Memorize these and recognize 9.0% of all Objects & Everyday Life clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wizard of Oz | 3 | In one scene of this film, a small dog pulls at a shiny green curtain, revealing the white-haired man hidden behind it |
| 2 | beeswax | 3 | Candles have been made of animal fat or this nonglycerine substance used as early as 3000 B.C. |
| 3 | tumblers | 3 | ( Jon of the Clue Crew turns the key on a cutaway demonstration lock.) On an everyday key, the cuts raise the moving parts commonly known by this name... |
| 4 | Velcro | 2 | Veja V-lock sneakers |
| 5 | the wick | 2 | This cord can be saturated with inorganic salt solutions & dried prior to molding into candles |
| 6 | the Bamboo Curtain | 2 | This political barrier between the west & the Communist nations of Asia arose after the Chinese revolution of 1949 |
| 7 | paraffin | 2 | From Latin for "barely connected", this solid white substance is water-insoluble & can precede "oil" |
| 8 | Omega | 2 | In the early '60s this Greek-letter brand was a big deal with JFK's Slimline & Mercury astronaut Wally Schirra's Speedmaster |
| 9 | Marilyn Monroe | 2 | Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" was originally written as a tribute to this actress |
| 10 | Let's Make a Deal | 2 | On this game show, Wayne Brady may ask if you want to trade what you have for what's behind the curtain |
| 11 | chuck | 2 | This part of a drill that tightens the jaw around the bit has a special key |
| 12 | a thimble | 2 | This small metal cup can protect a digit when sewing or just be a pretty decorative knickknack |
| 13 | a stapler | 2 | A red Swingline one of these was prized in the movie "Office Space" |
| 14 | a snake | 2 | Insert in drain; crank handle clockwise while moving wire to dislodge clog; hike up pants |
| 15 | a plunger | 2 | Put it tightly in place over the drain, release any trapped air & ram the handle up & down |
| 16 | a lighthouse | 2 | Nils Gustaf Dalen won a Nobel Prize for a lamp that goes on by itself at dusk, 1st used at the Furuholmen one of these |
| 17 | a hurricane lamp | 2 | A glass chimney protecting a candle is usually called this stormy type of lamp |
| 18 | a holster | 2 | If you're a pistol-packin' pardner, this leather holder open at the top is probably what you pack the pistol in |
| 19 | a compass | 2 | Put the point at the center of the desired circle & swing the pencil around it |
| 20 | a carillon | 2 | This instrument has a minimum of 23 bells & is operated with a keyboard |
| 21 | Zorro | 2 | This hero first donned his mask in the 1919 story "The Curse of Capistrano" |
| 22 | Dixon Ticonderoga | 2 | In 1913 the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company changed the name of its pencils to this for the city where its graphite was mined |
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