| clue | word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | short quick punch | jab | 96%
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| G | vessel for pouring liquid | jug | 93%
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| A | island, and programming language | Java | 88%
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| Y | racing horse rider | jockey | 82%
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| W | puzzle with many pieces | jigsaw | 81%
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| E | thick tropical forest | jungle | 81%
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| O | hot pepper variety | jalapeño | 80%
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| Z | Louis Amstrong played this | jazz | 80%
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| D | ran at a slow easy pace | jogged | 77%
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| S | one of the twelve apostles, who later suicided | Judas | 71%
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| P | US army's main motor transport in WWII | jeep | 70%
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| U | Japanese martial art | jiujitsu | 70%
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| L | dog-like animal | jackal | 67%
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| T | member of the Catholic Society of Jesus | Jesuit | 67%
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| X | record-playing machine | jukebox | 64%
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| K | prison escape | jailbreak | 63%
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| N | Middle Eastern river crossed by Allenby Bridge | Jordan | 47%
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| V | airport code of Jyväskylä in Finland | JYV | 46%
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| R | one of the Twelve Angry Men | juror | 39%
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| F | horse showjumping tie-break round | jumpoff | 32%
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| C | excessively nationalistic, almost spoiling for war | jingoistic | 28%
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| H | Harry Connick Jr's actual first name | Joseph | 24%
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| J | Cale | JJ | 21%
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| M | wine bottle size, about 3 liters | jeroboam | 20%
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| I | Islamic spirit, also known as a djinn | jinni | 20%
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| Q | James Taylor Quartet, an exponent of Z | JTQ | 19%
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