Memorize these and recognize 15.4% of all Alliteration clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Joyce | 3 | Dublin dude, nifty novelist, famous Finnigans |
| 2 | Howard Hughes | 3 | Among the holdings in his financial empire were an aircraft company, RKO Pictures & lots of stock in TWA |
| 3 | Pablo Picasso | 3 | Spanish superstar, cultivated cubism glorious "guitar" |
| 4 | femme fatale | 3 | French phrase for an attractive but dangerous woman |
| 5 | Weight Watchers | 2 | Zero Points foods are part of this company's plan |
| 6 | water wings | 2 | When learning to swim, little kids wear these inflatable devices on their arms |
| 7 | Walt Whitman | 2 | E.M. Forster got the title "A Passage to India" from one of his poems |
| 8 | Ted Turner | 2 | This TV tycoon might try to colorize this category if we'd let him |
| 9 | Secret Santa | 2 | Randomly selected anonymous gift-giving tradition among an office's employees during the holidays |
| 10 | saddle sores | 2 | A long time on horseback can produce these on both the mount & the rider |
| 11 | Ronald Reagan | 2 | In 1937 this future U.S. commander in chief made his film debut in "Love is on the Air" |
| 12 | peer pressure | 2 | Powerful influence from your equals to act in a way acceptable to them |
| 13 | King Kong | 2 | He was unquestionably Fay Wray's biggest & most hirsute leading man |
| 14 | Ken Kesey | 2 | A statue in Eugene, Oregon honors this "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author who lived in the city |
| 15 | Jasper Johns | 2 | Famous for his American flag paintings, he was saluted with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 |
| 16 | greenhouse gases | 2 | Concentrations of these, like methane & carbon dioxide, have driven climate change |
| 17 | finger food | 2 | Any sort of little nibbles that are eaten with the hands, not cutlery |
| 18 | fast forward | 2 | It's the opposite of rewind |
| 19 | direct deposit | 2 | With this service your paycheck goes straight into your bank account |
| 20 | cruise control | 2 | This feature locks a car's accelerator to maintain a constant speed |
| 21 | cheddar cheese | 2 | This dairy product is melted for Welsh rarebit's sauce |
| 22 | Ansel Adams | 2 | In 1932 he & several San Francisco colleagues formed Group f/64 to promote greater realism in their art |
| 23 | a tongue twister | 2 | "Rubber baby buggy bumpers" is a classic example of one of these |
| 24 | a relay race | 2 | In Olympic track & field, the 4 x 100 is this type of contest |
| 25 | a Passion play | 2 | This alliterative dramatization of Jesus' suffering, performed in Oberammergau since 1634, now goes easier on the Jews |
| 26 | a party pooper | 2 | Ice cream-ordering Bob Newhart is shamed by a chant of "Single scooper, single scooper, this man is a" this |
| 27 | a medicine man | 2 | This type of Native American healer might try to chase bad spirits out of a patient |
| 28 | the dog days | 2 | Named for the star Sirius, they're from July 3 to August 11 each summer |
| 29 | the Better Business Bureau | 2 | "Advertise honestly" & "be transparent" are 2 standards an enterprise must meet to earn accreditation from this group |
| 30 | the baby boomers | 2 | This generation immediately preceded Generation X |
| 31 | a temper tantrum | 2 | "Supernanny" Jo Frost says the first step for a parent facing one of these meltdowns is to ask why |
| 32 | a round-robin | 2 | Type of tournament where you play each opponent at least once |
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