Memorize these and recognize 10.2% of all Spelling clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R-E-S-P-E-C-T | 3 | How Aretha Franklin spelled what Rodney Dangerfield doesn’t get |
| 2 | L-U-G-E | 3 | This small racing sled has the distinction of being the National Spelling Bee's shortest winning word |
| 3 | Dynasty | 3 | ( Let's go back to Tori...) Dad got Emmy nominations for producing "Family" & this nighttime soap about the Carrington clan |
| 4 | Charlie's Angels | 3 | ( Tori...) Big hits on ABC in the '70s for my dad included "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island" & this "heavenly" detective drama |
| 5 | A-N-T-E-D-I-L-U-V-I-A-N | 3 | In 1994 it was this 12-letter word meaning before the Biblical flood |
| 6 | U-R-U-G-U-A-Y | 2 | Montevideo is the capital of this country |
| 7 | T-H-E-A-T-R-E | 2 | Go to the famous Globe one to see a play by Shakespeare |
| 8 | sheik | 2 | Arab tribal leader rank (often paired with rattle & roll?) |
| 9 | S-O-P-H-O-M-O-R-E | 2 | A 2nd year student in an American college |
| 10 | S-E-S-Q-U-I-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L | 2 | It's the adjective for a 150th anniversary celebration |
| 11 | S-A-R-C-O-P-H-A-G-U-S | 2 | In 1981 Paige Pipkin buried the competition with this word for an ancient stone coffin |
| 12 | refuse | 2 | Trash; to decline to accept |
| 13 | R-E-C-E-I-P-T | 2 | You get one of these as a record for paying a bill; don't forget the silent letter |
| 14 | R-A-D-A-R | 2 | A highway patrolman's "gun" or a Golden Earring "Love" song |
| 15 | P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E | 2 | Easily carried, such as a small TV or software that can run on multiple computers with the same operating system |
| 16 | P-O-I-N-S-E-T-T-I-A | 2 | Often seen at Christmas, this flowering plant was named for Joel R. Poinsett |
| 17 | P-H-I-L-I-P-P-I-N-E-S | 2 | Tagalog is a principal language of this country made up of more than 7,000 islands |
| 18 | P-A-R-E-N-T-H-E-S-E-S | 2 | (Spelling of the name of the brackets surrounding this answer) |
| 19 | N-A-R-C-O-L-E-P-S-Y | 2 | 1976: This condition, characterized by frequent & uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep |
| 20 | Melrose Place | 2 | Andrew Shue, Thomas Calabro, Heather Locklear |
| 21 | M-E-R-I-N-G-U-E | 2 | Spelling for word meaning “beaten mixture of egg whites & sugar used as a pie topping” |
| 22 | M-E-D-I-T-E-R-R-A-N-E-A-N | 2 | The name of this large sea comes from words for "middle of the land" |
| 23 | K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E | 2 | A suicide pilot during WWII, it was 1993's winning word |
| 24 | J-A-C-L-Y-N | 2 | This Smith was in "Charlie's Angels" & "Rage of Angels" |
| 25 | G-N-U | 2 | The wild wildebeest's other name |
| 26 | G-A-O-L | 2 | In the British version of Monopoly, you might draw a card saying "Go directly to" this lockup |
| 27 | F-E-M-U-R | 2 | The thigh bone |
| 28 | Charmed | 2 | (Here's Tori Spelling with the clue...)My dad Aaron Spelling was the Executive Producer of 2 shows starring Shannen Doherty—"90210" & this one about 3... |
| 29 | casein | 2 | This main protein in milk & cheese was widely used in glues & plastics |
| 30 | C-R-O-I-S-S-A-N-T | 2 | 1970's winning word was this French crescent-shaped roll |
| 31 | C-H-E-Q-U-E | 2 | With no pence on hand, you might ask the curry restaurant, "Will you take" a personal one of these? |
| 32 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | 2 | Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley |
| 33 | B-U-R-E-A-U | 2 | A chest of drawers, or a government agency within a cabinet department |
| 34 | A-X | 2 | To work this tool, you just have to take a whack, not at it, but with it |
| 35 | A-L-B-U-M-E-N | 2 | No yolk, 1928's winning word was this white part of an egg |
| 36 | a feint | 2 | A military distraction from the real point of an attack, it sounds like you're about to swoon |
| 37 | the veil | 2 | You "take" it to become a nun |
| 38 | the Pleistocene | 2 | Lasting until about 12,000 years ago, this epoch was marked by the advent of modern humans & the extinction of many large mammals |
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