Memorize these and you could recognize 15.0% of all Alliteration clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Joyce | 3 | The Dubliner who wrote "Dubliners" |
| 2 | Howard Hughes | 3 | Tool-Timer, movie-maker, aviation aficionado, Texas titan |
| 3 | femme fatale | 3 | French phrase for an attractive but dangerous woman |
| 4 | Weight Watchers | 2 | In 2013 this company celebrated its 50th anniversary of helping people drop the pounds |
| 5 | water wings | 2 | When learning to swim, little kids wear these inflatable devices on their arms |
| 6 | Walt Whitman | 2 | E.M. Forster got the title "A Passage to India" from one of his poems |
| 7 | Ted Turner | 2 | This TV tycoon might try to colorize this category if we'd let him |
| 8 | Secret Santa | 2 | This holiday gift exchange often done among co-workers is also called Kris Kringle |
| 9 | saddle sores | 2 | A long time on horseback can produce these on both the mount & the rider |
| 10 | Ronald Reagan | 2 | Gipper gabber, crafty Californian,"Bonzo" bedmate |
| 11 | peer pressure | 2 | Urging by a teen's set of pals to conform to be socially accepted |
| 12 | King Kong | 2 | He was unquestionably Fay Wray's biggest & most hirsute leading man |
| 13 | Ken Kesey | 2 | Perky "prankster", counterculture commentator,"Nest" novelist |
| 14 | greenhouse gases | 2 | (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the desk of the Weather Channel in Atlanta, GA.) The Weather Channel believes that 1 degree can change the world, &... |
| 15 | finger food | 2 | These edibles are the best part of some parties--mmm, here comes the stuffed mushroom lady |
| 16 | fast forward | 2 | By request of director Roman Polanski, this function was disabled on the DVD of "Knife in the Water" |
| 17 | direct deposit | 2 | Instead of you receiving a check, the money can be transferred to your account by the paying agency via this method |
| 18 | cheddar cheese | 2 | Alton Brown's recipe for Welsh rarebit calls for 11/2 cups of this, shredded |
| 19 | Ansel Adams | 2 | In 1932 he & several San Francisco colleagues formed Group f/64 to promote greater realism in their art |
| 20 | a tongue twister | 2 | "Rubber baby buggy bumpers" is a classic example of one of these |
| 21 | a relay race | 2 | Pass the baton; it's the type of event taking place here |
| 22 | a Passion play | 2 | An image from this type of dramatic performance is shown here |
| 23 | a party pooper | 2 | One who won't participate in the fun, perhaps in singing "Happy Birthday" |
| 24 | a medicine man | 2 | This type of Native American healer might try to chase bad spirits out of a patient |
| 25 | the dog days | 2 | Named for the star Sirius, they're from July 3 to August 11 each summer |
| 26 | the Better Business Bureau | 2 | "Advertise honestly" & "be transparent" are 2 standards an enterprise must meet to earn accreditation from this group |
| 27 | the baby boomers | 2 | This generation immediately preceded Generation X |
| 28 | a temper tantrum | 2 | "Supernanny" Jo Frost says the first step for a parent facing one of these meltdowns is to ask why |
| 29 | a round-robin | 2 | Type of tournament where you play each opponent at least once |
| 30 | Pablo Picasso | 2 | Spanish superstar, cultivated cubismglorious "guitar" |
| 31 | Franz Ferdinand | 2 | Hisassassination sparked a war to end all wars |