| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE $800: Cs is listed as an alkali one, Co, as a transition one a metal |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | ENDS IN A DOUBLE VOWEL $2000: Marking the transition to the sacred, it's the gate of a Shinto shrine a torii |
| #8843, aired 2023-04-05 | TRANSPORTATION, IN VARIOUS FORMS $1600: Let's transition to this brand's i2 SE personal transporter Segway |
| #8753, aired 2022-11-30 | ELEMENTARY $600: Transition metals like nickel or iron have "valence" these, which like to bond electrons |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS $1600: From the Italian, it's any smooth transition from one topic to another segue |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | HISTORY IS CIRCULAR $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1989, Poland's regime & this union-based opposition movement held roundtable talks that led to the transition to democracy Solidarity |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES $1200: (Sarah presents the clue from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.) In "The Wizard of Oz", two dresses of slightly different colors were needed to create the magical transition of Dorothy stepping into the world of technicolor from this brownish film tint sepia |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | ANTHROPOLOGIST'S DICTIONARY $400: 3-word term for recurring traditions in a society marking important transition points, like baptisms, marriages or funerals a rite of passage |
| #8475, aired 2021-09-24 | GET-TOGETHERS $800: At this Latin American celebration the 15-year-old honoree gets her last doll, a symbol of the transition to adulthood quinceañera |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: Established to help 4 million African Americans transition out of slavery, this bureau lasted from 1865 to 1872 the Freedmen's Bureau |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | CHEMISTRY $1200: Another word for a state of matter, it precedes "transition" to describe a change of a substance such as from liquid to gas phase |
| #8128, aired 2020-01-01 | PEOPLE $400: In a 2015 cover story for Vanity Fair, she revealed her new identity & talked about her gender transition Caitlyn Jenner |
| #8081, aired 2019-10-28 | THE 20th CENTURY $2000: He became king of Spain in 1975 & helped the country transition to democracy after Franco's dictatorship Juan Carlos |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | "HOME" ENTERTAINMENT $600: The title of this Amazon series starring Julia Roberts refers to a facility that helps soldiers transition into civilian life Homecoming |
| #7886, aired 2018-12-17 | "RITE" YOU ARE $1600: Xhosa boys wear a blanket with red stripes after undergoing this type of 3-word transition to manhood rite of passage |
| #7855, aired 2018-11-02 | THEY'RE "GREAT" $1200: A book about Ronald Reagan's transition from acting to politics is titled "The Making of" him the Great Communicator |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | HIP-HOP HOORAY! $600: In 2018 this Southern city's new mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms put rappers T.I. & Killer Mike on her transition team Atlanta |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | THE I.T. DEPARTMENT $1000: The staff was skittish during the transition to Linux from this O.S. that dates back to 1969 at Bell Labs Unix |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | MacARTHUR GENIUS GRANT RECIPIENTS $2000: Dr. Eric Coleman, one of these "-icians", helps the elderly transition from hospital to home geriatric physician |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | HAZARDOUS $800: A danger to scuba divers, it results from a too-rapid transition from a high-pressure environment to a lower one the bends |
| #7268, aired 2016-03-30 | INVENTION & INNOVATION $400: This car innovation was introduced in 1940 by GM with the slogan "No clutch to press! No gears to shift!" automatic transmission |
| #7258, aired 2016-03-16 | 9-LETTER WORDS $1600: From the Greek for "2 sounds", it's the name of the transition sound like that made by the "O-I" in "boil" diphthong |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | ____ IN THE ____ $1200: This 1952 movie musical starring Gene Kelly is about a silent film's transition to sound Singin' In The Rain |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | WORDS IN TRANSITION $400: A daily fixed allowance of food for civilians during a shortage a ration |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | WORDS IN TRANSITION $800: To really exert yourself while pouring liquid containing solid matter through a filter strain |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | WORDS IN TRANSITION $1200: To consecrate in a ceremony that includes applying oil to the head anoint |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | WORDS IN TRANSITION $1600: Remember Hyperion & Thea, part of this mythological group? the Titans |
| #7117, aired 2015-07-21 | WORDS IN TRANSITION $2000: It's a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body a sitar |
| #7038, aired 2015-04-01 | METEOROLOGY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an animated weather map on the monitor.) It's the 2-word term for a transition zone between an advancing mass of higher temperature air & a retreating cooler one a warm front |
| #6836, aired 2014-05-12 | ART "S"TUFF $1600: Da Vinci used both chiaroscuro & this, Italian for "smoked", to gradually transition hues sfumato |
| #6682, aired 2013-10-08 | "F"ILM TERMINOLOGY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew illustrates the clue from the studio.) A smooth, gradual transition from black to a clear image a fade (in) |
| #6480, aired 2012-11-16 | MOVIE TERMS $1200: This type of transition between a series of film shots is often used to suggest the passage of time a dissolve |
| #6264, aired 2011-12-08 | FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE $1600: In the center of the table are the "transition" these, including nickel & iron metals |
| #6221, aired 2011-10-10 | CELEBRITY MEMOIRS $800: Once a celebrity daughter named Chastity, this child of Cher revealed "The Story of How I Became a Man" in "Transition" Chaz Bono |
| #6152, aired 2011-05-17 | WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS $800: El Rancho Las Vegas opened in 1941, sparking the transition of Las Vegas Blvd. into the street known by this nickname the Strip |
| #5993, aired 2010-10-06 | WANT TO RACE? $400: (Alex drives a race car at the Toyota Grand Prix.) When braking & downshifting, it's always a good idea to tap this pedal in order to increase your RPMs for a smooth transition an accelerator |
| #5694, aired 2009-05-14 | HOOKUPS $200: If you use a TV antenna, you'll need to hook up a converter box for the June 12, 2009 transition from analog to this DTV |
| #5405, aired 2008-02-22 | METAL $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the periodic table on a monitor.) The elements in green on the periodic table are the metals; the ones grouped here in between, similar to other metals but not quite fitting in, are classified as these metals or elements transition(als) |
| #5229, aired 2007-05-10 | CORRECTED PAPERS $800: David Hume was born in 1711 & "trans" means you don't have a logical one of these between ideas transition |
| #5097, aired 2006-11-07 | A FEW GOOD MEN $800: Democracy activist Kim Dae-jung, this nation's 8th pres., was the 1st to take power in transition from the ruling party South Korea |
| #5092, aired 2006-10-31 | OLD MAN RIVER $1000: Seen here, this man with a river's name chaired the Clinton transition team after the 1992 elections Vernon Jordan |
| #5077, aired 2006-10-10 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE $1600: A chemistry theory says reactions include this intermediate state, from the Latin for "going across" transition |
| #5062, aired 2006-09-19 | HANG A "UE" $1200: It's a smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another; & speaking of transitions... a segue |
| #5060, aired 2006-09-15 | 50 CENT $800: The 1964 JFK half dollar was 90% this transition metal, symbol Ag silver |
| #5022, aired 2006-06-13 | WORD LORE $2000: A good film needs a sequel, & the word "sequel" has the same root as this 5-letter word for the transition I just made a segue |
| #4952, aired 2006-03-07 | AIRPORT I.D. CODES $600: The Dade-Collier Training & Transition Airport, with the code TNT, is dynamite for this Southern city Miami |
| #4650, aired 2004-11-19 | BASKETBALL WITH COACH DIXON $1600: (Coach Dixon diagrams the clue on the board.) We'll never get transition points if you don't sharpen up this pass that gets the fast break going an outlet pass |
| #4499, aired 2004-03-11 | CHEMISTRY $2000: A 1998 experiment heated deuterium to 70,000 degrees as part of an effort to make this element transition to a metal hydrogen |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | YOU CAN QUOTE ME $1000: This author of "I, Robot" once observed, "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome" Isaac Asimov |
| #3506, aired 1999-11-29 | BEFORE & AFTER $200: George Washington's Virginia estate that co-chaired Clinton's transition team Mount Vernon Jordan |
| #3412, aired 1999-06-08 | THE Y2K BUG $400: This giant's customers had the "Big Blues" until it announced Y2K transition support in 1995 IBM |
| #3363, aired 1999-03-31 | PEOPLE $1000: This former head of the Urban League & of Bill Clinton's transition team testified on tape Feb. 2, 1999 Vernon Jordan |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | TINSELTOWN TERMS $1000: A jump one is an abrupt transition; a rough one is a stage in editing cut |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | PEOPLE $400: After the 1992 election, he managed the Clinton transition team, then became Secretary of State Jan. 20, 1993 Warren Christopher |
| #1653, aired 1991-11-06 | ARCHAEOLOGY $300: The term Chalcolithic Age refers to the transition time between the use of this & copper stone |
| #1616, aired 1991-09-16 | SILENT SCREEN STARS $200: This German's transition from silent films to talkies was easy; he didn't talk, he barked Rin Tin Tin |
| #1400, aired 1990-10-05 | WEATHER $400: Transition zone between two air masses, it was named for its resemblance to the lead troops in battle a front |
| #1274, aired 1990-03-01 | MAGAZINES $800: This magazine's "Transition" column features birth, marriage, divorce & death announcements Newsweek |
| #354, aired 1986-01-16 | DRAMA $1000: In Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession" it's Mrs. Warren's profession a prostitute |
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