| An ache, or a piece of glass in a window |
a pain/pane |
200 |
May 6, 2013 |
| An ache, or a piece of glass in a window |
a pain/pane |
200 |
May 6, 2013 |
| Got up, or lines of seats |
rose/rows |
400 |
May 6, 2013 |
| Got up, or lines of seats |
rose/rows |
400 |
May 6, 2013 |
| To give advice, or an assembly formed to reach conclusions |
counsel/council |
600 |
May 6, 2013 |
| To give advice, or an assembly formed to reach conclusions |
counsel/council |
600 |
May 6, 2013 |
| A meteorological environment, or to go up a mountain |
clime/climb |
800 |
May 6, 2013 |
| A meteorological environment, or to go up a mountain |
clime/climb |
800 |
May 6, 2013 |
| A small bit of land surrounded by water, or a small hole for the passage of a shoelace |
an islet/eyelet |
1000 |
May 6, 2013 |
| A small bit of land surrounded by water, or a small hole for the passage of a shoelace |
an islet/eyelet |
1000 |
May 6, 2013 |
| This 4-syllable word can refer to a stage of youth or the youths themselves |
adolescence/adolescents |
200 |
November 10, 2010 |
| A hiding place, or the moolah you might put there |
cache/cash |
400 |
November 10, 2010 |
| This word can refer to a boat's large hooked pole or a social blunder |
gaffe/gaff |
600 |
November 10, 2010 |
| Operated a small boat, or operated a horse |
rowed/rode |
800 |
November 10, 2010 |
| Shortcuts to webpages, or certain wildcats |
links/lynx |
1000 |
November 10, 2010 |
| Showers, or leather straps that control a horse |
rains/reins |
200 |
May 5, 2009 |
| A horse's harness, or pertaining to a wedding |
bridle/bridal |
400 |
May 5, 2009 |
| To acquire through merit, or a large decorative vase |
earn/urn |
600 |
May 5, 2009 |
| A plant of the parsley family, or a unit to measure the fineness of gold |
carrot/karat |
800 |
May 5, 2009 |
| Transparently thin, or to cut wool |
sheer/shear |
1000 |
May 5, 2009 |
| It can be a permanent coloring, or a cube with dots--roll again |
dye/die |
200 |
November 4, 2008 |
| Ran after someone, or pure & virginal |
chased/chaste |
400 |
November 4, 2008 |
| Kissed, or a head-to-shoulders sculpture |
bussed/bust |
600 |
November 4, 2008 |
| A young deer, or a half-man, half-goat deity |
fawn/faun |
800 |
November 4, 2008 |
| Reduce, or something to be learned or studied |
lessen/lesson |
1000 |
November 4, 2008 |
| A native of Copenhagen, or to stoop to do something |
dane/deign |
200 |
April 16, 2008 |
| To take a quick look, or the top of a mountain |
peek/peak |
400 |
April 16, 2008 |
| Antagonistic, or an inexpensive lodging place for young people abroad |
hostile/hostel |
600 |
April 16, 2008 |
| It's a sausage, or the absolute least best |
wurst/worst |
800 |
April 16, 2008 |
| A dish, or a braid of hair |
plate/plait |
1000 |
April 16, 2008 |
| With an initial W, it's done to necks & wet rags; without one, it's done to bells |
wring or ring |
200 |
May 2, 2007 |
| Pirates' plunder, or an item of baby footwear |
booty or bootie |
400 |
May 2, 2007 |
| A pronoun, or a song like "Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed?" |
him or hymn |
600 |
May 2, 2007 |
| Ending in -ue, it helps a detective find a killer; ending in -ew, it was thread that led the way out of a classic maze |
clue or clew |
800 |
May 2, 2007 |
| A participle for one who has reached adulthood, or a sound of misery on hearing a bad pun |
grown or groan |
1000 |
May 2, 2007 |
| To rule over, or to shower upon |
reign/rain |
200 |
March 13, 2006 |
| Jetties, or people of the same legal status, as on a jury |
piers/peers |
400 |
March 13, 2006 |
| Finished, or a grayish-brown horse color |
done/dun |
600 |
March 13, 2006 |
| Had a meal, or an octet |
ate/eight |
800 |
March 13, 2006 |
| A brutal form of embroidery? |
cruel/crewel |
1000 |
March 13, 2006 |
| It can be a blood vessel, or being excessively proud of oneself |
vein/vain |
200 |
February 17, 2006 |
| An aroma, or transmitted |
scent/sent |
400 |
February 17, 2006 |
| Select, or masticates |
choose/chews |
600 |
February 17, 2006 |
| Writing paper, or standing still |
stationery/stationary |
800 |
February 17, 2006 |
| Part of a horse's harness, or pertaining to a woman on her wedding day |
bridle/bridal |
|
February 17, 2006 |
| A squash or pumpkin, or pierced by a bull's horn |
gourd/gored |
200 |
March 5, 2004 |
| A corridor, or to drag away a load |
hall/haul |
400 |
March 5, 2004 |
| A jack in a deck of cards, or part of a church |
knave/nave |
600 |
March 5, 2004 |
| A young deer, or a mythical Roman deity, half-man, half-goat |
fawn/faun |
800 |
March 5, 2004 |
| Rough in texture, or a semester-long class at school |
coarse/course |
1000 |
March 5, 2004 |
| An ermine coat, or a coniferous tree |
fur/fir |
200 |
October 16, 2003 |
| Zero, or a religious sister |
none/nun |
400 |
October 16, 2003 |
| Put pen to paper, or correct |
write/right |
600 |
October 16, 2003 |
| An equal, or a jetty |
peer/pier |
800 |
October 16, 2003 |
| A term used for Shakespeare, or the species of owl seen here |
bard/barred |
1000 |
October 16, 2003 |
| Took a plane, or part of a chimney |
flew/flue |
200 |
January 3, 2003 |
| Moved to & fro, or leather finished with a soft nap |
swayed/suede |
400 |
January 3, 2003 |
| The smallest amount, or rented out for a long term |
least/leased |
600 |
January 3, 2003 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Belize Zoo) It can be a gradual decrease in sickness, or this mammal right here |
taper/tapir |
800 |
January 3, 2003 |
| To wander, or a European capital |
Roam/Rome |
100 |
January 15, 2001 |
| A big gun, or a book of religious law |
Cannon/canon |
200 |
January 15, 2001 |
| A member of a royal family, or some photographs |
Prince/prints |
300 |
January 15, 2001 |
| Large ocean mammals, or a small division of Great Britain |
Whales/Wales |
400 |
January 15, 2001 |
| Masticates, or select |
Chews/choose |
500 |
January 15, 2001 |
| A frothy French dessert, or Bullwinkle, for instance |
Mousse/moose |
100 |
December 21, 2000 |
| An artist's set of colors, or the roof of the mouth |
Palette/palate |
200 |
December 21, 2000 |
| Closing an envelope, or the overhead part of a room |
Sealing/ceiling |
300 |
December 21, 2000 |
| A portion, or a state of harmony |
Piece/peace |
500 |
December 21, 2000 |
| A poem of praise, or was indebted to |
Ode/owed |
|
December 21, 2000 |
| Rain heavily, or a tiny opening in the skin |
a pour/pore |
100 |
October 3, 2000 |
| Masculine, or letters & packages |
male/mail |
200 |
October 3, 2000 |
| A walkway between sections of seats in a theater, or a small piece of land surrounded by water |
an aisle/isle |
300 |
October 3, 2000 |
| A monetary gain, or one who foretells the future |
profit/prophet |
400 |
October 3, 2000 |
| Deserve, or a large decorative vase |
earn/urn |
|
October 3, 2000 |
| When Clem got arrested for stealing this bundle of hay, he had to make this to get out of jail |
Bale/bail |
100 |
November 4, 1999 |
| A shore area, or a hardwood tree growing near it |
Beach/beech |
200 |
November 4, 1999 |
| Run away? This insect hops away |
Flee/flea |
300 |
November 4, 1999 |
| It's what Lipton's could put in golf bags, or what's already there |
teas/tees |
400 |
November 4, 1999 |
| Spell loot & liar this way to turn them into musical instruments |
L-U-T-E & L-Y-R-E |
500 |
November 4, 1999 |
| Entreatments that precede "Thank You" |
Please & pleas |
100 |
October 23, 1998 |
| Run the flag up one to take a survey on how many people would salute |
Pole & poll |
200 |
October 23, 1998 |
| Thick as a brick or dings in a fender |
Dense & dents |
300 |
October 23, 1998 |
| Fall back to plant again |
Recede & reseed |
400 |
October 23, 1998 |
| A speck of dust or the area around a castle |
Mote & moat |
500 |
October 23, 1998 |
| Lift up, or tear down & demolish |
raise/raze |
100 |
December 26, 1997 |
| Instructed, or tightly drawn |
taught/taut |
200 |
December 26, 1997 |
| A flash of light, or a knack for doing something |
flare/flair |
300 |
December 26, 1997 |
| A sharp-bladed tool, or puts 2 + 2 together |
adz/adds |
400 |
December 26, 1997 |
| Unfriendly & threatening, or a friendly shelter for traveling students & hikers |
hostile/hostel |
500 |
December 26, 1997 |
| A ballet dancer's exercise equipment, or a place for a drinker to belly up |
barre/bar |
100 |
December 1, 1995 |
| A ballet ensemble, or an apple center |
corps/core |
200 |
December 1, 1995 |
| A Proust character, or a ballet lake |
Swann/Swan |
300 |
December 1, 1995 |
| Ballet "Igor" or what you make from negatives |
Prince/prints |
400 |
December 1, 1995 |
| Popular netting used for a ballet tutu, or an implement for a task at hand |
tulle/tool |
500 |
December 1, 1995 |
| A tree having single flattened needles or the pelt of an animal |
Fir/Fur |
100 |
November 18, 1994 |
| Free from illness or precipitation falling in the form of large ice pellets |
Hale/Hail |
200 |
November 18, 1994 |
| The actors in a play or one of the hereditary groups that make up Hindu society |
Cast/Caste |
300 |
November 18, 1994 |
| A wharf where ships are unloaded or a metal implement used to open a lock |
Quay/Key |
400 |
November 18, 1994 |
| A river that empties into the Adriatic or an author of macabre verses |
Po/Poe |
500 |
November 18, 1994 |
| A small stream, or the sound a squeaky stair makes |
Creek/Creak |
100 |
May 15, 1991 |
| A wild hog, or to drill a hole |
Boar/Bore |
200 |
May 15, 1991 |
| A measure of wood, or three or more musical notes played together |
Cord/Chord |
300 |
May 15, 1991 |
| To coat with gold, or an association for members of the same profession |
Gild/Guild |
400 |
May 15, 1991 |
| To interfere in someone's business, or an Olympic award |
Meddle/Medal |
500 |
May 15, 1991 |
| The lowest part of a column or the lowest singing voice in a vocal composition |
base/bass |
100 |
November 7, 1990 |
| A segment of a curve or a chest for 10 Commandments |
arc/ark |
200 |
November 7, 1990 |
| Peel the skin of 2 identical pieces of fruit |
pare/pair/pear |
300 |
November 7, 1990 |
| To fly high above the clouds or something painful to the touch |
soar/sore |
400 |
November 7, 1990 |
| The vertical part of a doorframe or the current fashion |
stile/style |
500 |
November 7, 1990 |
| To feel ill, or a heavy beer |
ail/ale |
100 |
January 16, 1987 |
| Hunting for Moby or the wall in Jerusalem |
whaling/Wailing |
200 |
January 16, 1987 |
| Carry something down the passageway |
haul/hall |
300 |
January 16, 1987 |
| A singer named Frankie or a street name Penny |
Laine/Lane |
400 |
January 16, 1987 |
| To discover by chance, or penalized monetarily |
find/fined |
500 |
January 16, 1987 |
| Achilles died because his wound here would not do this |
heel/heal |
100 |
November 18, 1985 |
| Only a few of these in the Pennsylvania coal fields are under 18 years old |
miners/minors |
200 |
November 18, 1985 |
| A big kiss upon parting, or the Greyhound that carries you away |
buss/bus |
300 |
November 18, 1985 |
| Vacationing on a ship, or people that staff them |
cruise/crews |
400 |
November 18, 1985 |
| Emotional state of a cow who bellowed |
mood/mooed |
500 |
November 18, 1985 |