Wordplay Study Guide

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Must-Know (6)

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Georgia 9x $1,033 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $100 1986 The only U.S. state that starts with "G"

J $800 2014 At the eastern end of the Black Sea, this ex-Soviet country lies mostly in Asia but extends into Europe

DJ $1,600 2022 This nation on the border of Europe & Asia declared independence in 1991

Walla Walla 8x $675 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $200 1990 This Wash. city, first called Steptoeville, was named after a Nez Perce Indian word meaning "little river"

J $500 1997 This Washington city whose name means "many waters" was known as Steptoeville until 1859

DJ $1,600 2016 This Washington city famous for its sweet onions has been described as "the town so nice they named it twice"

New Zealand 8x 12.5% stumper $412 avg J:8

J $200 2001 This country's North Island is on the Australian Continental Plate; South Island is on the Pacific Plate

J $600 2024 In its Waikato region, you can tour the Hobbiton movie set

J $200 2001 This country consists of 2 main islands: the North Island & the South Island

Innsbruck 8x $1,188 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $100 1991 This resort city in Austria's Tirol is the northern gateway to the Brenner Pass in the Alps

DJ $800 1988 It became capital of the Tyrol in the 15th century

J $1,000 2008 This Austrian city's name is German for "bridge over the Inn River"

an obelisk 8x $862 avg J:2 DJ:6

J $300 1992 Cleopatra's Needle is a famous one of these

DJ $800 2017 Cleopatra's Needle & the Washington Monument are this type of tapered pillar

DJ $2,000 2013 The Washington Monument is one

Should-Know (170)

Xerxes 7x $1,200 avg J:1 DJ:6

DJ $800 2013 In 465 BC a group of Persian nobles murdered this rulerX _ _ X _ _

DJ $1,200 2025 This Persian emperor tried to take on the Greeks; after his failures, he withdrew to Susa & Persepolis

J $800 2005 This "Great" Persian King ruled from approximately 486-465 B.C.

Oakland 7x 14.3% stumper $1,143 avg J:2 DJ:5

DJ $200 1992 This California city named for the trees on its hills has a large saltwater lake downtown

J $800 2021 Mills College, the first women's college west of the Rockies, is located in this Bay Area city

DJ $1,600 2010 In Alabama there's one just north of Tuscumbia; in California, it's a neighbor of San Francisco

Greece 7x $629 avg J:1 DJ:6

DJ $400 2021 I'd love to visit some of its many islands, like Andros & Naxose

DJ $600 1998 Not to be confused with the Roman emperor, Constantine II was the last king of this nation in 1973

J $1,000 2009 King Constantine of this Balkan country was forced from his throne in 1917 & again in 1922

Les Brown 7x $586 avg J:3 DJ:4

DJ $400 2008 Sepia & mahogany are tones of this color

DJ $800 1999 "Sentimental Journey" was a hit for this man & his Band of Renown

J $1,000 2009 James, Jerry, Gatemouth

a stoop 7x $429 avg J:7

J $200 2022 A small porch, or to bend down

J $800 2002 As a verb, it means to bend over & down from the waist; as a noun, it's a small porch

J $200 2015 To bend down on the small porch of the same name

Xavier 6x 16.7% stumper $750 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 2005 Located in Cincinnati, it's one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities

J $500 1996 This Saint Francis was the "Apostle of the Indies"

DJ $1,600 2011 Zubiri, Herbert, Cugat

Xanadu 6x $1,050 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $300 1992 In a famous poem, "It was a miracle of rare device, a sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice!"

DJ $600 1994 In the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, it's the site of Kubla Khan's stately pleasure dome

J $1,000 2010 Bearing a close resemblance to William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, it's Citizen Kane's mansion

turkey 6x 16.7% stumper $400 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1992 Among the varieties you might serve for Thanksgiving are the White Holland, Bronze, & Narragansett

DJ $800 2012 The small European part of this country lies in Thrace; the rest is in Asia

J $300 1999 It follows talk & precedes trot

The Blues Brothers 6x $400 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1985 Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi as soul siblings

DJ $1,200 2023 "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas... it's dark & we're wearing sunglasses"; "Hit it"

J $200 1996 This 1980 film follows Jake & Elwood as they try to raise money to save their orphanage

Poland 6x 33.3% stumper $750 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1987 Its national anthem is "Jeszcze Polska Nie Zginela"

J $800 2024 It's named for a Slavic tribe whose name means "people of the fields" & who began living there more than 1,000 years ago

J $1,000 2021 The Pomeranian Lakeland has more than 1,000 lakes in this country

Jordan 6x $850 avg J:6

J $500 1997 Michael, Barbara, Vernon

J $1,000 2009 Carved from the living rock, the pink stone city of Petra is found in this Middle Eastern kingdom

J $800 2014 DeAndre & Michael

Jackson 6x $733 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $200 1997 Michael, Shirley, Jesse

J $600 2013 Pollock, de Govia, Browne

J $1,000 2012 Bo, Jesse, Glenda

Indonesia 6x $517 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1996 In February 1994 an earthquake struck the island of Sumatra in this nation, killing 215 people

J $600 2014 About 6,000 of its more than 17,000 islands are inhabited

J $400 2023 In 1815 Mount Tambora on this big archipelago had a huge eruption & lost much of its height

Guatemala 6x 16.7% stumper $1,467 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 2009 The 42,000 square miles of this country are dotted with Mayan ruins

J $600 2023 This nation has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean & the Caribbean Sea

DJ $1,200 2022 The Motagua, this country's longest river, flows into the Gulf of Honduras

Costa Rica 6x $767 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $400 2011 Do you know the way to San Jose, the capital of this central American nation?

J $600 2004 The rainy season in this Central American country can last from May to November

DJ $1,200 2008 It borders both Panama & Nicaragua

beriberi 6x $1,150 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 1989 A disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a vitamin B1 deficiency

J $500 1984 Disease caused by lack of vitamin B in diet

J $1,000 2012 A lack of vitamin B1 will give you this disease

Athens 6x $583 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $100 1993 The people of this Greek city were such fans of Phocion that they elected him general 45 times

DJ $2,000 DD 2005 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is set in this Mediterranean City that's in the title of another Shakespeare play

DJ $200 1987 In the play named for him, Timon takes leave of this Mediterranean city

Algeria 6x $383 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $100 1995 At over 9,500 feet, Mount Tahat is the highest point in this North African country

J $800 2015 Of countries in Africa

J $300 2001 Morocco, Mali & Tunisia border this country

the Big Bad Wolf 6x 16.7% stumper $433 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 2009 Timber ____ whistle

J $600 2016 Cry ____ Blitzer

J $400 2002 Cry ___ in sheep's clothing

John Paul Jones 6x $450 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1991 Washington & Jefferson convinced him to accept the offer of an admiralty in the Russian navy

DJ $800 2023 All 3 names the same: U.S. naval hero awarded a Congressional Gold Medal & Led Zeppelin bassist/Kennedy Center honoree

J $1,000 2002 Jennifer, Quincy, Parnelli

Xerox 5x $440 avg DJ:5

DJ $200 1998 A brand name, it's become a synonym for a photocopy

DJ $1,200 2003 The Random House Dictionary lists it as a noun & verb, as well as a trademark

DJ $200 1993 In 1959 this company introduced its first simplified office copier

Uzbekistan 5x 20.0% stumper $1,140 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $300 DD 2009 Islam Karimov has been the president of this Central Asian nation since 1991

J $600 2022 Home to about 3 million, this country's capital of Tashkent is the largest city in Central Asia

DJ $2,000 2008 Of the "stans" with a "Z" in their names, the one where it's the second letter

Utah 5x $480 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 2006 It was admitted to the Union in 1896 under the condition it ban polygamy

DJ $600 2001 Beaverdam Creek & Kings Peak are the low & high points of this state

DJ $400 2005 Check out all the jazz going on in Orem, Ogden & Ophir in this state

Turkmenistan 5x $1,160 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2006 Oral epics are sung by poets & composers known as bakhashi in this central Asian "stan" nation

J $800 2022 Identifying this nation seenherethat became independent in 1991 should suit you to a "T"--don't pick the wrong one

DJ $2,000 2017 This country highlightedhereis mostly made up of deserts

the Philippines 5x $1,000 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $200 2000 "Magandang Gabi" means "Good Evening" in Tagalog, a major language spoken in ____

DJ $800 2009 The Spanish arrived on this Asian island nation in 1521 & later took control of it

DJ $1,600 2012 Pacific land named for a 16th century king

The Last Picture Show 5x 20.0% stumper $740 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 1991 Cloris Leachman & Ben Johnson won Oscars for this 1971 film that takes place 20 years earlier

DJ $1,200 2016 Cybill Shepherd made her film debut in this 1971 movie set in the fictional town of Anarene, Texas

J $300 1987 Set in a Texas town in 1951, it ends when one of the guys goes off to Korea & the rundown cinema is closed

The Last of the Mohicans 5x $360 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2010 Hawkeye shows up in this 1826 novel

J $600 2014 The villain of this novel is a cunning & vengeful Huron named Magua

DJ $200 1996 Daniel Day-Lewis played Hawkeye in the 1992 version of this James Fenimore Cooper tale

the can-can 5x $420 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1992 This French dance is characterized by high kicks & lifted petticoats

DJ $800 2024 Toulouse-Lautrec immortalized Jane Avril doing a high kick of this dance

J $100 1984 A dance dance from France France

smallpox 5x $1,120 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2009 Eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs, this febrile disease is caused by the variola virus

DJ $800 2012 Scientists believe that in the 20th Century alone, this disease killed more than 300 million people

J $1,000 2006 In 1863 Abe Lincoln came down with varioloid, a mild form of this

shortstop 5x $300 avg J:5

J $100 1987 Appropriately, Pee Wee Reese played this position

J $600 2021 Luis Aparicio & Barry Larkin are hall of famers who played this position

J $200 2025 Brandon Crawford & Nick Ahmed won Gold Gloves while playing at this position

Portugal 5x $680 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $400 2015 The Atlantic islands known as the Azores belong to this country

J $600 2013 This country had an Armada too, but an English fleet defeated it in 1615

DJ $1,200 2012 Uses the euro as its currency

Pago Pago 5x 20.0% stumper $760 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $300 1989 It's the capital of America Samoa

J $500 1992 This American Samoa port was the setting for Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain"

DJ $1,000 1997 It's the capital of American Samoa

over easy 5x 20.0% stumper $400 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $200 1994 If you want your fried eggs cooked briefly on the yolk side, ask for them this way

DJ $800 2003 Cook eggs quickly on one side then flip 'em & cook 'em again & you're cooking them this way

DJ $200 1984 Way you can have your eggs or Mary Martin

opaque 5x $500 avg J:5

J $200 2000 Impenetrable to light, like some glass

J $600 2022 It can mean not transparent to light or obscure in meaning

J $1,000 2021 Of pellucid(6 letters)

Newfoundland 5x $560 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2007 In 2001 Canada's parliament officially added "and Labrador" to this province's name

J $600 2018 In 2001 Canada added "and Labrador" to the name of this province

DJ $1,000 1998 Poet John Donne compared his mistress' body to this Canadian province

Newcastle 5x 20.0% stumper $840 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2004 In England there are towns called this upon Tyne & under-Lyme

J $600 2017 Out with the old:CLEAN STEW

J $1,000 2006 It can be upon Tyne or a fresh palace:NEWT LACES

New Guinea 5x 20.0% stumper $1,000 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2001 Jaya Peak, in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, is the tallest peak on this island

J $800 2018 The western half of this island comprises Papua & West Papua

J $1,000 2004 On a list of the world's largest islands, it ranks second

New Delhi 5x $500 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2018 It's the world capital where you'll find the Akshardham Hindu temple, one of the world's largest

J $600 2004 When you land at Indira Gandhi International Airport, you're in this city

J $300 2001 You'll find many of this city's government buildings along the majestic Raj Path

Lulu 5x $340 avg J:5

J $200 1993 Tubby Tompkins was the companion of this "Little" comic strip girl

J $500 1999 This singer's only No. 1 hit in the U.S. was "To Sir With Love" in 1967

J $200 1987 "Little" comic character originally created by Marge for the Saturday Evening Post

Lady Chatterley's Lover 5x $580 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2008 The ban on this D.H. Lawrence book was lifted in 1959 in the U.S.

J $500 1985 Scandalous novel of '28, it was banned in U.S. until '44

DJ $1,200 2016 The first line of this D.H. Lawrence novel is "Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically"

Iraq 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2008 In ancient times, Babylonia was located in the southern part of what is now this country

DJ $800 1984 Its capital is Baghdad

J $1,000 2014 It was created from 3 Ottoman provinces shortly after World War I

Indianapolis 5x 20.0% stumper $340 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2024 In 1998, this city's faithful rejoiced when their team took Peyton Manningwith the first pick in the NFL draft

DJ $800 1999 Naptown is a nickname of this Indiana city

J $200 2023 Benjamin Harrison's home is now a museum in this Midwestern capital

Greenland 5x $400 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2012 Look out below! It's this ice-covered land mass

J $800 2004 Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost land in the world, is the northernmost tip of this island

DJ $200 1998 This 840,000-square mile area belonging to Denmark lies within 15 miles of Canada

grace 5x $520 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2016 Fall from ____ period

DJ $800 2010 In Luke 2, "The child grew", and" this "of God was upon him"

J $1,000 2016 First Lady Coolidge &computer whiz Hopper

Glasgow 5x 20.0% stumper $580 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2022 Scotland's largest city, it's on both banks of the River Clyde

DJ $1,600 2023 The international airport in the town of Prestwick on the Firth of Clyde serves this larger city to its northeast

J $300 1991 A Scottish city or the last name of Southern author Ellen, who wrote "In This Our Life"

Estonia 5x 20.0% stumper $600 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2004 It's the northernmost & smallest of the 3 Baltic nations

J $500 2001 This nation west of Russia borders the Baltic

DJ $1,600 2008 Stand tall in Tallinn, this nation's capital

distemper 5x 40.0% stumper $1,120 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $800 2018 This contagious & often fatal disease affects both dogs & cats; in cats, it's also known as panleukopenia

DJ $1,200 2015 Viral disease of the "canine" kind

J $800 2002 In horses, this contagious disease is caused by streptococcus equi bacteria & is also called strangles

Deuteronomy 5x 40.0% stumper $1,340 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 2015 This Bible book is in the form of a farewell address by Moses to the Israelites

DJ $800 2001 This Old Testament book contains Moses' last speeches & an account of his death

DJ $1,200 2013 Of the English titles of the books making up the Pentateuch

dada 5x 20.0% stumper $700 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 1999 It's the third name in Idi Amin's full name

J $500 1991 Marcel Duchamp is perhaps the best known practitioner of this outrageous style of art

J $1,000 2006 The third part of Idi Amin's name

Chile 5x $340 avg J:4 DJ:1

DJ $200 1992 This South American country is over 10 times as long as it is wide

J $600 2006 An 80-mile alpaca trek from Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean will take you through this other country

J $200 1991 This South American country is 2,650 miles long, but on the average, only 110 miles wide

Chattanooga 5x 20.0% stumper $700 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2011 The name of this Tennessee city is from the Creek, meaning "rock rising to a point", not "choo choo"

DJ $800 2011 The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a chief encounter of the 1863 battle of this southeastern city

DJ $2,000 2016 One of the world's largest freshwater aquariums is in this city on the Tennessee River

Cairo 5x 20.0% stumper $380 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1990 City on the banks of the Nile about 500 miles downriver from the Aswan High Dam

J $500 1991 The Ohio joins the Mississippi River at this southern Illinois city

J $300 1998 Alexander once ruled Egypt, so it's appropriate that this Illinois city is in Alexander county

botulism 5x $1,300 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 2000 From the Latin for "sausage", it's a dangerous type of food poisoning

DJ $600 1991 This often fatal food poisoning is caused by improperly canned or preserved food

DJ $2,000 2020 Wound infection & improperly canned food are common causes of this poisoning by a toxin

Blue Velvet 5x $420 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 2000 The dark side of sunny suburbia comes to the surface for Kyle MacLachlan in this kinky 1986 film

J $500 1990 Isabella Rossellini sang the title song, an old Bobby Vinton hit, in this 1986 film

J $300 1996 Kyle MacLachlan is torn between lovers Laura Dern & Isabella Rossellini in this David Lynch film

bionic 5x 20.0% stumper $640 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2002 This adjective describes the Six Million Dollar Man's legs & right arm

DJ $800 2013 This adjective means having anatomical structures that are enhanced by electronic components

DJ $1,600 2019 This word for mechanical body parts has been used of Steve Austin (the colonel, not the wrestler)

Belize 5x $680 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2001 Until 1973 it was known as British Honduras

J $800 2017 Here's an offer you can't refuse: a getaway to Francis Coppola's Turtle Inn Resort in this Central American country

J $1,000 2008 Until 1973, it was known as British Honduras

Baden-Baden 5x $900 avg J:3 DJ:2

DJ $400 2018 This resort town has one of the oldest casinos in Germany, but it's better known for its hot springs

J $500 1986 Spas in this German town in the Black Forest date back to Roman times

J $1,000 2014 German health plans cover visits to a spa, including this one at the foothills of the Black Forest

Aesop 5x 20.0% stumper $640 avg DJ:5

DJ $400 2013 Fabulous Greek fabulist

DJ $800 2012 By tradition, he was a Phrygian slave who probably lived from 620 to 560 B.C.

DJ $1,200 2025 The fancy encyclopedias say he didn't really exist, but in that case how do I read to my kid from "The Fables of" him, huh?

a murmur 5x $320 avg J:5

J $100 1991 An abnormal sound of the heart, or to grumble in a low voice

J $600 2010 A soft sound separate from normal heart action; it may indicate a serious problem

J $200 2005 Please, no mumbling when I tell you it's an abnormal sound in a person's heartbeat

a bush baby 5x 40.0% stumper $700 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 2014 A small nocturnal primate of the genus Galago with dense fur & large round eyes

J $500 1986 Like some infants, these tree-hopping primates sleep all day & jump around all night

J $1,000 2010 We only have eyes for this primate seen here

Yo-Yo 4x $300 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1997 In the 1920s Donald Duncan introduced this child's toy to America & it's had its ups & downs ever since

DJ $600 1997 First name of cellist Ma

J $100 1989 A really dumb person or the toy Tommy Smothers plays with on his "Comedy Hour"

yeast 4x $1,050 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1996 It's the single-celled organism that makes bread rise

DJ $1,600 2008 A single-celled organism that ferments sugars & carbohydrates

J $400 2020 This word for a leavening agent entered the language around the year 1000

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

J $200 1996 Following his donation to the Collegiate School in New Haven in 1718, the school was renamed for him

DJ $800 2004 In the early 1700s he gave books & other goods to Connecticut's Collegiate School, which was later named for him

J $300 1997 Its students are nicknamed Elis, after the school's benefactor

xenophobia 4x $1,250 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $1,000 2006 An unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners

DJ $1,000 1994 It's defined as an irrational fear of strangers or foreigners

DJ $1,000 1991 A fear of strangers or foreigners

Waterford 4x 25.0% stumper $1,250 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 1990 Irish port city on the river Suir famous for its crystal

DJ $1,000 1998 This Irish city founded by Viking raiders in the 800s is best known for its glassware

DJ $1,600 2003 It's "crystal" clear that this Irish city is 40 miles west of Wexford

Venezuela 4x $600 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2013 The highest point in this country is Pico Bolivar

DJ $800 2008 The smaller of the 2 in South America

DJ $1,000 1998 Columbus' first landing on the mainland of the Americas was on the coast of what is now this country

Utopia 4x $700 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2003 Talking animals supplemented Bob & Bing's antics in the Klondike in the "Road to" this imaginary locale

DJ $600 1986 From Greek for "not a place", Thomas More devised this name for his paradise

DJ $1,600 2010 This name of the imaginary island in Sir Thomas More's classic work is from the Greek for "no where"

Urdu 4x $1,900 avg DJ:4

DJ $1,000 1999 The name of this Indic language comes from a phrase that means "Language of the camp"

DJ $1,600 2002 In Pakistan it's an official language along with English

DJ $2,000 2002 It's the same language as Hindi but written in a modified Arabic script

Urban 4x $600 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2013 Alligators in the NYC sewers are said to be this kind of "legend"

J $600 2022 In 1369 the V pope of this name tried to pull off a union of the Eastern & western Christian churches

DJ $800 2026 "Deus vult!", or "God wills it!", said the II pope of this name in 1095, setting off the First Crusade

Uranus 4x 25.0% stumper $750 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2003 Willam Herschel also discovered 2 moons orbiting this planet that he had discovered in 1781

DJ $800 2007 More than 25 moons are circling it

DJ $1,600 2001 RUN USA

Uppsala 4x 25.0% stumper $1,250 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $1,000 2002 This city is home to Sweden's oldest university

DJ $1,000 1992 This Swedish city was the site of the country's capital in Viking times

DJ $1,000 1988 Sweden's capital in Viking times, it's also home to the country's oldest university

Uganda 4x $1,150 avg DJ:4

DJ $600 1998 For most of the 1970s, it was dictator Dada's domain

DJ $1,200 2006 In 1997 Rwanda & this republic led by Yoweri Museveni helped Zaire unseat Mobutu Sese Seko

DJ $800 2009 This country's president Museveni, seen as a godsend after leaders like Idi Amin, has been in power since 1986

Tunisia 4x $900 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $500 1999 The ruins of Carthage are in this country

J $1,000 2007 (Mark Hamill reads the clue.) The scenes filmed on Luke's home planet, Tatooine, were actually filmed in this African "T" country

J $600 2006 It thrusts out towards Sicily as the northernmost bulge of Africa

Tonga 4x 100.0% stumper $850 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $600 2001 In 1789 the mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the waters of this South Pacific kingdom

J $1,000 2006 This South Pacific island nation is ruled by a king & a 30-member legislative assembly

DJ $800 1992 Queen Salote ruled this Pacific island kingdom from 1918 until 1965

tobacco 4x 25.0% stumper $625 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $400 2023 The American Cancer Society says, "Stay away from" this, "quitting... is not easy but it can be done"

J $500 1994 Freud called this plant "the only excuse for Columbus's misadventure in discovering America"

DJ $1,200 2013 A plant of the genus Nicotiana that's not good for you

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4x $1,225 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1993 Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach & Lee Van Cleef were the title trio in this film set during the Civil War

J $500 1985 Respectively, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach

DJ $1,200 DD 2017 Leonard Maltin calls it "the quintessential spaghetti Western"

the Ganges 4x $600 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1991 Hindus believe its waters cleanse the soul

J $600 2022 Kolkata is on the Hugli River, an arm of this other river

DJ $800 2021 One of the 7 holy cities of Hinduism, Varanasi has shrines, temples & palaces along the banks of this river

Tajikistan 4x $1,000 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $800 2002 This Asian country's capital city is Dushanbe

J $1,000 2022 Identifying this nation seenherethat became independent in 1991 should suit you to a "T"--don't pick the wrong one

J $1,000 2004 Now known as Ismail Samani Peak, the highest peak in this country was once named after Joseph Stalin

Sterling 4x $450 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1987 It's said this word for a standard of purity comes from German coiners called Easterlings

DJ $800 1998 From the Middle English for "coin with a star", it's synonymous with British currency

J $400 1992 From the Old English for "coin with a star", it refers to British money

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

J $300 1989 It's another name for the element mercury

J $600 2018 The metal mercury, to an old English mind

DJ $1,600 2025 More commonly a noun, but if you know your elements, it's another word for mercurial

quaint 4x $625 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $500 2001 In Poe's "Raven", this adjective precedes "and curious volume of forgotten lore"

J $600 2019 Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way

J $600 2003 This word & "curious" describe the "volume of forgotten lore" pondered over by the narrator of "The Raven"

Poseidon 4x $525 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1998 If you didn't know that this Greek sea god also created the horse, say "Neigh!"

DJ $1,200 2001 NOISE POD

J $300 1989 Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, is identified with this Greek god

Pinocchio 4x $525 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 2001 Disney brought this character to life on the big screen in 1940

DJ $1,600 2013 This name in children's lit means "pine seed"; you nose I'm not lyin'

J $200 2004 This 1883 character's nose grew every time he lied (insert political joke here)

Paraguay 4x $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $600 2013 We'll make the assumption that you know Asunción is its capital

J $600 2007 Limpio, ah yes, a town you can clean up in, is a suburb of Asuncion in this country

DJ $800 2001 More than half the population of this country perished in an 1864-1870 war with Argentina, Brazil & Uruguay

Oxford 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2018 It's home to Britain's oldest university

J $600 2002 It's the city where you'll find Britain's oldest university

J $300 1993 Founded in 1878, Lady Margaret Hall is this European university's oldest women's college

Osaka 4x $3,254 avg DJ:4

DJ $400 2003 The Hanshin Expressway, a major road between Kobe & this port city, collapsed in a 1995 earthquake

DJ $800 2005 Because of its many canals & rivers, this city is known as the "Venice of Japan"

DJ $1,200 2007 This Japanese city hosted the World's Fair in 1970

Orlando 4x 25.0% stumper $1,050 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2005 This city's Sentinel newspaper carries heavy coverage of "Magic" events

DJ $1,600 2017 In 1727 Vivaldi made this man "Furioso"

J $400 2003 (Hey, this is Wayne Brady and this is your clue.) This city, my hometown, is home to Sea World of Florida & college football's annual Citrus Bowl

omnipotent 4x 25.0% stumper $1,450 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2014 Limitless in power, as god

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Old Faithful 4x $250 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1993 It's Yellowstone National Park's most popular attraction

J $200 1995 In 1870 it was named by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, who noticed its regular eruptions

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DJ $800 1993 It's a collective name for the islands in the Pacific, including Polynesia & sometimes Australia

DJ $1,200 2019 You're headed to this island region of the Pacific that includes Melanesia, Micronesia & Polynesia

DJ $800 DD 1989 Term for that part of the globe which includes the Pacific islands, Australia & New Zealand

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DJ $400 2015 The Royal Hawaiian Hotel & the Turtle Bay Resort are on it

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DJ $400 2007 Ask anyone on Waikiki & he'll tell you this island is known as "The Gathering Place"

New Mexico 4x $225 avg J:4

J $100 2001 The first road constructed in this state after the Europeans arrived was along the Rio Grande

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J $1,000 2018 In the 1800s this Massachusetts city was the world's leading whaling port

mumps 4x $275 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 2000 This contagious viral disease can occasionally cause sterility in males

J $200 2025 Epidemic parotitis isn't parrot fever, it's this disease that causes swelling of the neck, usually in childhood

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J $400 2025 The Sherman brothers wrote "Stay Awake" for this classic Disney movie

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J $500 1987 Hawaiians eat the dolphin fish, not the same-named mammal, & call it this

DJ $1,600 2024 Doradocan also be called dolphinfish, or this Hawaiian name

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J $200 2023 The battle of this town on April 19, 1775 marked the start of the Revolutionary War

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DJ $200 2001 Garrison's sorrowful lake

DJ $600 1993 In a 1985 bestseller, Garrison Keillor chronicled the history of this mythical town

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J $600 2005 ON THE MAP: This country whose capital is Astana became a republic of the USSR in 1936

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DJ $800 2000 Gothic novel fan Catherine Morland imagines fearful mysteries at Northanger Abbey in a novel by this author

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DJ $400 2025 Flown during the 1916 Easter Rising, the tricolor seen here would become the official flag of this country

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J $500 1991 Some say Macbeth murdered Duncan in a castle near this Scottish city

DJ $1,000 1999 Once the capital of the Picts, today it's the capital of the Scottish Highlands

J $600 2023 In the center of Scotland's Highlands region, this onetime capital of the Picts has the U.K. postal abbreviation "IV"

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J $200 2024 We're not sure how many words the Inuit have for snow, but the hard type used to build this is pukaangajuq

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J $100 1992 In 1945, he became president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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J $200 1998 President of North Vietnam for 24 years, his mausoleum in Hanoi is a national shrine

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J $200 2018 An itchy skin condition, or places for certain insect colonies

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DJ $400 1989 The Japanese captured this island 3 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor

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DJ $600 1992 You'll find the university of this country in Legon, a suburb of Accra

DJ $1,000 1989 Right next door to the Ivory Coast, it was called the Gold Coast for nearly 500 years

DJ $800 2000 Important towns in this west African republic include Tema, Kumasi & Accra

Geneva 4x $600 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2004 International laws regarding prisoners of war were established by conventions held in this city in 1929 & 1949

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DJ $1,000 DD 2021 This historic city lies at the junction of the same-named lake & the Rhone River

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J $800 2020 Another word for bile, it refers to impudent brazenness

DJ $1,600 2016 Bile, or chutzpah

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J $300 1995 Established as a training camp in 1918, the U.S. depository was built there in 1936

J $500 1989 This Kentucky army post is known as the "Home of Armor"

J $300 1986 The 6th largest "city" in Kentucky, it's the world's most "valuable" military base

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J $100 1992 Often used by surgeons, it's a pair of tongs or pincers for grasping & pulling

J $200 1987 During an operation, these might be asked for after the scalpel & before the sutures

J $300 1988 Jewelers as well as surgeons use this tool for grasping & holding

Exodus 4x $225 avg J:4

J $100 1997 Departure of a large number of people; the Israelites, for example

J $100 1994 God calls Moses to leadership in this Old Testament book

J $300 1990 Genesis,......., Leviticus

Ethiopia 4x $625 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2006 Use your birr to buy a beer in this country that borders Djibouti & Eritrea

J $500 2000 This horn of Africa nation was reunified by Menelik II after 1889

DJ $1,000 1998 The Christian religious tradition of this country goes back 1700 years

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J $500 1997 In a Samuel Butler novel, the hero & his girlfriend escape from this land via hot-air balloon

DJ $1,200 2010 Disease has been declared a crime & the sick are imprisoned in this 1872 Samuel Butler novel

DJ $1,600 2011 The name of this Samuel Butler novel is an anagram of "no where"

Ecuador 4x $375 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $100 2000 This country borders Colombia & Peru

DJ $600 1998 This nation was conquered by the Spanish in 1534

DJ $400 2013 A country in South America

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J $400 2021 There's a direction & a paradise in this double-"E" Steinbeck title

DJ $1,600 2012 Of the 3 films that starred James Dean

DJ $400 2015 The original title of this Steinbeck novel was "Salinas Valley"

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J $300 2001 Hairstyle popular among Rastafarians

DJ $800 2012 Around 1960 this 10-letter word for a Rastafarian hairstyle came into fashion

DJ $400 2022 This hairstyle is chronicled in professor Bert Ashe's book "Twisted"

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J $100 1992 This narrow London street runs from Whitehall to St. James Park

DJ $600 1988 This short London street was named for a 17th- century diplomat who built houses there

DJ $600 1987 The north side of this short street has only 3 houses, one of which is residence of prime minister

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J $600 2019 Otis Williams & the Charms' 1954 "Hearts Of Stone" is an anthem of this style of vocal music

DJ $1,200 2014 A song by the DeVilles helped give this style of vocal music its name

J $800 2017 Type of music Danny & the Juniors performed

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DJ $400 2012 Because it loses its leaves in the autumn, the maple is this type of tree

J $1,000 2013 Walnut & teak trees are classified as this, losing their leaves annually

J $400 1991 The larch, a member of the pine family, is this type of tree since it drops its needles each fall

D-Day 4x $400 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1998 June 6, 1944

DJ $800 1998 It was the beginning of the end for the Nazis on this "designated" day

J $200 1988 June 6, 1944

Cyprus 4x 25.0% stumper $1,200 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $800 2011 Rich deposits of copper have been found on this Mediterranean island whose name means "copper"

DJ $1,200 2008 In Act II, Scene I of "Othello", Othello says, "Come, Desdemona, once more well met at" this island

DJ $800 2006 Most of "Othello" is set on this island that was part of the Ottoman Empire when the play was written

Croatia 4x $1,200 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 2004 It declared independence from Yugoslavia on June 25, 1991

DJ $800 2013 For a European getaway, split to Split in this country on the Adriatic sea

DJ $1,600 2008 About 22,000 square miles, this country includes the regions of Dalmatia & Istria

Crane 4x $350 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2021 A wading bird, or a machine with a hoisting arm at a construction site

DJ $600 2000 The Whooping species of this is on the endangered list

DJ $200 1988 Stephen, Hart or Ichabod

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J $400 2010 Moroccans add saffron to this semolina staple, while Algerians like to add tomatoes

DJ $800 1988 In North Africa steamed semolina is called this

DJ $1,200 2021 Here's this North African staple served as a salad

Corduroy 4x 25.0% stumper $350 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 2001 The name of this ribbed material often used for pants was once thought to come from the French for "king's cord"

DJ $800 2010 This fabric may take its name from the Old French for "cloth of the king"

J $200 1999 The raised ribs on this fabric are also called wales

Connecticut 4x $600 avg J:4

J $400 2010 ...of the New England states

J $800 2022 Of the New England states

J $400 2004 The only state whose nickname includes the name of an important historic document

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

DJ $200 1989 His name means "Great Master Kung", & his teachings have influenced Asia for over 2,000 years

J $500 1998 His disciples collected his sayings in "Analects"

J $400 2004 Taiwan honors this ancient philosopher every year on September 28

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DJ $400 2021 By definition it's the relationship of a circle within a circle within a circle, all sharing the same midpoint

J $1,000 2003 Having a common center, such as a series of circles

DJ $1,000 DD 1998 Type of circle seen here:

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DJ $1,000 1992 It's the force that holds the molecules of a substance together

DJ $2,000 2014 (Sarah of the Clue Crew is in the lab.) The mesh serves as a cap, and this attractive force will hold the water together; so even gravity won't make it leak

DJ $3,000 DD 2023 In physics it's the intermolecular force that holds together a liquid or solid

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J $200 2002 Mark Twain said that this vegetable is "nothing but cabbage with a college education"

J $600 2009 It's been called "nothing but cabbage with a college education"

J $300 1991 Mark Twain called it "cabbage with a college education"

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

J $300 1997 The Chinese city of Guangzhou, better known to westerners as this, is also called Yangcheng, "City of Goats"

DJ $800 1988 A Chinese city that's now Kuangchou, or a Swiss state

DJ $1,600 2003 This city in northeastern Ohio is home to the William McKinley memorial & burial site

Canterbury 4x $400 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1985 The destination of Chaucer's travelers in his "tales"

J $600 2011 The cathedral in this English city is seen here

DJ $400 2008 In "Henry VIII", Thomas Cranmer is the Archbishop of this

Canada 4x $575 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 2001 On a 1923 trip, Warren G. Harding made the 1st presidential visit to the Alaska Territory & to this nation

DJ $600 1986 Though it declared war on Japan on 12/8/41, this dominion had been at war w/Germany since 9/10/39

J $800 2010 Formerly Dominion Day, it recognizes the July 1 date of the first British colony to become a dominion

Cambridge 4x 25.0% stumper $600 avg DJ:4

DJ $400 2006 A town & gown struggle at Oxford in the early 1200s led some scholars to leave & found this school

DJ $800 2016 University city 60 miles up the M11 from London

DJ $400 1986 This British university town only became a city in 1951

Calvin Coolidge 4x $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2014 Better known for keeping quiet, he's the speaker seenherein 1924"He who would assume to keep fully abreast of it..."

DJ $800 2003 When Harding died suddenly, this man became the top man at the White House & in the nation

DJ $1,200 2008 What he really said in 1925 was that "the chief business of the American people is business"

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J $100 1988 In an early Rolling Stones song, Mick sings, "I'm a king bee, I" do this "all night long"

DJ $800 2023 It's a vibratory sound, or the excitement generated by a cool new product or performer

J $200 2002 Moon walker Aldrin's moniker

British Columbia 4x $275 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1999 It's the Canadian province that borders Idaho

DJ $200 1998 Canadians native to this province call it "B.C."

J $400 2002 The Canadian Football League's Lions play in Vancouver but represent this entire province

Botswana 4x $775 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 2009 In 1885 Britain established this nation as a protectorate

J $800 2014 .bw(an Internet country code in Africa)

DJ $900 DD 2001 Gaborone is the capital of this southern African country

Bora Bora 4x 50.0% stumper $1,275 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 1990 James Michener said this island, 140 miles NW of Tahiti, is the world's most beautiful

DJ $2,000 2024 The repeating name of this island in French Polynesia comes from words meaning "first born"

J $600 DD 1995 Member of the Society Islands seen here:

Blue Thunder 4x 25.0% stumper $775 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1985 Movie that starred Roy Scheider & a hovering peeping Tom

DJ $800 2002 Dana Carvey & Dick Butkus were featured on this '80s TV show about a police helicopter

DJ $1,600 2009 This action flick starring Roy Scheider & a high-tech police helicopter was also briefly a TV series

Black Beauty 4x $525 avg J:4

J $100 1990 Leonard Maltin described the 1971 British film version of this Anna Sewell tale as "average horse opera"

J $600 2016 It's subtitled "The Autobiography of a Horse"

J $1,000 2018 An essay that promoted kindness to animals inspired Anna Sewell to write this novel

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J $300 1996 If you speak fluent English & Estonian, you're this

J $600 2007 Able to speak both Spanish & English, for example

DJ $2,000 2008 "Diglot" is a synonym for this adjective that describes a certain ability

Bigfoot 4x 25.0% stumper $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2010 It's the North American counterpart of the yeti

J $600 2002 This legendary creature of the Pacific Northwest is said to stand from 7 to 10 feet tall

J $200 1985 What Californians call the creature Canadians call Sasquatch

bide 4x $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1996 When you wait for something, you do this to your time

J $800 2023 To stay or wait

J $1,000 2012 Tarry or wait

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J $500 1997 Common name for deadly nighshade, a plant that's poisonous in all its parts

DJ $3,000 DD 2007 Alkaloids from this poisonous plant were once used to dilate women's pupils to make them more attractive

J $500 1991 This drug whose name is Italian for "Fair Lady" is sometimes used as a cardiac stimulant

Bangladesh 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1989 This countries name means "the land of Bengal"

DJ $2,000 2005 As many as 1 million may have died during the 1971 civil war that produced this country

DJ $200 1989 Its national anthem is "My Golden Bengal"

Bamm-Bamm 4x $250 avg J:4

J $100 1990 In "The Flintstones", he's the Rubbles' adopted son

J $500 1998 He's Barney & Betty Rubble's noisy son

J $100 1986 While the Flintstones named their daughter Pebbles, the Rubbles named their boy this

badminton 4x $375 avg J:4

J $200 2024 This racquet sport developed after British Army officers played a game called poona in India in the 1860s

J $600 2007 This racquet sport was added to the Olympics in 1992

J $300 1985 The four most common strokes in this sport are the lob, drop, drive & smash

Baby Doll 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1984 This title describes Carroll Baker's thumb-sucking character & nightie she wore

J $800 2021 In the 1950s a sexy movie with this infantile title inspired Balenciaga to design a dress of the same name

J $800 2010 In 1957 couturier Balenciaga featured dresses with this infantile name

Azerbaijan 4x $1,200 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $800 2024 The Internet domain code for this nation is .az

J $1,000 2011 An area called Nagorno-Karabakh has long been a source of dispute between this country & its neighbor Armenia

DJ $1,000 1996 The Kura, this former Soviet republic's main river, flows into the Caspian Sea

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J $400 2017 Radiator liquid to fight those cold winter nights

J $800 2004 Prestone makes one that provides protection down to -84 degrees

DJ $1,200 2012 If a mechanic tells you he put CH2(OH)CH2(OH) in your radiator, he means this

Andromeda 4x $1,100 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 2001 Name of a princess of myth, a constellation & a new Gene Roddenberry sci-fi show

DJ $800 2021 If you strain your eyes a bit, you can see this spiral galaxy aka M31 without using a telescope

DJ $1,600 2010 In the 1920s Edwin Hubble determined that this galaxy was in fact a separate galaxy from the Milky Way

All's Well That Ends Well 4x $575 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $100 1995 Everything's okay which finishes okay

DJ $800 2005 The main plot of this comedy comes from Boccaccio's "Decameron"; its title ensures a happy ending

DJ $1,000 1988 Of all of Shakespeare's plays, this one ends up alphabetically 1st

Alfred 4x $475 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 2018 Pennyworth or E. Neuman

J $500 2000 Dunhill, Eisenstaedt, Tennyson

J $400 2004 Lord Tennyson, or Batman's Butler

Alberta 4x $300 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2014 One of the prairie provinces of Canada

DJ $200 1996 This Canadian province's motto is "Fortis et Liber", "Strong and Free"

J $400 2009 ...of Canada's 13 provinces & territories

Afghanistan 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2022 Britannica says its "forbidding landscape of deserts & mountains has laid many imperial ambitions to rest"

DJ $1,000 1994 It's alphabetically first among the countries in Asia

DJ $400 2003 Iran & Pakistan both border this nation

Aeschylus 4x $1,750 avg DJ:4

DJ $1,000 1996 It's said a production of his "Eumenides" so terrified the audience some had convulsions

DJ $2,000 2022 Legend says this ancient dramatist died when a tortoise fell on his head

DJ $2,000 2008 Athenian drama king(9)

Aaron Copland 4x $1,300 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 DD 1987 He won an Oscar for his score for the 1949 film "The Heiress", but is better known for this:

DJ $800 2000 His Third Symphony includes his earlier "Fanfare for the Common Man"

DJ $2,000 2011 This American composer's works include "Prairie Journal" & "A Lincoln Portrait"

a wallaby 4x $375 avg J:4

J $100 1986 The kangaroo's diminutive cousin

J $800 2019 Prior to the lyrical direction to "Tie me kangaroo down", you're asked to watch this breed feed, mate

J $200 2005 It's related to the kangaroo but usually is smaller & has a colorful coat

a vacuum 4x 25.0% stumper $500 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2020 Space that has had all the air removed from it

J $800 2007 Named after "nothing", the first practical one of these appliances was invented in 1907

DJ $400 2011 It's space that's entirely void of matter

a sloop 4x 25.0% stumper $1,100 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1997 This type of sailing vessel has a single mast with fore-and-aft rigging

J $1,000 2025 A Bahamian folk song about sailing life is set aboard the John B, this type of boat

J $1,000 2006 A small warship of the American Revolutionary period, or a British escort vessel of WWII

a prequel 4x $850 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 2011 A film that deals with events prior to a previous related film

DJ $600 1998 Term for a novel written after another one, but depicting earlier events

DJ $1,600 2011 The type of film "Hannibal Rising" was

A Man for All Seasons 4x $875 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1988 Sir Thomas More

DJ $800 1998 Paul Scofield won an Oscar as the "year-round" Thomas More in this 1966 film

J $1,000 2020 Robert Shaw was Henry VIII & Paul Scofield was Thomas More in this 1966 costume drama

a kickstand 4x $350 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2013 It props up your bike

DJ $800 2020 It supports your motorcycle while you're away

J $200 2011 It holds up your Harley when it's not moving

a bonnet 4x $300 avg J:4

J $200 2011 In the U.S. this is a frilly hat for women; in England it refers to the hood of a car

J $200 2006 Sun, rain & Easter are all types of these

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