| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Zag's contrary partner | Zig | 97%
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| "Seedy" fruit used in certain cookies and puddings | Fig | 95%
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| A lively dance a sailor might break into, perhaps inspired by said bottle of rum | Jig | 92%
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| James Monroe is said to be the last sitting US president to sport one of these high status accessories | Powdered Wig | 86%
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| 1988 Penny Marshall film featuring Zoltar, the Fortune Teller | Big | 84%
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| The two-masted ship to which the Captain returns and/or the cell where an inebriated sailor may spend the night | Brig | 81%
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| A piece of a plant or tree | Twig | 81%
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| What an old-time sailor might take from a bottle of rum | Swig | 78%
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| You can do this to a ship, but you should never do it to an election | Rig | 73%
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| "Like, groovy, man. Far out!" Understand? | Dig | 70%
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| Petunia's maiden name | Pig | 68%
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| Academic shorthand for the study of triangles | Trig (Trigonometry) | 65%
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| Aircraft company founded by Comrades Mikoyan and Gurevich | MiG | 62%
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| Political party of four U.S. presidents (Great Britain had some too!) | Whig | 62%
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| Self-righteous fussbudget | Prig | 46%
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| "Pinchy" insect of the order Dermaptera | Earwig | 43%
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| Arc welding process that relies on Element W | TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) | 41%
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| Hearing the commotion onboard, the Captain calls for this boat to return him from the jetty to his ship | Gig | 38%
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| Gdańsk, formerly | Danzig | 35%
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| The fee your bookie charges for accepting your wager | Vig | 32%
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| A piece of a plant or tree | Sprig | 22%
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| Doohickey, dingus, whatchamacallit | Thingamajig | 22%
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| Popular home coffee maker | Keurig | 14%
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| Rubenesque and/or voluptuous | Zaftig | 8%
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| Spinning lawn ornament, or a pinwheel | Whirligig | 3%
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