people were using it to repel these insects |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | MUSIC $200: German for "song collection", it's also the name of a soft cheese resembling a mild limburger Liederkranz |
| #991, aired 1988-12-19 | SCIENCE $300: This soft, white form of limestone is formed from the remains of small marine creatures chalk |
| #982, aired 1988-12-06 | FINE CHINA $200: The 3 types of porcelain are hard-paste, soft-paste & this china made with ash of burned animal skeletons bone china |
| #971, aired 1988-11-21 | MARS $100: Though its probe sent back info for only 20 sec., this country achieved the 1st soft landing on Mars Soviet Union |
| #957, aired 1988-11-01 | COMIC BOOKS $300: Oh yeah! this wacky soft drink pitchman, er...pitch-pitcher, now has his own comic Kool-Aid Pitcher (Kool-Aid Man) |
| #927, aired 1988-09-20 | FASHION $500: Creator of the soft, silk jersey prints of the '50s was not Gucci nor Fiorucci but this Italian designer (Emilio) Pucci |
| #914, aired 1988-07-21 | FOOD FACTS $400: Soft lumps formed in the process of coagulation, often of milk curd |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE $400: Name for rockets used to decelerate a lunar lander so it can make a soft landing retro rockets |
| #899, aired 1988-06-30 | MAMMALS $500: "Musical" name of the adorable baby seals hunted near Newfoundland for their soft white coats harp seals |
| #884, aired 1988-06-09 | BELIZE, PLEASE $400: This U.S. based soft drink company co-owns about a quarter of the privately owned land in Belize the Coca-Cola Company |
| #854, aired 1988-04-28 | SONGS $100: "Music to Watch Girls By" was a 1967 hit for the Bob Crewe Generation & for this soft drink Pepsi |
| #852, aired 1988-04-26 | MAMMALS $100: Before they mature, these deer appendages are covered with soft hair called velvet antlers |
| #829, aired 1988-03-24 | TOUCHDOWN TOPICS $400: Soft drink which has become a nickname for the Denver Broncos "The Orange Crush" |
| #807, aired 1988-02-23 | ECONOMICS $1000: If your union got a "COLA" added to your contract, you wouldn't get a soft drink, but this cost of living adjustment |
| #788, aired 1988-01-27 | METALLIC PHRASES $500: Rigorous control disguised in a soft demeanor is ruling with one of these "in a velvet glove" iron fist/hand |
| #783, aired 1988-01-20 | MARINE BIOLOGY $200: A lobster grows a new soft shell under the old hard one before dong this, which takes about 15 minutes shedding its shell (molting) |
| #779, aired 1988-01-14 | PALINDROMES $400: Soft or semi-liquid foods, as for infants pap |
| #743, aired 1987-11-25 | "TIP" "TOP" $200: Trademark for a deck shoe with a soft leather upper & a rubber sole Top-Sider |
| #725, aired 1987-10-30 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: Because of its Mormon affiliation, this Provo, Utah U. doesn't serve tea or coffee on campus Brigham Young University |
| #723, aired 1987-10-28 | CRABS $400: After a blue crab sheds its old shell, & before the new one hardens, it can be sold as this popular edible a soft shell crab |
| #713, aired 1987-10-14 | FOOD $500: A politician's trip, or a soft dessert made with flavored milk & rennet junket |
| #708, aired 1987-10-07 | TOYS & GAMES $200: The World Book says one can be "hard or soft & solid or inflated" &, oh yes, usually round a ball |
| #691, aired 1987-09-14 | STARTS WITH "E" $400: The type of sea duck whose soft down is used to stuff quilts eider |
| #686, aired 1987-09-07 | INDIANS $400: For Plains tribes this had a hard sole & soft upper, for eastern tribes, a soft sole & soft upper a moccasin |
| #676, aired 1987-07-13 | POLITICAL NICKNAMES $1000: Calling her soft on Communism in 1950 election, "Tricky Dick" dubbed her "the Pink Lady" Helen Gahagan Douglas |
| #651, aired 1987-06-08 | ANTONYMS $1000: This full name for a familiar musical instrument combines antonyms meaning soft & loud pianoforte |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | HOW TO... $200: Compact, with mittened hands, a mass of soft, solid precipitation into a sphere how do you make a snowball |
| #631, aired 1987-05-11 | FINE CHINA $500: The 1st European soft-paste porcelain was made by a member of this famous family of Florence Medicis |
| #615, aired 1987-04-17 | GEMS $200: The color of this soft gem varies according to the waters from which it comes pearl |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | "SOFT" $100: A "3-minute" egg soft-boiled |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | "SOFT" $200: A bituminous fuel soft coal |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | "SOFT" $300: dBASE III Plus, for example software |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | "SOFT" $400: Tap dancing without metal taps soft shoe |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | "SOFT" $500: According to Elvis, type of person troubled by a "hard-hearted woman... ever since the world began" a soft-hearted man |
| #581, aired 1987-03-02 | THE FOOD BUSINESS $400 (Daily Double): Soft drink developed by Roy Allen, who became partner w/Frank Wright to open stands to sell it A&W Root Beer |
| #576, aired 1987-02-23 | WHAT'S NEW $200: Going for the soft drink crowd, researchers have come up with a way to do this to milk carbonate |
| #572, aired 1987-02-17 | LAKES & RIVERS $100: Named for its large amounts of soft yellow earth China's Huang Ho River means this in English Yellow River |
| #558, aired 1987-01-28 | FOOD & DRINK $200: This soft drink lists 7 ingredients, appropriate for its name 7 Up |
| #552, aired 1987-01-20 | FOOD & DRINK $400: In candy making, a soft or hard ball is formed when the syrup is dropped into this cold water |
| #548, aired 1987-01-14 | FACTS & FIGURES $300: Kids in America have made this non-carbonated "soft drink" #3 behind Coke & Pepsi Kool-Aid |
| #541, aired 1987-01-05 | BLUNDERS $500: Soft drink company whose "Come alive" slogan in China meant "...it brings your ancestors back from the grave" Pepsi |
| #535, aired 1986-12-26 | SODA POP QUIZ $100: In 1952, Hyman Kirsch of Brooklyn introduced "No-Cal" soda, 1st soft drink w/o this sweetener sugar |
| #528, aired 1986-12-17 | LANGUAGES $800: Foreign language in which U.S. commercials for both Fibre Trim & Perma Soft were done French |
| #499, aired 1986-11-06 | MAN IN SPACE $200: Trying for a soft landing here, Russian Lunas 5, 6, 7 & 8 missed it entirely or crashed the moon |
| #473, aired 1986-10-01 | FRUITS & VEGETABLES $400: The typical number of seeds found in the hard inner pit of a drupe 1 |
| #436, aired 1986-05-12 | WORD ORIGINS $400: Dutch for "soft manure", it's synonymous with balderdash poppycock |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | FOOD & DRINK $200: Since 1979, "Good Vibrations" has been this soft drink's theme song Sunkist |
| #424, aired 1986-04-24 | EASY LISTENING $300: Soft drink jingle which became the only hit for The Hillside Singers "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" |
| #414, aired 1986-04-10 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $200: This instrument was originally named the "harpsichord with loud & soft" pianoforte |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | ANATOMY $600: The eye's clear outer layer where a soft lens wearer makes "contact" the cornea |
| #408, aired 1986-04-02 | TRADE NAMES $200: Supposedly, C.L. Griggs came up with this soft drink name after a half-dozen other tries 7-Up |
| #362, aired 1986-01-28 | IN THE MOUTH $400: Comprised of a hard & soft portion, it's the roof of the mouth the palate |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | ANATOMICAL MYTHS $700 (Daily Double): Besides on tongue, 1 of 2 other places you have taste buds roof of your mouth or back of the throat |
| #335, aired 1985-12-20 | METALS $100: Soft, malleable metal Superman can't see through lead |
| #308, aired 1985-11-13 | SODA POP QUIZ $400: Fenton & Fowler's calls this elite Detroit ginger ale the best soft drink in the world Vernor's |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | THE HUMAN BODY $400: Soft substance consisting of cells & connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones marrow |
| #279, aired 1985-10-03 | DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS $300: Soft white Italian cheese often used as pizza topping mozzarella |
| #146, aired 1985-04-01 | SLEEP $600: The vibration of the uvula & the soft palate during sleep snoring |
| #122, aired 1985-02-26 | VAUDEVILLE $1000: Originally called the "chalk line walk", this dance opened the door for Blacks in vaudeville the cake walk |
| #117, aired 1985-02-19 | BRITISH ISLES $400: Soft accent the Irish have when speaking English a brogue |
| #90, aired 1985-01-11 | MEDICINE $300: Called the fontanel, it's where a baby's skull has yet to fuse firmly the soft spot |
| #65, aired 1984-12-07 | TOYS & GAMES $100: Parker Bros, has made balls, boomerangs & ping pong paddles out of this soft material Nerf (or foam rubber) |
| #52, aired 1984-11-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Company that distributes Stolichnaya vodka from Russia & makes soft drinks there Pepsi-Cola |
