| I seem to recall the old house having this room to store food over the winter |
a cellar (from recall) |
200 |
November 13, 2020 |
| This closed figure is integral to a branch of math |
triangle (from integral) |
400 |
November 13, 2020 |
| It's how the ladies got across the lake to the island |
sailed (from ladies) |
600 |
November 13, 2020 |
| In the southwest, a Native American abode was commonly made of this |
adobe (from abode) |
800 |
November 13, 2020 |
| It was quite an ordeal getting to this Texas city |
Laredo (from ordeal) |
1000 |
November 13, 2020 |
| A European legislature: APT IN REALM |
Parliament |
200 |
September 29, 2020 |
| An inferred kind of evidence: I CURST CLAIMANT |
circumstantial |
400 |
September 29, 2020 |
| A type of horse: TAN GUMS |
a mustang |
600 |
September 29, 2020 |
| A holiday item: SEARCH, SET, TRIM |
Christmas tree |
800 |
September 29, 2020 |
| A stone home for mummy: PUSH AS CARGO |
a sarcophagus |
1000 |
September 29, 2020 |
| An ancient reptile:AIR SOUND |
dinosaur |
200 |
May 25, 2020 |
| One part of a symphony: VENT MEMO |
a movement |
400 |
May 25, 2020 |
| Its orbit takes 165 years: TEEN PUN |
Neptune |
600 |
May 25, 2020 |
| A shoemaker for an Arabian or a trotter: THICK LAMBS |
a blacksmith |
800 |
May 25, 2020 |
| Food partly from Old French for "cabbage": WALL OF CURIE |
cauliflower |
1000 |
May 25, 2020 |
| An American symbol:BAGEL DEAL |
a bald eagle |
200 |
January 7, 2020 |
| "Heavenly" predator of the coral reef:FLAG SHINE |
an angelfish |
400 |
January 7, 2020 |
| Understanding:SPECIMEN HONOR |
comprehension |
600 |
January 7, 2020 |
| A type of embroidery:DELETE NO PIN |
needlepoint |
800 |
January 7, 2020 |
| Rock, solid:TEA RING |
granite |
1000 |
January 7, 2020 |
| It perks you up: FINE FACE |
caffeine |
200 |
September 26, 2018 |
| A reference work: CANDY ICE POLE |
encyclopedia |
400 |
September 26, 2018 |
| A Protestant denomination: BEST IN PRAYER |
Presbyterian |
600 |
September 26, 2018 |
| A world capital: SAUNAS |
Nassau |
800 |
September 26, 2018 |
| A playground game: BELL THREAT |
tetherball |
1000 |
September 26, 2018 |
| So, a man walked into a bar & said, give me this type of beer, & make it a large |
a lager |
200 |
March 18, 2016 |
| Without a telescope, you are unable to see the Crab one of these clearly |
nebula (for unable) |
400 |
March 18, 2016 |
| False alarm, Fido is free of these |
fleas (for false) |
600 |
March 18, 2016 |
| We raced up the hill to this type of tree & then back down |
cedar (for raced) |
800 |
March 18, 2016 |
| The writer sent out several of these to Esquire magazine hoping to sell an article |
queries (for Esquire) |
1000 |
March 18, 2016 |
| Chemical element:COIL SIN |
silicon |
200 |
April 18, 2014 |
| Unwanted facial feature:CHUB ON DELI |
double chin |
400 |
April 18, 2014 |
| Any temperamental diva:PIN ON DRAMA |
prima donna |
600 |
April 18, 2014 |
| California city:NO SERF |
Fresno |
800 |
April 18, 2014 |
| Doing things the easy but sloppy way:INCORRECT STUNG |
cutting corners |
1000 |
April 18, 2014 |
| Anthem ender:BEHAVE HOME FORT |
home of the brave |
200 |
December 19, 2013 |
| Relative by marriage:MENIAL WORTH |
mother-in-law |
400 |
December 19, 2013 |
| Serious injury:BAKER NORM |
broken arm |
600 |
December 19, 2013 |
| In cartoons she gets slipped a Mickey:NOISE IMMUNE |
Minnie Mouse |
800 |
December 19, 2013 |
| A small, out-of-the-way restaurant:LOW ETHANE HILL |
hole in the wall |
1000 |
December 19, 2013 |
| There should be a law regulating the use of this pointy tool |
awl (from law) |
200 |
April 6, 2011 |
| The way she rambles on nonsensically, she's truly lost these |
marbles (from rambles) |
400 |
April 6, 2011 |
| Take your coats--it's chilly along here |
the coast (from coats) |
600 |
April 6, 2011 |
| We rested up after a hot day in this environment |
the desert (from rested) |
800 |
April 6, 2011 |
| This character in mythology amused me more than she scared me |
Medusa (from amused) |
1000 |
April 6, 2011 |
| It might be the last thing you say to someone:OBEY GOD |
goodbye |
200 |
June 16, 2009 |
| Its diameter is 8,000 miles:HEART |
Earth |
400 |
June 16, 2009 |
| Soundless:LISTEN |
silent |
600 |
June 16, 2009 |
| 2009 economic act:I LUST SUM |
stimulus |
800 |
June 16, 2009 |
| A synthetic fiber:EXPANDS |
Spandex |
1000 |
June 16, 2009 |
| For heartburn these are a must |
Tums (for must) |
200 |
July 20, 2005 |
| I'm sated after eating too many of these |
dates (for sated) |
400 |
July 20, 2005 |
| Please be quiet, everyone here is this |
asleep (for please) |
600 |
July 20, 2005 |
| It was the nationality of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, himself |
Flemish (for himself) |
800 |
July 20, 2005 |
| "Nowhere can I find this utopian novel by Samuel Butler" |
<i>Erewhon</i> (for nowhere) |
1000 |
July 20, 2005 |
| What you do to frozen meat before cooking |
thaw |
200 |
October 27, 2003 |
| My boss does it whenever he's upset; what a baby! |
sobs |
400 |
October 27, 2003 |
| How 'bout some melon with a squeeze of this? |
lemon |
600 |
October 27, 2003 |
| I find this type of band charming |
marching |
800 |
October 27, 2003 |
| I wonder if a senator has ever been accused of this |
treason |
1000 |
October 27, 2003 |
| Jay Leno's sticks out an inch or more |
chin/inch |
200 |
November 12, 2002 |
| Gary sees in shades of this |
gray/Gary |
400 |
November 12, 2002 |
| I praised my kids when they stopped wearing these |
diapers/praised |
800 |
November 12, 2002 |
| Before Tokyo, this was Japan's capital |
Kyoto/Tokyo |
1000 |
November 12, 2002 |
| You'll find 2 of them in the word "wolves" |
vowels/wolves |
|
November 12, 2002 |
| Maybe she used a Swiss Army Knife to shear her little lamb's snow-white fleece |
Mary (ARMY/MARY) |
200 |
March 14, 2002 |
| Deer & antelope who make their home on it don't need anger management |
the range (ANGER/RANGE) |
400 |
March 14, 2002 |
| In 1980 this group dove onto the charts with its hit "Whip It" |
Devo (DOVE/DEVO) |
600 |
March 14, 2002 |
| Ring the doorbell to get into this house of ill repute |
a bordello (DOORBELL/BORDELLO) |
800 |
March 14, 2002 |
| In 2001 the Pope donned his raiment to visit a mosque topped by this kind of structure |
a minaret (RAIMENT/MINARET) |
1000 |
March 14, 2002 |
| Female found amid the household staff |
Maid (amid) |
100 |
March 9, 2001 |
| At dusk Merlin waved his wand & Poof! It was this start of the day again |
Dawn (wand) |
200 |
March 9, 2001 |
| I can't stop eating this company's Grape-Nuts |
Post (stop) |
300 |
March 9, 2001 |
| A Roman mansion? No, an English one |
Manor (Roman) |
400 |
March 9, 2001 |
| Drat, it's what I did at the slot machines in Vegas |
Lost (slot) |
500 |
March 9, 2001 |
| Silas does this on his boat every weekend |
Sails (for Silas) |
100 |
January 28, 1997 |
| I need a glass of this soft drink after I've been at bat |
TaB (for bat) |
200 |
January 28, 1997 |
| Olaf eats this amount of bread every day |
Loaf (for Olaf) |
300 |
January 28, 1997 |
| Della lost this utensil, so she had trouble stirring the soup |
Ladle (for Della) |
400 |
January 28, 1997 |
| This room might be at the end of a house |
Den (for end) |
500 |
January 28, 1997 |
| I like to eat a sub when I ride this vehicle |
a bus (from sub) |
100 |
May 15, 1996 |
| This Ms. Moore makes far more than a dime per film |
Demi (from dime) |
200 |
May 15, 1996 |
| Someone who helps change this baby garment should be repaid with a kindness |
a diaper (from repaid) |
300 |
May 15, 1996 |
| It's a good ole name for a lion or a pope |
Leo (from ole) |
400 |
May 15, 1996 |
| David Hyde Pierce knows all his lines as this character on "Frasier" |
Niles (from lines) |
500 |
May 15, 1996 |
| You don't have to be nosy to know "Jeopardy!" is taped at this studio |
Sony (Nosy) |
100 |
April 12, 1996 |
| Apes might enjoy eating these legumes |
Peas (Apes) |
200 |
April 12, 1996 |
| Lois painted a lovely picture of this barnyard structure in oils |
Silo (Lois & Oils) |
300 |
April 12, 1996 |
| It's a snap to wash these items of cookware if they're non-stick |
Pans (Snap) |
400 |
April 12, 1996 |
| The name of this Canadian province is an anagram of "main boat" |
Manitoba |
500 |
April 12, 1996 |
| If you hear a low hoot, this bird may fly by |
an owl (from low) |
100 |
November 1, 1995 |
| Milo the millionaire rides around in a long, black one of these |
a limo (from Milo) |
200 |
November 1, 1995 |
| A saint would look spectacular in a robe made of this fabric |
satin (from saint) |
300 |
November 1, 1995 |
| It's the only color Carol ever wears |
coral (from Carol) |
400 |
November 1, 1995 |
| Liam longs to take a trip to this West African country |
Mali (from Liam) |
500 |
November 1, 1995 |
| My pals & I went skiing in these mountains |
the Alps (from pals) |
100 |
October 16, 1995 |
| The furniture in this room tends to be dusty |
study (from dusty) |
200 |
October 16, 1995 |
| There's a remote chance a deadly one will hit the Earth |
a meteor (from remote) |
300 |
October 16, 1995 |
| Some of these gems look quite strange |
garnets (from strange) |
400 |
October 16, 1995 |
| It's what the teacher accused her pupil of being |
cheater (from teacher) |
500 |
October 16, 1995 |
| Yes, it is the Spanish word for yes |
si (from is) |
100 |
May 2, 1995 |
| The Bible's King Og might give this order to depart |
go (from Og) |
200 |
May 2, 1995 |
| Fe fi fo fum, I smell this preposition |
of (from fo) |
300 |
May 2, 1995 |
| Weird Al Yankovic would soon hit this singing the diatonic scale |
la (from Al) |
400 |
May 2, 1995 |
| Drama found on stages in Japan |
no (from on) |
500 |
May 2, 1995 |
| A spy might use the invisible type of this to send messages to his kin |
ink (for kin) |
100 |
March 13, 1995 |
| Many collectors file away copies of this magazine |
<i>Life</i> (for file) |
200 |
March 13, 1995 |
| Sidney won't watch any films that weren't made by this studio |
Disney (for Sidney) |
300 |
March 13, 1995 |
| If an artist doesn't own this kind of support, he should lease one |
easel (for lease) |
400 |
March 13, 1995 |
| Nina's hobbies are pressing petals in a scrapbook & collecting these items of tableware |
plates (for petals) |
500 |
March 13, 1995 |
| Willard made a sculpture of this animal out of tar |
rat (from tar) |
100 |
May 4, 1994 |
| Horst hates to be described by this adjectiveâhe prefers diminutive |
short (from Horst) |
200 |
May 4, 1994 |
| Mary says it's her favorite branch of the service |
Army (from Mary) |
300 |
May 4, 1994 |
| Carole aspires to be this kind of medium; maybe she should move to Delphi |
oracle (from Carole) |
400 |
May 4, 1994 |
| Jay only drinks pure water from this country |
Peru (from pure) |
500 |
May 4, 1994 |
| You should never eat these fruits if they're covered with slime |
limes (from slime) |
100 |
February 18, 1994 |
| Karl keeps one of these small songbirds as a pet |
a lark (from Karl) |
200 |
February 18, 1994 |
| It's a good name for leonine tresses |
mane (from name) |
300 |
February 18, 1994 |
| A music dictionary will tell you it's another name for a note |
a tone (from note) |
400 |
February 18, 1994 |
| I'd love to fly a plane over this Asian country |
Nepal (from plane) |
500 |
February 18, 1994 |
| She lazed around with F. Scott |
Zelda (lazed) |
100 |
November 18, 1993 |
| We felt sorry for Megan when her dog had this skin disease |
Mange (Megan) |
200 |
November 18, 1993 |
| Ann never wears any gem paler than this one |
Pearl (paler) |
300 |
November 18, 1993 |
| Cilla redecorated her entire house in this shade of purple |
Lilac (Cilla) |
400 |
November 18, 1993 |
| Rose loves to read about this Greek god -- how romantic! |
Eros (Rose) |
500 |
November 18, 1993 |
| Elvis likes his pre-shrunk |
Levis (LEVIS/ELVIS) |
100 |
May 13, 1993 |
| It's hard to remove a stain from this fabric |
satin (SATIN/STAIN) |
200 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Thelma tried out for the role of Ophelia in this play |
<i>Hamlet</i> (HAMLET/THELMA) |
300 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Don flew to this Canadian province to give an oration |
Ontario (ONTARIO/ORATION) |
400 |
May 13, 1993 |
| To the king's dismay, this buzzing insect landed on his throne |
a hornet (HORNET/THRONE) |
500 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Matt Groening named one of the Simpsons this because it's an anagram of "brat" |
Bart (brat) |
100 |
December 7, 1992 |
| It's how Lil felt after eating rotten apples |
ill (Lil) |
200 |
December 7, 1992 |
| Our announcer Johnny Gilbert loves this beverage made from honey & water |
mead (made) |
300 |
December 7, 1992 |
| It's a synonym for average, as Marlon could tell you |
normal (Marlon) |
400 |
December 7, 1992 |
| It amuses us to know this name is an Irish variation of James |
Seamus (amuses) |
500 |
December 7, 1992 |
| The last seasoning to put on a dish |
Salt (Last) |
100 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Cathy wants to sail on one |
Yacht (Cathy) |
200 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Soon after I'd risen, I heard the wailing of this |
siren (risen) |
300 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Bob taught himself this low country language |
Flemish (himself) |
400 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Bill bargained for a suit made of it |
Gabardine (Bargained) |
500 |
November 16, 1992 |
| The material used by a Pueblo Indian to build an abode |
adobe (from abode) |
100 |
July 7, 1992 |
| Pancakes should be served with an ample amount of this syrup |
maple (from ample) |
200 |
July 7, 1992 |
| Stan drove his sedan in these mountains |
Andes (from sedan) |
300 |
July 7, 1992 |
| I wish I could float on one |
a cloud (from could) |
400 |
July 7, 1992 |
| There are two of these in the word "wolves" |
vowels (from wolves) |
500 |
July 7, 1992 |
| Emil puts a slice of this fruit in his cola |
lime (from Emil) |
100 |
March 3, 1992 |
| Olaf flew solo to this Norwegian city |
Oslo (from solo) |
200 |
March 3, 1992 |
| Nola needs one of these to buy her first car |
a loan (from Nola) |
300 |
March 3, 1992 |
| Petra reads by the light of this slender candle |
a taper (from Petra) |
400 |
March 3, 1992 |
| Princess Di's father is a real one of these |
earl (from real) |
500 |
March 3, 1992 |
| About 8 hours elapse during the night while you're this |
asleep (for elapse) |
100 |
December 20, 1991 |
| While eating a sandwich, Paul got a few crumbs of it in his beard |
bread (for beard) |
200 |
December 20, 1991 |
| The plot may not thicken, but the sauce does in this room |
kitchen (for thicken) |
300 |
December 20, 1991 |
| Before tossing one of these, McTavish takes a drink to brace himself |
caber (for brace) |
400 |
December 20, 1991 |
| One of these machines powers the press at the Tribune |
a turbine (for tribune) |
500 |
December 20, 1991 |
| The best place to play water polo is in one of these |
a pool (from polo) |
100 |
June 17, 1991 |
| Thelma told me this is her least favorite Shakespeare tragedy |
<i>Hamlet</i> (from Thelma) |
200 |
June 17, 1991 |
| Olaf wants a new colt so he's waiting for his mare to do this |
foal (from Olaf) |
300 |
June 17, 1991 |
| It would be stupid to bury one of these corundums |
a ruby (from bury) |
400 |
June 17, 1991 |
| Electra pours this sticky molasses blend on everything |
treacle (from Electra) |
500 |
June 17, 1991 |
| Ned is always hiding in this room |
the den (NED/DEN) |
100 |
May 23, 1991 |
| Nero never fiddled around in this Nevada city |
Reno (NERO/RENO) |
200 |
May 23, 1991 |
| The first name of a late, great Swedish actress |
Greta (GREAT/GRETA) |
300 |
May 23, 1991 |
| If you dared to look at this mythological monster, you'd be far from amused |
Medusa (AMUSED/MEDUSA) |
400 |
May 23, 1991 |
| 1 of these is missing from my linen closet |
the sheet (THESE/SHEET) |
500 |
May 23, 1991 |
| When Lee broiled one of these creatures, it looked like a baked snake |
eel (Lee) |
100 |
April 25, 1991 |
| Ms. Abzug might put this name on a label inside her hat |
Bella (label) |
200 |
April 25, 1991 |
| Corky saw this movie 768 times |
Rocky (Corky) |
300 |
April 25, 1991 |
| I've never received fan mail from this South American capital city |
Lima (mail) |
400 |
April 25, 1991 |
| This feminine name is an anagram of Lloyd |
Dolly (Lloyd) |
500 |
April 25, 1991 |
| It plays an important part in catching a mouse |
a trap (from part) |
100 |
February 11, 1991 |
| Of our 40 presidents, he was definitely the "fat T" of the bunch |
Taft (from "fat T") |
200 |
February 11, 1991 |
| Linda Goodman says that if you were born in the 1st 3 weeks of this month, you have charm of manner |
March (from charm) |
300 |
February 11, 1991 |
| These are on the fringes of your palms |
fingers (from fringes) |
400 |
February 11, 1991 |
| Those planning to stage one would "love to ruin" the regime in power |
revolution (from "love to ruin") |
500 |
February 11, 1991 |
| Stan acts like he had these insects in his pants |
ants (from Stan) |
100 |
September 10, 1990 |
| A sheep noise one shouldn't make at the dinner table |
bleat (from table) |
200 |
September 10, 1990 |
| You'll be in danger if you want into this section of my yard |
a garden (from danger) |
300 |
September 10, 1990 |
| Sadie never has original ones |
ideas (from Sadie) |
400 |
September 10, 1990 |
| When I visited this Connecticut town it rained |
Darien (from rained) |
500 |
September 10, 1990 |
| Eric likes it fried |
Rice (Eric) |
100 |
May 17, 1990 |
| A hard-hearted person might find this musical inane |
"Annie" (inane) |
200 |
May 17, 1990 |
| Cameron needs more of it in his love life |
Romance (Cameron) |
300 |
May 17, 1990 |
| It's the only kind of poetry Cyril enjoys |
Lyric (Cyril) |
400 |
May 17, 1990 |
| To play her, Flip Wilson realigned his body shape |
Geraldine (realigned) |
500 |
May 17, 1990 |
| Sometimes Brian acts like he doesn't have one of these in his head |
brain (from Brian) |
100 |
February 5, 1990 |
| Teresa was born on this holiday |
Easter (from Teresa) |
200 |
February 5, 1990 |
| Miles looked disgusting when he was covered with it |
slime (from Miles) |
300 |
February 5, 1990 |
| Rosa doesn't have both of these in the water |
oars (from Rosa) |
400 |
February 5, 1990 |
| This popular guest host may not know that his name is an anagram of "Joy Lane" |
Jay Leno (from Joy Lane) |
500 |
February 5, 1990 |
| This czar wasn't just terrible, he was vain, too |
Ivan (from VAIN) |
100 |
October 13, 1989 |
| This cowboy movie title character turned ashen when I asked him to come back |
Shane (from ASHEN) |
200 |
October 13, 1989 |
| Ryan has a big ball of it in his bedroom |
yarn (from RYAN) |
300 |
October 13, 1989 |
| Wander over to England if you want to see this prince |
Andrew (from WANDER) |
400 |
October 13, 1989 |
| It's the only kitchen appliance Rosetta knows how to use |
toaster (from ROSETTA) |
500 |
October 13, 1989 |
| Mary wants to join this branch of the military |
the Army (from Mary) |
100 |
February 10, 1989 |
| Eric is so extravagant he bought a ton of it for his wedding |
rice (from Eric) |
200 |
February 10, 1989 |
| If you give May a big one, she'll candy it & serve it to you |
a yam (from May) |
300 |
February 10, 1989 |
| It's how Rose felt after she sat on a tack |
sore (from Rose) |
400 |
February 10, 1989 |
| Kate bought a table made out of this wood |
teak (from Kate) |
500 |
February 10, 1989 |
| You might find a flea on this part of your garden's foliage |
leaf (from flea) |
100 |
January 12, 1989 |
| Even when you throw dead flowers away you save this |
vase (from save) |
200 |
January 12, 1989 |
| What Isolde is when she gets dirty |
soiled (from Isolde) |
300 |
January 12, 1989 |
| It takes a lot of talent to do it well on ice |
skate (from takes) |
400 |
January 12, 1989 |
| Deeply engrossed in part of a book |
rapt (from part) |
500 |
January 12, 1989 |
| What you would send to Lima via correo aereo |
mail |
100 |
September 28, 1988 |
| Cooking's a snap when you have these |
pans |
200 |
September 28, 1988 |
| Type of sound a sheep might make while being sheared on the table |
bleat |
300 |
September 28, 1988 |
| This fancy layer cake might be the favorite dessert for an otter |
torte |
400 |
September 28, 1988 |
| In this Winter Olympic event, the rider must stick like glue to the sled |
luge |
500 |
September 28, 1988 |
| How you might address a sleeping Mexican man if you're tired of listening to him snore |
senor (for snore) |
100 |
October 30, 1987 |
| Usually, attending one of these somber affairs is not "real fun" at all |
funeral (for "real fun") |
200 |
October 30, 1987 |
| Pressing 100 pounds would be a mere this for a 300-pound weight lifter |
trifle (for lifter) |
300 |
October 30, 1987 |
| The motto for this company might be "no wire unsent" |
Western Union (for "no wire unsent") |
400 |
October 30, 1987 |
| It's how a deli delivery boy with nothing to do might be described |
idle (for deli) |
500 |
October 30, 1987 |
| No one would stick it under a chair except an uncouth mug |
gum (from mug) |
100 |
October 22, 1987 |
| When you're sentenced to jail for life, you might use this to get out |
file (from life) |
200 |
October 22, 1987 |
| 1st name of the actress who was married to Harpo in "The Color Purple" |
Oprah (from Harpo) |
300 |
October 22, 1987 |
| It would stun you to know how many of these I can eat at one sitting |
nuts (from stun) |
400 |
October 22, 1987 |
| This "Star Wars" star has "genuine class" |
Alec Guinness (from genuine class) |
|
October 22, 1987 |
| "Shingle" is a word in this language |
English (from "Shingle") |
100 |
May 8, 1987 |
| It's just the thing to follow day |
night (from thing) |
200 |
May 8, 1987 |
| My friends in the Alps |
pals (from Alps) |
300 |
May 8, 1987 |
| Planet found near the edge, not the heart, of the galaxy |
Earth (from heart) |
400 |
May 8, 1987 |
| A knight's weapon for a clean kill |
lance (from clean) |
500 |
May 8, 1987 |