| #9163, aired 2024-09-18 | RAIN CHECK $800: On Venus this corrosive stuff, H2SO4, would burn right through your umbrella, but it evaporates before it hits the ground sulfuric acid |
| #9109, aired 2024-05-23 | SIGNATURE SONGS $400: Calling it a signature song, MTV said this 2007 smash "introduced us to Rihanna the superstar"...ar...ar...ar "Umbrella" |
| #9071, aired 2024-04-01 | LONG WORDS $800: 14 letters:
Newish nonmedical umbrella term for people whose brains work or develop differently neurodivergent |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY $800: You'll find this branch of the military under the DHS umbrella the Coast Guard |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FUNGUS AMONG US $300: Some fungi form umbrella-shaped "fruiting bodies" that hold fungal reproductive spores; stir-fry enthusiasts know them as these mushrooms |
| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | 8-LETTER WORDS $400: Golf is one type of this; parasol is another umbrella |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | POP GOES THE MUSIC $400: Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl halftime show included "We Found Love" & this 2007 No. 1 hit, "eh, eh, eh" "Umbrella" |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | READY TO WEAR $1000: Let's "C", it's the umbrella term covering bow ties, neckties, scarves & ascots cravats |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | QUOTATIONS $1600: "Throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet" was part of her dissent of dismantling the VRA Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN $600: Here's a thoughtful offer from Rihanna: "Now that it's raining more than ever... you can stand under my" this umbrella |
| #8784, aired 2023-01-12 | WHAT'S ALL THIS, THEN? $400: It's raining & dashed if I didn't leave the club without this object from James Smith & Sons, making them since 1830 an umbrella |
| #8769, aired 2022-12-22 | MAGIC $200: In a 1964 movie Mary Poppins flew into town with one of these, which had a magical talking parrot head handle an umbrella |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | SUPER-DUPER SUPERS $1600: There's no shelter from the storm for super-powered adoptees Klaus & Allison on this Netflix show the Umbrella Academy |
| #8613, aired 2022-04-06 | PARTS OF THE WHOLE $1600: A handheld item:
canopy,
shaft,
springs,
handle an umbrella |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | ACRONYMS $800: BIPOC:
an umbrella term for certain humans Black, Indigenous, & People of Color |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | THEY'RE MULTI-TALENTED $200: This singer has the role of Marion Crane on "Bates Motel" under her large entertainment & fashion umbrella-ella-ella Rihanna |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | CELEBRITIES $800: MJB for short, this R&B singer acted in "The Umbrella Academy" & "Mudbound" Mary J. Blige |
| #8456, aired 2021-08-02 | THRONE OUT $1200: King Louis-Philippe was ousted in 1848--France never liked him walking around like a British businessman, in a suit & carrying this an umbrella |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | THIS & THAT $400: The name of this type of umbrella is from words meaning "protecting against" & "sun" a parasol |
| #8430, aired 2021-06-25 | WEATHER SONGS $400: There's clearly inclement weather in Rihanna's song about this title object, which she offers shelter under an umbrella |
| #8408, aired 2021-05-26 | YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE $600: "Last Sacrifice" was the finale of Richelle Mead's series about special young people attending this school the Vampire Academy |
| #8377, aired 2021-04-13 | ANIMAL WORDS & PHRASES $2,000 (Daily Double): It's an umbrella-shaped mushroom a toadstool |
| #8348, aired 2021-03-03 | HOW NOW, DOW JONES COMPANY? $1000: When it comes to personal insurance, boat & yacht & even umbrella insurance are all under its symbolic umbrella Travelers |
| #8308, aired 2021-01-06 | GADGET $800: The Blunt XL one of these is able to withstand rain & winds of up to 60 mph thanks to its high-density fabric & tensioning system an umbrella |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | ONE-WORD SONG TITLES $200: This No. 1 hit by Rihanna includes the apt lyric "let it rain" "Umbrella" |
| #8242, aired 2020-09-22 | MUSIC FESTIVALS $800: This rainy city's music festival is fittingly named Bumbershoot, a slang word for an umbrella Seattle |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY $400: One of FDR's closest advisors, Harry Hopkins helped shape this "novel" umbrella program of economic relief & stimulus the New Deal |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | NUMERICAL CHARACTERS $800: Number 5 is the teleporting, time-traveling alumnus of this Netflix "Academy", possibly helpful on a rainy day the Umbrella Academy |
| #8085, aired 2019-11-01 | A SHROOM WITH A VIEW $400: "P" is for this type of mushroom that, fittingly, shares its name with a type of umbrella parasol |
| #8061, aired 2019-09-30 | A "BUM" STEER $1600: Silly slang word for an umbrella a bumbershoot |
| #7998, aired 2019-05-22 | MARY POPPINS $400: At shopdisney.com you can purchase one of these accessories of Mary's complete with a parrot head an umbrella |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS $400: A bumbershoot is one of these; Mary Poppins made a memorable entrance using one an umbrella |
| #7692, aired 2018-02-06 | BRIT SPEAK $400: Put on your mackintosh (raincoat) & grab your brolly, Brit speak for this an umbrella |
| #7619, aired 2017-10-26 | SONGS ON LIP SYNC BATTLE $400: Tom Holland used a bit of "Singin' In The Rain" before channeling Rihanna & this hit of hers "Umbrella" |
| #7332, aired 2016-06-28 | METAPHORS BE WITH "U" $400: Metaphorically, this rainy day item is something encompassing, like a large organization an umbrella |
| #7196, aired 2015-12-21 | A FABRIC-ATED CATEGORY $2000: Sails & beach umbrella are 2 items traditionally made of this hempen or flaxen cloth canvas |
| #7112, aired 2015-07-14 | RAINY SONGS $400: She sang, "Now that it's raining more than ever... you can stand under my umbrella... ella, ella, eh eh eh" Rihanna |
| #7059, aired 2015-04-30 | ADVERTISING ICONS $3,000 (Daily Double): Appropriately, a brainstorming session produced the little girl under an umbrella for this brand Morton's salt |
| #7034, aired 2015-03-26 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BUSINESSES $2000: A virus created by the Umbrella Corporation is out of control in this horror series Resident Evil |
| #6954, aired 2014-12-04 | IT'S RAINING $1,000 (Daily Double): Open your umbrella when you see this Latin word in the name of a cloud; it means it's a rain cloud nimbus |
| #6778, aired 2014-02-19 | DORM ROOM CHECKLIST $800: Don't forget raingear--umbrella, boots & this blanketlike cloak with a hole in the middle a poncho |
| #6773, aired 2014-02-12 | GETTING YOUR "M-B-A" $2000: Type of "organization" that encompasses a number of smaller groups umbrella |
| #6707, aired 2013-11-12 | GOING EMILY POST‑AL $400: When a man & a woman are sharing one of these, the one who holds it is the one who's taller an umbrella |
| #6648, aired 2013-07-10 | PARTS OF THE WHOLE $1000: Prince of Wales handle,
runner,
rib an umbrella |
| #6645, aired 2013-07-05 | BRAZILIAN GEOGRAPHY $400: The selva is this vast, ecologically important area where it sounds like you'll need your umbrella the rainforest |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | UMBRELLA POTPOURRI $200: This umbrella-wielding Batman foe made his comic book debut in 1941 in Detective Comics No. 58 the Penguin |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | UMBRELLA POTPOURRI $400: The sun is out,
so the light umbrellas carried here are known by this word parasol |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | UMBRELLA POTPOURRI $600: In 2007 her "Umbrella" was named MTV's Monster Single of the Year Rihanna |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | UMBRELLA POTPOURRI $800: In 2011, his last full year as French president, he got a Kevlar-coated umbrella as part of his protection Nicolas Sarkozy |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | UMBRELLA POTPOURRI $1000: This insurance company lost its umbrella logo when it merged with Citicorp in 1998 but later purchased it back Travelers |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | THE WEATHER & GEOGRAPHY REPORT $1000: Better bring an umbrella to Lloro, near this South American country's Pacific coast, said to average 40 feet of rain a year Colombia |
| #6493, aired 2012-12-05 | HITS & MISSES $1000: 2007:
"Umbrella" Rihanna |
| #6341, aired 2012-03-26 | A "NON" CATEGORY $800: It's Latin for "it does not follow", so I'd better get out my umbrella non sequitur |
| #6328, aired 2012-03-07 | LYRICS OF THE ARTIST $800: "Under my umbrella ella ella, eh eh eh" Rihanna |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | BRIT SPEAK $200: A brolly is one of these--don't leave home without it on a rainy day an umbrella |
| #6230, aired 2011-10-21 | WEATHER GEAR $800: Its parts include ribs, stretchers & a crook handle an umbrella |
| #6205, aired 2011-07-29 | THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY $1,000 (Daily Double): You'll find this branch of the military under the DHS umbrella the Coast Guard |
| #6142, aired 2011-05-03 | LITERARY ALLUSIONS $400: The British call this rainy day accessory a gamp, after a character in Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit" an umbrella |
| #6018, aired 2010-11-10 | COLLEGE BEFORE & AFTER $400: The second oldest U.S. college breaks out the flying umbrella & disciplines the Banks kids William & Mary Poppins |
| #5914, aired 2010-05-06 | DANGER IN WONDERLAND $800: These 2 brothers may look like dimwits but they're vicious; beware the sword & umbrella, their weapons of choice Tweedledum & Tweedledee |
| #5815, aired 2009-12-18 | COMIC BOOK VILLAINS $200: This monocled arch-enemy of Batman used his umbrella as a weapon; it often contained knockout gas the Penguin |
| #5684, aired 2009-04-30 | AD WEAR $1,300 (Daily Double): The girl on this brand's label wears a yellow dress & stands under an umbrella Morton's Salt |
| #5645, aired 2009-03-06 | CAR SHOW $2000: How very proper--the Vantage Roadster by this British company has an option to add an umbrella & holder Aston Martin |
| #5643, aired 2009-03-04 | THE SOUTHERN DANDY EXPOUNDS $800: Ashley honey, have you seen this 7-letter lightweight umbrella of mine lyin' 'round? it's pow'ful hot parasol |
| #5597, aired 2008-12-30 | FRENCH WORDS $2000: French for "umbrella", its name comes in part from the French word for "rain" parapluie |
| #5398, aired 2008-02-13 | VERY SUPERSTITIOUS $1600: Using this object, symbolic of a solar wheel & originally a sun shade, when there was no sun was sacrilegious an umbrella |
| #5307, aired 2007-10-09 | WHERE WORDS COME FROM $800: Latin:
This device you open when it's precipitating an umbrella |
| #5241, aired 2007-05-28 | DC COMICS $200: An umbrella that turned into a flamethrower was one weapon employed by this nemesis of Batman The Penguin |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY $200: This half-giant & "Keeper of the Keys" at Hogwarts has a pink umbrella that disguises his broken wand Hagrid |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY $400: In 1899 she began her temperance work in Kansas wielding an umbrella; hatchets came later Carrie Nation |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY $600: This fictional character arrives via an umbrella flight to become the Banks children's nanny Mary Poppins |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY $800: The name of this small, light umbrella is from the Latin for "prepare for the sun" a parasol |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY $1000: This fictional castaway "spent a great deal of time and pains to make an umbrella" covered with skins Robinson Crusoe |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1200: An umbrella organization: IOC International Olympic Committee |
| #5067, aired 2006-09-26 | TRANSPORTATION IN SONG $1200: The Hollies' first Top 10 hit, it told of the romance that developed under a shared umbrella "Bus Stop" |
| #4924, aired 2006-01-26 | STUPID ANSWERS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands underneath a fountain in St. Petersburg, Russia.) Be careful of the umbrella fountain here in Peterov--if you step under it, this will happen you'll get wet (it will rain accepted) |
| #4910, aired 2006-01-06 | IT'S STRICTLY BUSINESS $1000: This insurance company used an umbrella in its ads as early as 1870 & for more than 125 years after Traveler's |
| #4906, aired 2006-01-02 | HELLO, "OLLY" $600: An umbrella in London brolly |
| #4891, aired 2005-12-12 | "U" KNOW YOU KNOW $400: To avoid bad luck, don't open one of these indoors an umbrella |
| #4851, aired 2005-10-17 | A WALK IN THE CLOUDS $200: In cloud names, "nimbus" means this, so get out your umbrella rain |
| #4795, aired 2005-06-10 | SALT $400: In 1914 the little girl with the umbrella began appearing on this company's salt packages Morton's |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | SINGLE-LETTER STOCKS $2000: "C", this financial services company, brought Smith Barney under its umbrella Citigroup |
| #4680, aired 2004-12-31 | AIRLINE TRAVEL $2000: In the seat pocket you'll find the catalog called "Sky" this, with must-haves like a solar-powered patio umbrella Mall |
| #4636, aired 2004-11-01 | HEY, IT'S RAINING! $200: Reportedly, the Romans were the first to use this device as a rain protector; it was originally used as a sunshade an umbrella |
| #4611, aired 2004-09-27 | THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew narrates from the Int'l Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.) An umbrella with a ricin tip was used to poison this defector near Waterloo Station in 1978 Georgi Markov |
| #4482, aired 2004-02-17 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $200: Get out the umbrella, because "When it rains, it" does this pours |
| #4419, aired 2003-11-20 | 21st CENTURY ROCK $800: Sheryl Crow sang, "I got no one who will bring me a big umbrella, so I'm watching" this cable TV network the Weather Channel |
| #4348, aired 2003-06-25 | GOING TOPLESS $400: Left unopened, this term for wheat, rice or rye becomes something you'll need to open an umbrella for grain (to rain) |
| #4250, aired 2003-02-07 | MIND MISS MANNERS $1200: When 2 people are walking down the street sharing an umbrella, this person should have the sense to hold the umbrella the taller person |
| #4221, aired 2002-12-30 | VICTIMS $200: In 1978 defector Georgi Markov was fatally stabbed in London with a poison-tipped one of these umbrella |
| #4070, aired 2002-04-19 | ENDS IN "ELLA" $400: Ms. Poppins' "parachute" an umbrella |
| #4034, aired 2002-02-28 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN $400: Deborah Roberts of "20/20" always knows when to carry an umbrella; she's married to this NBC weatherman Al Roker |
| #3975, aired 2001-12-07 | HAPPY TO BE A "BUM" $1000: Slang for an umbrella bumbershoot |
| #3887, aired 2001-06-26 | THE FRENCH CONNECTION $400: It's un parapluie; literally, "against the rain" an umbrella |
| #3718, aired 2000-11-01 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $200: When it's wet out, don't forget to take your brolly, one of these Umbrella |
| #3689, aired 2000-09-21 | 20th CENTURY MUSIC $200: A 1920s hit by Sammy Fain & Irving Kahal wanted you to "let" this "be your umbrella" Smile |
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | VOCABULARY $200: This word can be joined with stand, tree, plant or pine; by itself, it's very handy in London during June Umbrella |
| #3575, aired 2000-03-03 | AROUND THE HOUSE $400: Mary Ellen says when cleaning a chandelier, it's not unlucky to open one of these & use it to catch drips Umbrella |
| #3544, aired 2000-01-20 | ALONG CAME MARY $100: The Banks family nanny, this fictional woman could fly through the air by opening her umbrella Mary Poppins |
| #3486, aired 1999-11-01 | DISNEY MOVIES $400: This magical nanny liked to travel light, with only an umbrella & a carpetbag Mary Poppins |
| #3356, aired 1999-03-22 | TRUCK STOP $400: A folding weapon gave us this term for a rig's dangerous "bending" when it stops abruptly jackknife |
| #3288, aired 1998-12-16 | ANOTHER NAME FOR $400: From old Italian for "to shield" & "sun", it's another name for a sun umbrella parasol |
| #3234, aired 1998-10-01 | "U" BETCHA! $200: It's also called a bumbershoot, & some say it's bad luck to open one indoors Umbrella |
| #3230, aired 1998-09-25 | EMILY POST SAYS... $500: This object, from the Latin for shade, should be carried point down & close to the body when closed Umbrella |
| #3061, aired 1997-12-15 | SALT $200: It's what the Morton Salt Girl is holding in her right hand Umbrella |
| #3056, aired 1997-12-08 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $300: If you got a new brolly as a gift on Boxing Day, you received one of these Umbrella |
| #2960, aired 1997-06-13 | WORLD TRAVEL $1000: The village of Bor Sang, near Chiang Mai in this country, is famous for its umbrella festival Thailand |
| #2954, aired 1997-06-05 | PHOBIAS $100: Ombrophobia is the fear of this; better get a big umbrella Rain |
| #2847, aired 1997-01-07 | ETIQUETTE $100: On rainy days, be careful not to poke other people with the point of this device Umbrella |
| #2843, aired 1997-01-01 | FOREST PRODUCTS $400: This wood used for baseball bats & umbrella handles shares its name with the residue left from burning it ash |
| #2838, aired 1996-12-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This salt company's "Umbrella Girl" is one of the most famous brand icons in the United States Morton |
| #2746, aired 1996-07-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: As early as 1870 Travelers Insurance used a red one of these as a symbol of protection an umbrella |
| #2725, aired 1996-06-07 | LANGUAGES $1,500 (Daily Double): Balcony & umbrella are words we've borrowed from this modern European language Italian |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | LITERARY ALLUSIONS $400: The British call this rainy day accessory a gamp after Sarah Gamp, a Dickens character who carried one an umbrella |
| #2616, aired 1996-01-08 | FURNITURE $300: This piece of hall furniture is specifically for holding bumbershoots an umbrella stand |
| #2550, aired 1995-10-06 | STARTS WITH "UM" $100: The Morton Salt Girl is holding one umbrella |
| #2503, aired 1995-06-21 | RAIN POTPOURRI $300: The British call this a brolly, a shortened & altered form of its original name an umbrella |
| #2318, aired 1994-10-05 | WORD ORIGINS $100: The Latin umbra, meaning "shade", gave us the name of this device that protects you from rain an umbrella |
| #2247, aired 1994-05-17 | FRENCH $400: This accessory, un parapluie, might be especially useful in Avril—April an umbrella |
| #2227, aired 1994-04-19 | SUPERSTITIONS $100: Rain or shine, you're not supposed to open this in the house an umbrella |
| #2155, aired 1994-01-07 | IT HAD TO BE "U" $100: When used as a sun shade, it's usually called a parasol umbrella |
| #1996, aired 1993-04-19 | AD LINES $400: "You're better off under the umbrella" Travelers |
| #1979, aired 1993-03-25 | RAINING $100: In ancient times people carried these rain protectors as a symbol of rank an umbrella |
| #1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This insurance company's red umbrella logo has been a trademark since 1960 Travelers |
| #1832, aired 1992-07-14 | MARINE BIOLOGY $400: Scientists call these boneless, umbrella-shaped sea animals medusas jellyfish |
| #1787, aired 1992-05-12 | FASHION $300: It's a lightweight ornamental umbrella carried by women as a sunshade a parasol |
| #1669, aired 1991-11-28 | HOW DO YOU... $400: Move the runner up the shaft to the stop wire so the ribs are extended & the fabric taut on the frame How do you open an umbrella? |
| #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | UMBRELLAS $100: Its logo has a little girl holding a big umbrella & an open package of salt Morton Salt |
| #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | UMBRELLAS $300: Her weapon was an umbrella when she attacked her first saloon in Medicine Lodge, Kansas Carrie Nation |
| #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | UMBRELLAS $400: Set of insurance & financial companies that are found under a trademark umbrella The Travelers |
| #1533, aired 1991-04-10 | SUPERSTITIONS $400: Some say it's from the fact that when opened indoors, they tend to poke people & knock things over an umbrella |
| #1528, aired 1991-04-03 | COMMON BONDS $300: Umbrella,
circus, pup tents |
| #1340, aired 1990-06-01 | LANGUAGES $600: Our words balcony, umbrella & volcano come from this modern language Italian |
| #1320, aired 1990-05-04 | PLANTS & TREES $600: It can mean any umbrella-shaped fungus or inedible mushroom Toadstool |
| #1265, aired 1990-02-16 | WEATHER GEAR $200: Protective device the French call un parapluie & the British call a brolly an umbrella |
| #1227, aired 1989-12-26 | SUPERSTITIONS $800: It defies the natural order of things to open it indoors, & it acts as a screen against good fortune Umbrella |
| #1007, aired 1989-01-10 | AUTOMOBILES $100: A holder for one of these was available on the 1942 Pontiac, obviously for a rainy day umbrella |
| #1005, aired 1989-01-06 | ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS $600: For their battle, one had a sword, & the other an umbrella Tweedledum & Tweedledee |
| #910, aired 1988-07-15 | THEMES & TRADEMARKS $200: Disney's Jiminy Cricket is usually seen carrying one of these an umbrella |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $600: If someone accidently poked you with his brolly at a bus stop, you've been hit by one of these umbrella |
| #522, aired 1986-12-09 | ADVERTISING $100: Morton Salt slogan illustrated by a little girl carrying an umbrella when it rains, it pours |
| #518, aired 1986-12-03 | STARTS WITH "U" $300: Part of a spineless jellyfish, or a water repeller with a skeleton an umbrella |
| #498, aired 1986-11-05 | ANTONYMS $200: Department where you go to reclaim the umbrella you left on the bus lost & found |
| #494, aired 1986-10-30 | EUROPE $500: The words balcony, costume, & umbrella came to English from this modern language Italian |
| #474, aired 1986-10-02 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: Georgi Markov, author of "The Truth that Killed", was murdered with a poison-tipped version of this an umbrella |
| #418, aired 1986-04-16 | LITERATURE $200: The only relics he took from the island were his umbrella, goat-skin cap, & parrot Robinson Crusoe |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | 1978 $1000: Defecting Bulgarian author of "The Assassins" was assassinated with a poison-tipped one umbrella |
| #175, aired 1985-05-10 | TECHNOLOGY $800: The original use of the umbrella for sun |
| #129, aired 1985-03-07 | CAMPING $200: Some kinds are marquee, miner, baker, umbrella & pup tents |
