| A ballerina's stage costume typically includes this skirt |
tutu |
200 |
July 20, 2022 |
| An abnormal sound of the heart, or to say something in a very quiet voice |
murmur |
400 |
July 20, 2022 |
| Big in the 1950s, this double- or even triple-speak ballroom dance has roots in the mambo |
the cha-cha |
600 |
July 20, 2022 |
| Roy's, a Hawaiian fine-dining destination, serves macadamia crusted this fish |
mahi-mahi |
800 |
July 20, 2022 |
| Something fancy & frilly, or the name of a character in "The Aristocats" |
froufrou |
1000 |
July 20, 2022 |
| It weighed 50 pounds, had small, useless wings & was extinct by the end of the 17th century |
the dodo |
200 |
October 18, 2019 |
| Proverbially, hindsight is said to be this designation of normal vision |
20/20 |
400 |
October 18, 2019 |
| A chocolate candy with a fruit, cream or nut center |
bonbon |
600 |
October 18, 2019 |
| Type of boots seen here, or the groovy disco you might have worn them to |
go-go |
800 |
October 18, 2019 |
| Give me the name of Ossining, New York's correctional facility, ya mug |
Sing Sing |
1000 |
October 18, 2019 |
| It precedes "Who's there?" |
knock knock |
200 |
November 8, 2018 |
| To split something this way is to give half to each |
fifty-fifty |
400 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Popular toy that you can take "around the world" |
a yo-yo |
600 |
November 8, 2018 |
| They're wielded with festive ferocity by cheerleaders |
pom-poms |
800 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Nickname of Israeli prime minister Netanyahu |
Bibi |
1000 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Another name for miniature golf |
putt-putt |
200 |
April 9, 2015 |
| Type of "situation" in which everyone involved benefits |
win-win |
400 |
April 9, 2015 |
| It was The Mamas & The Papas' only No. 1 hit |
"Monday Monday" |
600 |
April 9, 2015 |
| Nickname of former lightweight boxing champ Ray Mancini |
"Boom Boom" |
800 |
April 9, 2015 |
| Done around 1640, the painting here may be one of the last illustrations made of a live one of these |
a dodo |
1000 |
April 9, 2015 |
| Cheerleaders know it traditionally precedes "sis, boom, bah!" |
Rah rah |
200 |
September 15, 2014 |
| In 1983 there was no harmony at this New York prison when inmates rioted over poor conditions |
Sing Sing |
400 |
September 15, 2014 |
| In an '80s hit it precedes "Keep it down now, voices carry" |
Hush, Hush |
600 |
September 15, 2014 |
| At foodnetwork.com recipes for this fish include Macadamia Nut Crusted & Grilled Tacos |
mahimahi |
800 |
September 15, 2014 |
| German health plans cover visits to a spa, including this one at the foothills of the Black Forest |
Baden-Baden |
1000 |
September 15, 2014 |
| A cheerleader wields it |
pompom |
200 |
July 28, 2014 |
| We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" & going "around the world" with this toy |
a yo-yo |
400 |
July 28, 2014 |
| To mean an equal chance, you could say 1 to 1, but most people use this number combination |
50-50 |
600 |
July 28, 2014 |
| A small round projectile fired from an air gun |
BB |
800 |
July 28, 2014 |
| As seen here, strange juxtapositions were the norm for this fatherly early 20th century art movement |
dada |
1000 |
July 28, 2014 |
| This breed was kept by fierce Asian tribes for hunting & guarding |
the chow chow |
200 |
December 21, 2012 |
| The music for this high-kicking dance of France is heard here |
the cancan |
400 |
December 21, 2012 |
| From Chinese, this piece of double talk can be a toast or casual, light chatter |
chin-chin |
600 |
December 21, 2012 |
| It's also called the dolphinfish |
the mahimahi |
800 |
December 21, 2012 |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a root in Molokai, HI.) Made from a root, the mildly sedative ancient elixir of Hawaii is called "'awa" locally but is known elsewhere by this double talk name |
kava-kava |
1000 |
December 21, 2012 |
| Prison on the Hudson |
Sing Sing |
200 |
April 13, 2012 |
| An abnormal sound in the heart |
a murmur |
400 |
April 13, 2012 |
| Vegas casino with a clown marquee |
Circus Circus |
600 |
April 13, 2012 |
| Yogi's bud |
Boo-Boo |
800 |
April 13, 2012 |
| A lack of vitamin B1 will give you this disease |
beriberi |
1000 |
April 13, 2012 |
| A hollow-nosed bullet that expands on impact |
a dumdum |
200 |
July 27, 2010 |
| Moroccans add saffron to this semolina staple, while Algerians like to add tomatoes |
couscous |
400 |
July 27, 2010 |
| A soft sound separate from normal heart action; it may indicate a serious problem |
a murmur |
600 |
July 27, 2010 |
| Oxford lays claim to a head & a foot of one of these extinct birds |
the dodo |
800 |
July 27, 2010 |
| This German city's Roman baths were built during the reign of Caracalla |
Baden-Baden |
1000 |
July 27, 2010 |
| In a popular children's song, it's followed by "little star, how I wonder what you are" |
Twinkle, twinkle |
200 |
February 22, 2008 |
| Something that you are expressly told not to do |
a no-no |
400 |
February 22, 2008 |
| Oh, goody goody! It's a French term for a chocolate candy with a nut center |
a bonbon |
600 |
February 22, 2008 |
| It's another name for miniature golf |
putt-putt |
800 |
February 22, 2008 |
| Poet cummings |
e. e. |
1000 |
February 22, 2008 |
| Please, no mumbling when I tell you it's an abnormal sound in a person's heartbeat |
a murmur |
200 |
September 16, 2005 |
| Using a hot sauce called harissa, Tunisians spice up this steamed semolina dish |
couscous |
400 |
September 16, 2005 |
| Many parts of Africa are uninhabitable due to this fly that spreads African sleeping sickness |
the tsetse fly |
600 |
September 16, 2005 |
| Traitorous WWII broadcaster William Joyce was better known as Lord this |
Lord Haw-Haw |
800 |
September 16, 2005 |
| (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Just like the word "gong", the word for this gong of Chinese origin is derived from the sound it makes |
a tam-tam |
1000 |
September 16, 2005 |
| In kids' jokes, it precedes "Who's there?" |
Knock knock |
200 |
February 11, 2003 |
| In the familiar nursery rhyme, this "pumpkin-eater had a wife and couldn't keep her" |
Peter Peter |
400 |
February 11, 2003 |
| In a 2002 movie Sandra Bullock comes to know her mother a little better with help from this "sisterhood" |
Ya-Ya |
600 |
February 11, 2003 |
| In a line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, it precedes "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" |
Water water |
800 |
February 11, 2003 |
| Tourism is a major source of income on this French Polynesian island that's about 160 miles northwest of Tahiti |
Bora Bora |
1000 |
February 11, 2003 |
| Don Messick was the voice of this companion to Yogi Bear |
Boo Boo |
100 |
September 5, 2000 |
| The press called JFK Jr. by this boyhood nickname |
"John-John" |
200 |
September 5, 2000 |
| This dance originated in Cuba as a variation of the mambo |
Cha-cha |
300 |
September 5, 2000 |
| In "The Mikado", the "Three Little Maids From School" are Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo & this tasty one |
Yum-Yum |
500 |
September 5, 2000 |
| It's the pseudonym used by the lecherous middle-aged protagonist of Nabokov's novel "Lolita" |
Humbert Humbert |
|
September 5, 2000 |
| You'll find this "big top" casino in Las Vegas |
Circus Circus |
100 |
December 20, 1999 |
| It was the nickname of designer Chanel |
Coco |
200 |
December 20, 1999 |
| This city of southeast Washington state was founded in 1856 at the site of an old Army fort |
Walla Walla |
300 |
December 20, 1999 |
| It's the third name in Idi Amin's full name |
Dada |
400 |
December 20, 1999 |
| This singer's only No. 1 hit in the U.S. was "To Sir With Love" in 1967 |
Lulu |
500 |
December 20, 1999 |
| In the familiar jokes, it precedes "Who's there?" |
Knock Knock |
100 |
July 16, 1998 |
| It's a sailor's way of saying to a superior "I understand & will obey" |
Aye-Aye |
200 |
July 16, 1998 |
| This full, loose women's garment with a bright print is traditional attire in Hawaii |
Muumuu |
300 |
July 16, 1998 |
| It's a hand-beaten drum used by American Indians |
Tom-tom |
400 |
July 16, 1998 |
| He's Barney & Betty Rubble's noisy son |
Bamm-Bamm |
500 |
July 16, 1998 |
| In the 1920s Donald Duncan introduced this child's toy to America & it's had its ups & downs ever since |
Yo-Yo |
100 |
October 1, 1997 |
| It's Orkan for "hello" |
"Na-Nu Na-Nu" |
200 |
October 1, 1997 |
| This Mamas & Papas hit was "all I hoped it would be" |
"Monday, Monday" |
300 |
October 1, 1997 |
| During World War II this English "lord" broadcast propaganda for the Germans, & it wasn't funny |
Lord Haw-Haw |
400 |
October 1, 1997 |
| This Washington city whose name means "many waters" was known as Steptoeville until 1859 |
Walla Walla |
500 |
October 1, 1997 |
| It skirts the issue if the issue happens to be a ballerina |
a tutu |
100 |
September 25, 1995 |
| Something forbidden or unacceptable is one of these |
a no-no |
200 |
September 25, 1995 |
| In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", it was "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" |
water, water |
300 |
September 25, 1995 |
| Famous Puerto Rican golf pro Rodriguez |
Chi-Chi |
400 |
September 25, 1995 |
| From Chinese Pidgin English, it means very quickly |
chop-chop |
500 |
September 25, 1995 |
| It can be a synonym for a train, or the sound that a train makes |
choo-choo |
100 |
October 19, 1992 |
| In "Mork and Mindy", this phrase was Orkan for "goodbye" |
nanu nanu |
200 |
October 19, 1992 |
| French dress designer Gabrielle Chanel was known by this nickname |
Coco |
300 |
October 19, 1992 |
| Term for anyone with lots of school spirit, not necessarily a cheerleader |
rah-rah |
400 |
October 19, 1992 |
| This American Samoa port was the setting for Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain" |
Pago Pago |
500 |
October 19, 1992 |
| Sound the Road Runner would make while speeding away from Wile E. Coyote |
beep beep |
100 |
September 18, 1991 |
| Sometimes seen in cages, this type of disco dancer was popular in the 1960s |
a go-go dancer |
200 |
September 18, 1991 |
| This 1967 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song asked "Have you got cheating on your mind?" |
"Woman, Woman" |
300 |
September 18, 1991 |
| In this 1961 Carl Reiner film, a Soviet submarine lands off the coast of a New England island |
<i>The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming</i> |
400 |
September 18, 1991 |
| Marcel Duchamp is perhaps the best known practitioner of this outrageous style of art |
dada |
500 |
September 18, 1991 |
| An abnormal sound of the heart, or to grumble in a low voice |
a murmur |
100 |
January 23, 1991 |
| Passable; neither very good nor very bad |
so-so |
200 |
January 23, 1991 |
| The Temptations topped the charts in '72 when they sang that he "was a rollin' stone" |
Papa |
300 |
January 23, 1991 |
| A deficiency of vitamin B1 can cause this disease of the peripheral nervous system |
beri-beri |
400 |
January 23, 1991 |
| In the title of Ed Graczyk's Broadway play, it follows "Come Back to the Five & Dime" |
Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean |
500 |
January 23, 1991 |
| Perhaps from a nickname for Louise, it's a slang word for an object or idea that is remarkable |
lulu |
100 |
November 14, 1990 |
| This confection has a creamy center with fruit or nuts & is usually covered with chocolate |
bonbon |
200 |
November 14, 1990 |
| Descriptive song title Cher used to show how "My baby shot me down" |
"Bang Bang" |
300 |
November 14, 1990 |
| This African antelope was named for the sound it makes when alarmed |
dik-dik |
400 |
November 14, 1990 |
| In June 1990 this Las Vegas-based co. opened the world's largest resort hotel, the 4,000-room Excalibur |
Circus Circus |
500 |
November 14, 1990 |
| In "The Flintstones", he's the Rubbles' adopted son |
Bamm-Bamm |
100 |
April 12, 1990 |
| This Wash. city, first called Steptoeville, was named after a Nez Perce Indian word meaning "little river" |
Walla Walla |
200 |
April 12, 1990 |
| Nickname of former lightweight boxing champ Ray Mancini |
"Boom Boom" |
300 |
April 12, 1990 |
| Born Marie Lawrie, her only No. 1 hit was "To Sir With Love", in 1968 |
Lulu |
400 |
April 12, 1990 |
| James Michener said this island, 140 miles NW of Tahiti, is the world's most beautiful |
Bora Bora |
500 |
April 12, 1990 |
| As a toddler, JFK Jr. was widely known by this nickname |
John-John |
100 |
October 9, 1989 |
| A disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a vitamin B1 deficiency |
beriberi |
200 |
October 9, 1989 |
| Selling over 150,000 copies on the 1st day of its release, it became the only No. 1 hit for The Mamas & the Papas |
"Monday, Monday" |
300 |
October 9, 1989 |
| Mary Martin & Robert Preston starred in this musical based on "The Fourposter" |
<i>I Do! I Do!</i> |
400 |
October 9, 1989 |
| In a song, it precedes "I've been thinking what a grand world it would be" |
Reuben, Reuben |
500 |
October 9, 1989 |
| A really dumb person or the toy Tommy Smothers plays with on his "Comedy Hour" |
yo-yo |
100 |
June 12, 1989 |
| In a certain Coleridge poem it precedes "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" |
Water, water |
200 |
June 12, 1989 |
| It's the capital of America Samoa |
Pago Pago ("Pongo Pongo") |
300 |
June 12, 1989 |
| Family-oriented Las Vegas hotel that's home to the world's largest permanent big-top show |
Circus Circus |
100 |
March 16, 1988 |
| 1st name of Quick Draw McGraw's sidekick, Looey, & last name of the 40 thieves' adversary |
Baba |
200 |
March 16, 1988 |
| This suburb of Calcutta gave its name to both the city's airport & to expanding bullets |
Dum Dum |
300 |
March 16, 1988 |
| It's what Al Martino wanted the girl to say in the following song:"Blue Spanish eyes /Teardrops are falling from your Spanish eyes..." |
<i>sà sÃ</i> |
|
March 16, 1988 |
| In Alka-Seltzer commercials, it followed "Plop, plop" |
fizz fizz |
100 |
September 22, 1987 |
| "Little" comic character originally created by Marge for the Saturday Evening Post |
Lulu |
200 |
September 22, 1987 |
| Alan Arkin played a befuddled Soviet sailor whose sub ran aground off New England in this '66 film |
<i>The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!</i> |
400 |
September 22, 1987 |
| Hawaiians eat the dolphin fish, not the same-named mammal, & call it this |
mahi-mahi |
500 |
September 22, 1987 |
| It was a group called the Tymes, not Johnny Mathis that made this song a Top 10 hit:"Sometimes we walk, hand in hand by the sea /And we breathe in the cool salty air /You turn to me, with a kiss in your eyes..." |
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" |
|
September 22, 1987 |
| A 3-year-old taking her ballet lessons looks cute in 1 of these; so does a 23-year-old |
a tutu |
100 |
June 2, 1987 |
| 'Nickname of '62 Mets catcher Clarence Coleman & engineer Charlie in '60s "Good & Plenty" ads |
"Choo-Choo" |
200 |
June 2, 1987 |
| Before a home run has "gone" into the seats, announcer Mel Allen says "That ball is..." |
going, going |
300 |
June 2, 1987 |
| Director Paul Newman got an outstanding performance from wife Joanne Woodward as this spinster |
Rachel, Rachel |
400 |
June 2, 1987 |
| It's both the title what Lee Dorsey calls his girl in the following song:"It may sound funny, but I don't believe she's comin', oh, oh /Baby hurry, don't make me worry, oh, oh /Yeah, baby, hurry, don't make me worry, oh, oh..." |
Ya Ya |
|
June 2, 1987 |
| 1st name -- or is it 1st & middle? -- of the winner of the 1936 Miss Hungary beauty pageant |
Zsa Zsa |
100 |
April 14, 1987 |
| To the French this sugary candy is "good good" |
bon bon |
200 |
April 14, 1987 |
| The capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, was formerly named & is usually still called this |
Pango Pango |
400 |
April 14, 1987 |
| Nickname of former NHL star B. Geoffrion & Freddie Washington on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
Boom Boom |
500 |
April 14, 1987 |
| (Audio Daily Double)Despite what you may have heard, published lyrics of this song are not at all racy: |
"Louie Louie" |
|
April 14, 1987 |
| Formalists might mistakenly call this small African antelope Richard-Richard |
dik-dik |
100 |
January 8, 1987 |
| Often used to hide smoker's breath, its formula is still a secret |
Sen-Sen |
200 |
January 8, 1987 |
| Sharp singer who had her biggest hit with this song:"A Mashed Potato started long time ago /With a guy named Sloppy Joe /You'll find this dance is so cool to do /Come on baby, gonna teach it to you..." |
Dee Dee Sharp |
|
January 8, 1987 |
| A black sheep's bleat |
baa baa |
100 |
November 3, 1986 |
| Completes the lyric of 1957 Frankie Lymon hit "So you met someone who set you back on your heels..." |
goody goody |
200 |
November 3, 1986 |
| TV show which began with Dody Goodman yelling the name of Louise Lasser's character |
<i>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman</i> |
300 |
November 3, 1986 |
| This group's "Broken Wings" broke them into the Top 10 in 1986 |
Mr. Mister |
400 |
November 3, 1986 |
| Descriptive of the "better thing" Sidney Carton did |
"A far, far better thing" |
500 |
November 3, 1986 |
| While the Flintstones named their daughter Pebbles, the Rubbles named their boy this |
Bamm-Bamm |
100 |
September 15, 1986 |
| In title of Ian Fleming book, words which follow "Chitty, Chitty," |
Bang Bang |
200 |
September 15, 1986 |
| In the Playmates' 1958 hit, it's the sound the Little Nash Rambler made |
Beep Beep |
300 |
September 15, 1986 |
| According to Guinness Book of College Records, it's the college song most often sung in movies |
"Boola Boola" |
400 |
September 15, 1986 |
| From Singhalese word for "weakness", it's disease caused by lack of B vitamins |
beri beri |
500 |
September 15, 1986 |
| In his hit song, "Spanish Eyes", what Al Martino wanted the girl to say |
Please say "si, si" |
100 |
March 18, 1986 |
| He said, "If Robert Kennedy were alive today, he would support my petition for parole" |
Sirhan Sirhan |
200 |
March 18, 1986 |
| 1 of the only 2 pandas currently living in the U.S. |
(1 of) Ling-Ling (or Hsing-Hsing) |
300 |
March 18, 1986 |
| Spas in this German town in the Black Forest date back to Roman times |
Baden-Baden |
500 |
March 18, 1986 |
| Title of this song which fits the category: "Does he love me? / I wanna know / How can I tell if he loves me so? / (Is it in his eyes?) / Oh, no..." |
"The Shoop Shoop Song" |
|
March 18, 1986 |
| Not a Hawaiian cow, but a dress worn by Hawaiian women |
a muumuu |
100 |
September 21, 1984 |
| Affirmative reply to an admiral's command |
aye aye |
200 |
September 21, 1984 |
| Adopted baby of Barney & Betty Rubble |
Bamm-Bamm |
300 |
September 21, 1984 |
| Washington's panda with pregnancy problems |
Ling-Ling |
400 |
September 21, 1984 |
| British rockers whose name came from villain in sci-fi film "Barbarella" |
Duran Duran |
500 |
September 21, 1984 |