| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| In need of a drink | thirsty | 89%
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| What you regain when liberated | freedom | 85%
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| Female deity | goddess | 81%
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| Person giving a speech | speaker | 81%
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| Single eyeglass | monocle | 80%
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| Drool, or move a ball with small kicks to keep control of it | dribble | 78%
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| Sale in which people bid for an item | auction | 77%
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| One of two arches of hair below the forehead | eyebrow | 74%
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| Father of one of your parents | grandpa | 73%
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| Bounce back, or be on the —— after a partner leaves you | rebound | 71%
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| Variety of spaniel, or surname of talk show host Jerry | Springer | 70%
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| Fail to look after properly | neglect | 68%
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| State of bliss in eastern religions | nirvana | 67%
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| Google’s mobile operating system | Android | 66%
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| Unit of measurement for sound | decibel | 65%
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| Item of jewellery, usually one of a pair | earring | 65%
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| Trick or lie to | deceive | 64%
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| Reacted to something funny | laughed | 61%
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| Feeling concern or anxiety | worried | 60%
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| Mexican state and peninsula | Yucatán | 51%
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| A fast train, or to convey in words | express | 45%
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| An endearment | darling | 31%
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| Breathe | respire | 30%
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| Tall glass with no handle or stem | tumbler | 29%
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| Another word for advice | counsel | 19%
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| Forceful, energetic | dynamic | 18%
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| City by the sea in Rhode Island, or a city in Wales | Newport | 17%
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| Publicly mock or ridicule (e.g. in a cartoon) | lampoon | 14%
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| A telling-off, rebuke or reprimand | reproof | 6%
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| Highbrow person | egghead | 3%
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