| clue | word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1/1,000,000,000th of a second | nanosecond | 97%
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| F | often | frequently | 92%
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| L | engine that pulls a train | locomotive | 92%
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| A | keeps a company's finances in order | accountant | 89%
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| T | you can channel-surf on one | television | 86%
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| Q | 2 is to twin as 5 is to ____ | quintuplet | 81%
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| O | eating both meat and vegetables | omnivorous | 78%
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| B | charitable, kind | benevolent | 75%
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| G | main stand at a sports ground | grandstand | 75%
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| W | green fruit (until you cut it open) | watermelon | 75%
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| V | theatre show with a mixture of acts and styles, popular in early 20th century | vaudeville | 69%
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| K | percussion instrument (water-boiling?) | kettledrum | 67%
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| U | fabric that covers sofas | upholstery | 64%
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| J | joy, celebration | jubilation | 58%
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| P | French-style pastry shop | patisserie | 58%
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| H | Cohen and Handel both wrote a song with this one-word title | Hallelujah | 56%
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| R | Grand Old Party | Republican | 50%
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| S | happening one after another | successive | 47%
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| M | boring | monotonous | 44%
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| D | what a province is called, in France | department | 36%
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| Y | game fish with yellow tail fin | yellowtail | 33%
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| Z | of gods in animal form, eg sphinx | {zoo}morphic | 33%
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| E | passion, keenness | enthusiasm | 31%
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| I | certain to happen | inevitable | 31%
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| X | photocopying using dry powder | xerography | 19%
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| C | complicated, intricately involved | convoluted | 17%
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