| The name of this yellowish white color is from a word for "elephant" |
ivory |
200 |
January 2, 2015 |
| The name of this yellowish white color is from a word for "elephant" |
ivory |
200 |
January 2, 2015 |
| In the song "American Pie", it was dry |
the levee |
400 |
January 2, 2015 |
| In the song "American Pie", it was dry |
the levee |
400 |
January 2, 2015 |
| This steel rod is used to strengthen concrete pourings |
rebar |
600 |
January 2, 2015 |
| This steel rod is used to strengthen concrete pourings |
rebar |
600 |
January 2, 2015 |
| In the Catholic Church, it's a small vessel for holy water; in the kitchen, it holds a condiment such as vinegar or oil |
a cruet |
800 |
January 2, 2015 |
| In the Catholic Church, it's a small vessel for holy water; in the kitchen, it holds a condiment such as vinegar or oil |
a cruet |
800 |
January 2, 2015 |
| Collect bit by bit, such as grain left by reapers |
glean |
1000 |
January 2, 2015 |
| Collect bit by bit, such as grain left by reapers |
glean |
1000 |
January 2, 2015 |
| Another word for poisonous, it can also describe a bad relationship |
toxic |
400 |
February 27, 2014 |
| Another word for poisonous, it can also describe a bad relationship |
toxic |
400 |
February 27, 2014 |
| From Yiddish, it's a clumsy person |
klutz |
800 |
February 27, 2014 |
| From Yiddish, it's a clumsy person |
klutz |
800 |
February 27, 2014 |
| & in other news,change a letter inthe name of a sea creature & you get this short filler item in a newspaper |
squib |
1000 |
February 27, 2014 |
| & in other news,change a letter inthe name of a sea creature & you get this short filler item in a newspaper |
squib |
1000 |
February 27, 2014 |
| A recess in a wall, or a situation suited to a person; we hope you've found yours |
niche |
|
February 27, 2014 |
| A recess in a wall, or a situation suited to a person; we hope you've found yours |
niche |
|
February 27, 2014 |
| A tall structure rising from a tower or roof, especially the tapering point of a church's steeple |
a spire |
200 |
December 6, 2011 |
| A tall structure rising from a tower or roof, especially the tapering point of a church's steeple |
a spire |
200 |
December 6, 2011 |
| Honey is an animal product & can be excluded from a strict this type of diet |
vegan |
400 |
December 6, 2011 |
| Honey is an animal product & can be excluded from a strict this type of diet |
vegan |
400 |
December 6, 2011 |
| To surpass, or a Microsoft spreadsheet program |
excel |
600 |
December 6, 2011 |
| To surpass, or a Microsoft spreadsheet program |
excel |
600 |
December 6, 2011 |
| If you're in trouble you've been "left in" this, also a decisive defeat in games like cribbage |
the lurch |
800 |
December 6, 2011 |
| If you're in trouble you've been "left in" this, also a decisive defeat in games like cribbage |
the lurch |
800 |
December 6, 2011 |
| This synonym for "kingdom" comes from the Latin for "regal" |
realm |
1000 |
December 6, 2011 |
| This synonym for "kingdom" comes from the Latin for "regal" |
realm |
1000 |
December 6, 2011 |
| The 2 months that fit the category |
March & April |
200 |
June 13, 2008 |
| A kind of cereal grain, triticale is produced by crossing rye & this |
wheat |
400 |
June 13, 2008 |
| As a noun, it's a steep-walled canyon; as a verb, it means to stuff yourself with food |
gorge |
600 |
June 13, 2008 |
| An organism's ecological role in the community, or a recess in the wall for a statue |
niche |
800 |
June 13, 2008 |
| It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint |
a relic |
1000 |
June 13, 2008 |
| To skip school, or the furrow on the side of the road |
ditch |
200 |
May 27, 2008 |
| A superlative form of little, it's an antonym of utmost |
least |
400 |
May 27, 2008 |
| This part of the face can mean "impudence" or "sass" |
cheek |
600 |
May 27, 2008 |
| It's a glass bottle used to hold vinegar or oil for salad dressing |
a cruet |
800 |
May 27, 2008 |
| This diminutive of Bridget usually refers to a fussy old woman |
biddy |
1000 |
May 27, 2008 |
| Historically it was the goods, money or property that a bride brought to her husband at marriage |
dowry |
200 |
July 13, 2007 |
| A group of full-time employees, or the set of 5 horizontal lines on which notes of music are written |
staff |
400 |
July 13, 2007 |
| I'd like to call the meeting to order, but I need one of these small mallets |
a gavel |
600 |
July 13, 2007 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco, California) It once meant a notch used to record a tally in a game. That meaning is still used for the cuts that will make your sourdough bake and look better |
score |
800 |
July 13, 2007 |
| From French for "to ward off", it means to ward off a blow, especially in fencing |
parry |
1000 |
July 13, 2007 |
| As an adjective, this 5-letter word can mean "exorbitant"; as a verb, "to soak in water", like tea |
steep |
200 |
April 1, 2005 |
| This term for a high-spirited horse comes from an Old English word that means "stallion" |
steed |
400 |
April 1, 2005 |
| This metallic word can precede "blue", "drum" or "-faced" |
steel |
600 |
April 1, 2005 |
| 5-letter body part that's a synonym for hitchhike |
thumb |
800 |
April 1, 2005 |
| To steal game or cook eggs |
poach |
1000 |
April 1, 2005 |
| In a song title it precedes "Rattle and Roll" |
Shake |
200 |
February 4, 2004 |
| It's a horse race for 3-year-olds, or the stiff hat with a rounded crown that you might wear there |
derby |
400 |
February 4, 2004 |
| Trivial or worthless, or singer-guitarist Tom |
Petty |
600 |
February 4, 2004 |
| Kasdoop is a Dutch version of fondue, made with this kind of cheese |
Gouda |
800 |
February 4, 2004 |
| It's a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo swords |
kendo |
1000 |
February 4, 2004 |
| Headgear for a king, or part of a tooth |
crown |
100 |
May 11, 2001 |
| It "goes before a fall" & before "Prejudice" in a Jane Austen title |
pride |
200 |
May 11, 2001 |
| It's the zodiac sign symbolized by a ram |
Aries |
300 |
May 11, 2001 |
| Soup's on! & we need this long-handled spoon or scoop to serve it |
ladle |
400 |
May 11, 2001 |
| It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint |
relic |
500 |
May 11, 2001 |
| When you want someone to hurry up with a lengthy explanation, have them "cut to" this |
The chase |
100 |
March 19, 2001 |
| One of these can toss a stone or hold steady a broken arm |
Sling |
200 |
March 19, 2001 |
| It's a danger to a chess player's king, or something you request from a waiter |
Check |
300 |
March 19, 2001 |
| As a noun it's a steep-walled canyon; as a verb, to stuff yourself with food |
Gorge |
400 |
March 19, 2001 |
| An organism's ecological role in the community, or a recess in the wall for a statue |
Niche |
500 |
March 19, 2001 |
| This unit of measure is equal to 2 pints |
quart |
100 |
October 2, 2000 |
| The cirrus type of this is delicate & wispy, & is made up of ice crystals |
cloud |
200 |
October 2, 2000 |
| It's the type of bedcover that's often made at a "bee" |
quilt |
300 |
October 2, 2000 |
| The rear end of a ship, or an adjective describing a hard or strict teacher |
stern |
400 |
October 2, 2000 |
| It's a person who lures another into danger, or an artificial bird used by hunters to lure game |
decoy |
500 |
October 2, 2000 |
| On the internet www.dol.gov gets you the Department of this |
Labor |
100 |
June 12, 2000 |
| MTV's 1997 award for Best New Artist in a Video went to this "Sleep to Dream" singer with 2 5-letter names |
Fiona Apple |
200 |
June 12, 2000 |
| The 2 5-letter words for the appliance being repaired here: |
Range & stove |
300 |
June 12, 2000 |
| It's a glass bottle used to hold vinegar or oil for salad dressing |
Cruet |
400 |
June 12, 2000 |
| This diminutive of Bridget usually refers to a fussy old woman |
Biddy |
500 |
June 12, 2000 |
| Something known to be feasible is this "and true" |
Tried |
100 |
May 30, 2000 |
| Mount a picture, or contrive evidence to make an innocent person look guilty |
Frame |
200 |
May 30, 2000 |
| This synonym for fast can also refer to all the ships in a navy |
Fleet |
300 |
May 30, 2000 |
| Skip school, or the furrow on the side of the road |
Ditch |
400 |
May 30, 2000 |
| A superlative form of little, it's an antonym of utmost |
Least |
500 |
May 30, 2000 |
| An opportunity to start again may give you "a new" one of these "on life" |
a lease |
100 |
February 20, 1998 |
| A small rounded hill or mound; there's a grassy one in Dallas |
a knoll |
200 |
February 20, 1998 |
| Slang synonym for zero that also begins with "Z" |
zilch |
300 |
February 20, 1998 |
| A flagpole, a group of nurses in a hospital or a cudgel |
a staff |
400 |
February 20, 1998 |
| Communications code word between Alpha & Charlie |
Bravo (or Baker) |
500 |
February 20, 1998 |
| One of these doesn't make sense, it makes just a cent |
Penny |
100 |
May 14, 1997 |
| An old synonym for an overseas telegram, today it brings HBO & USA to your home |
Cable |
200 |
May 14, 1997 |
| It's the crosshatched paper used in math class |
Graph |
300 |
May 14, 1997 |
| Alone, it's an aquarium fish; with coddle, it means to indulge excessively |
Molly |
400 |
May 14, 1997 |
| A full-court move in basketball, or the fourth estate |
Press |
500 |
May 14, 1997 |
| A metalworker, or a common surname |
Smith |
100 |
December 23, 1996 |
| This term for a person who's authorized to act for another is short for procuracy |
Proxy |
200 |
December 23, 1996 |
| It's the hollow, stemlike shaft of a feather |
Quill |
300 |
December 23, 1996 |
| Type of puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words or phrases |
Rebus |
400 |
December 23, 1996 |
| A short, pithy expression, or a dwarfish creature who guards a treasure |
Gnome |
500 |
December 23, 1996 |
| This populous country is Hindio or Barato in Esperanto |
India |
100 |
November 15, 1994 |
| To touch lightly in passing, or to feed on growing grasses |
Graze |
200 |
November 15, 1994 |
| This word for a decorative sticker comes partly from calquer, meaning "to trace" |
Decal |
300 |
November 15, 1994 |
| This large African antelope's name comes from the Dutch word for an elk |
Eland |
400 |
November 15, 1994 |
| The books of the Bible accepted as holy scripture, or the works of an author considered authentic |
Canon |
500 |
November 15, 1994 |
| Since this 1980 song was his only #1 hit, it's no wonder Eddie Rabbitt loved this kind of night |
rainy |
100 |
April 10, 1986 |
| A Jackie Collins best seller & mini-series gave us the scoop about these "Hollywood" personages |
<i>Wives</i> |
200 |
April 10, 1986 |
| It can be "left", "right", "center", or "strawberry" |
field |
300 |
April 10, 1986 |
| From Old English "to kill", it's to quiet or subdue, such as a riot |
quell |
400 |
April 10, 1986 |
| A socially superior group, or a type of type |
elite |
500 |
April 10, 1986 |
| Army officer above a captain but below a lieutenant colonel |
a major |
100 |
February 7, 1986 |
| Among his "Marx" of success were silence & musical virtuosity |
Harpo |
200 |
February 7, 1986 |
| Scottish for a square of turf, amateur golfers often become pros at producing one |
a divot |
300 |
February 7, 1986 |
| 13 witches |
a coven |
400 |
February 7, 1986 |
| Gary the gardener would use this protective covering of sawdust, leaves, etc. on his soil |
mulch |
500 |
February 7, 1986 |