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go 13x $515 avg J:12 DJ:1

J $100 1996 Pass this in Monopoly & collect $200

J $500 1986 An ancient Oriental game, or an NBC game show that got old fast

J $1,000 2017 It's the game seen here

Io 8x $1,125 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $500 1997 It's Jupiter's third-largest moon

J $1,000 2021 A moon in our solar system named for a maiden of myth

J $500 1994 This, the innermost of Jupiter's Galilean moons, always keeps the same face toward the planet

Should-Know (24)

pip 7x $829 avg J:4 DJ:3

J $200 1994 In "Great Expectations", it's Philip Pirrip's nickname

DJ $600 1997 It's a dot on a domino

J $1,000 2014 Term for the dot shown here

do 7x $586 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $200 2002 "Ut" used to be used for the first or keynote of the musical scale; this has replaced it

J $500 1995 Pronounced one way, it's a musical tone; pronounced another way, it means to accomplish

DJ $1,200 2004 When it's a noun, it can mean a party, or the new haircut you get for it

up 6x 33.3% stumper $567 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 1997 It precedes hill, roar, state & -to-date

J $800 2003 It can mean awake, cheerful, or at bat

DJ $1,200 2006 Against, as the wind

tip 6x $183 avg J:6

J $100 1993 It follows Q—or precedes "of the iceberg"

J $100 1991 According to Emily Post, the standard one for a waiter is fifteen percent

J $100 1989 According to the cliche, "That's just" this part "of the iceberg"

pi 6x $767 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 2021 A snippet of it: ...288419716...

DJ $600 2000 It's approximately equal to 3.14

DJ $1,600 2006 The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, it's also a math term

a delicatessen 6x $400 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 2022 Place to get a knish or a bagel (the whole word, please)

J $600 2010 I'll take a pastrami on rye from one of these shops that sell ready-to-eat foods like meats & salads

DJ $400 2001 Pastrami, corned beef, lox & bagels are common fare at this type of restaurant

a vow 6x $367 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 2014 A solemn promise; you might take one "of silence" (but not now!)

DJ $800 2008 A solemn promise, or to promise solemnly

J $400 1996 It's a promise to God

ye 5x 20.0% stumper $1,020 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1994 This pronoun is an archaic form of you

J $800 2017 The archaic plural form of thou

J $1,000 2003 In an expression from Matthew 6:30, it's the word that immediately precedes "of little faith"

lo 5x $300 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2019 This biblical word is often found before "& behold"

J $200 1986 It's paired with "behold" to mean "look & see"

J $300 1985 In the Bible, often teamed with "behold"

a nip 5x $460 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1989 A cold sting in the air or a small drink of liquor

J $600 2013 A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air, or a small amount of liquor

J $300 1989 It can be a sting from the cold or a small drink some might take to warm up

the id 5x $460 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 1996 According to Freud, this part of the mind is motivated by the pleasure principle

DJ $1,200 2018 The unconscious mind, according to Freud

DJ $200 2000 In Freud's way of thinking, it's the only part of the personality that exists at birth

a pew 5x $380 avg J:5

J $100 1994 It's a long bench for seating the congregation in a church

J $600 2018 A church bench

J $600 2012 It's any of the bench-like seats with a fixed back arranged in rows in churches

tin 4x 50.0% stumper $300 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 DD 2008 Of the chemical elements, it has the shortest name

J $500 1986 Abbreviated "Sn", it's the only 3-letter element

DJ $200 2000 With this type of ear you "can" not appreciate good music

rod 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2006 Fishin' stick

DJ $800 2001 In Psalms, "Thy" this "and thy staff, they comfort me"

J $400 2008 In Psalms, "thy" this "and thy staff they comfort me"

no 4x $525 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1986 Most parents' answer to "I found this snake; can I keep it?"

J $600 2012 Supernatural elements appear in kiri, a play in this Japanese form

J $600 2003 In hyphenated terms, it comes before -go, -show & -brainer

Neapolitan 4x $750 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1997 Ice cream flavor seenherein an astronaut version:

DJ $800 2018 A type of ice cream, or a native of a southern Italian city

DJ $1,600 2008 I scream, you scream, we all scream for this vanilla, strawberry & chocolate ice cream flavor

It 4x $550 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2003 In the children's game of tag, what the pursuer is

J $600 2021 Evil King clown tale

DJ $400 2000 This 1986 Stephen King bestseller features a demonic clown named Pennywise

iota 4x 25.0% stumper $800 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $800 2023 The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, it can also mean a very small amount

J $800 2020 The itty-bitty ninth letter of the Greek alphabet

J $800 2008 Greek to me, it means a very small quantity (like this word's total number of consonants--one)

ho 4x $775 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1995 It commonly follows "land" & "heave"

DJ $800 2018 This interjection can follow "westward" or "land"

DJ $1,600 2004 It's used to attract attention to something sighted on a ship, like land or a sail

hex 4x $400 avg J:4

J $100 1993 An evil spell or curse

J $600 2023 To bewitch someone or cast a spell upon them is to do this

J $300 1996 This term for a spell or charm comes from a German word for "witch"

ex 4x $425 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1992 A letter of the alphabet, or one's former spouse

J $600 2008 A prefix meaning "out of", or informally, your former spouse

J $300 1998 As a prefix, it can mean "not including"; by itself, it means "former", like a former spouse

dub 4x $725 avg J:4

J $500 1996 To insert dialog in a soundtrack, or to bestow a new rank or title

J $1,000 2012 To confer knighthood upon, or to insert new dialogue into a movie

J $600 2006 To add a soundtrack in a different language

da 4x 50.0% stumper $725 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 1998 Yes, it's Russian for yes

J $500 1985 Term for an Irish father that titled a '78 Tony-winning play

DJ $1,200 2015 In the book "Explorers", it precedes "Gama"

cartographer 4x $800 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2019 A maker of maps & atlases

DJ $800 1998 12-letter word for a person who makes the type of item seen here:(map)

DJ $1,600 2025 It's the proper term for a mapmaker

Worth Knowing (340)

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