pubid
stringclasses 31
values | year
int64 1.91k
2.02k
| answer
stringlengths 3
84
| clue
stringlengths 1
178k
⌀ | length
int64 3
84
| hint
stringclasses 738
values | hint2
stringclasses 736
values | hint3
stringclasses 728
values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
atc | 1,997 | ABA | Litigator's group | 3 | The 3rd letter is A | The 1st letter is A | The 2nd letter is B |
atc | 1,997 | ACTOR | Thespian | 5 | The 1st letter is A | The 4th letter is O | The 3rd letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | ADES | Summer coolers | 4 | The 1st letter is A | The 4th letter is S | The 2nd letter is D |
atc | 1,997 | ADS | Newspaper revenue | 3 | The 2nd letter is D | The 3rd letter is S | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | AFRO | Head of hair | 4 | The 1st letter is A | The 2nd letter is F | The 4th letter is O |
atc | 1,997 | AGATE | Quartz | 5 | The 3rd letter is A | The 4th letter is T | The 2nd letter is G |
atc | 1,997 | AMEN | Famous last word | 4 | The 4th letter is N | The 2nd letter is M | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | AMIR | Top Turk | 4 | The 2nd letter is M | The 3rd letter is I | The 4th letter is R |
atc | 1,997 | ANISE | Cordial flavoring | 5 | The 3rd letter is I | The 2nd letter is N | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | ANS | Part of Q&A, briefly | 3 | The 1st letter is A | The 2nd letter is N | The 3rd letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | ARES | He means war | 4 | The 2nd letter is R | The 3rd letter is E | The 4th letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | ARIEL | Mr. Sharon | 5 | The 5th letter is L | The 2nd letter is R | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | ARTURS | Rubenstein and Schnabel | 6 | The 1st letter is A | The 6th letter is S | The 3rd letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | BASILICA | It has an apse | 8 | The 7th letter is C | The 1st letter is B | The 4th letter is I |
atc | 1,997 | BASIN | Concavity | 5 | The 5th letter is N | The 4th letter is I | The 2nd letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | BOCA | ___ Raton | 4 | The 1st letter is B | The 3rd letter is C | The 4th letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | CARDINALOCONNOR | New York prelate | 15 | The 3rd letter is R | The 11th letter is O | The 10th letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | CINQUE | One point, at the French Open | 6 | The 5th letter is U | The 6th letter is E | The 3rd letter is N |
atc | 1,997 | COCOA | Designated driver's beverage | 5 | The 1st letter is C | The 4th letter is O | The 3rd letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | CRU | Grande ___ (wine) | 3 | The 2nd letter is R | The 3rd letter is U | The 1st letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | DEC | Knitting direction | 3 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is D | The 3rd letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | DRAPE | Window treatment | 5 | The 4th letter is P | The 3rd letter is A | The 5th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | EELS | Shockers | 4 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is E | The 3rd letter is L |
atc | 1,997 | EENS | Poetic nights | 4 | The 1st letter is E | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | ELI | Mr. Wallach | 3 | The 2nd letter is L | The 3rd letter is I | The 1st letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | ESE | Vane dir. | 3 | The 3rd letter is E | The 1st letter is E | The 2nd letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | ESTE | This, to Manuela | 4 | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is E | The 4th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | ETTU | You too? | 4 | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is E | The 4th letter is U |
atc | 1,997 | EVADE | Sidestep | 5 | The 4th letter is D | The 2nd letter is V | The 3rd letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | GOOSEGOSSAGE | Yankee pitcher | 12 | The 12th letter is E | The 10th letter is A | The 4th letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | ICE | Chill | 3 | The 3rd letter is E | The 1st letter is I | The 2nd letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | ILIVE | As ___ and breathe | 5 | The 4th letter is V | The 5th letter is E | The 1st letter is I |
atc | 1,997 | INTRO | Opening remarks, casually | 5 | The 1st letter is I | The 5th letter is O | The 2nd letter is N |
atc | 1,997 | IPO | Wall St. deal | 3 | The 1st letter is I | The 3rd letter is O | The 2nd letter is P |
atc | 1,997 | LAMER | Less convincing | 5 | The 3rd letter is M | The 2nd letter is A | The 5th letter is R |
atc | 1,997 | LAVE | Wash | 4 | The 3rd letter is V | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | MOLAR | Filling station | 5 | The 3rd letter is L | The 5th letter is R | The 1st letter is M |
atc | 1,997 | MUTUAL | Our ___ Friend | 6 | The 6th letter is L | The 2nd letter is U | The 3rd letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | NOFEE | Preferred checking account | 5 | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is F | The 2nd letter is O |
atc | 1,997 | OCT | Columbus Day mo. | 3 | The 1st letter is O | The 3rd letter is T | The 2nd letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | OMEN | Warning | 4 | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is M | The 1st letter is O |
atc | 1,997 | OPART | Gallery offering | 5 | The 2nd letter is P | The 3rd letter is A | The 5th letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | OPOSSUMS | Nocturnal marsupials | 8 | The 2nd letter is P | The 8th letter is S | The 4th letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | OVERT | Above-board | 5 | The 3rd letter is E | The 1st letter is O | The 5th letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | PLEA | Adjuration | 4 | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is L | The 4th letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | PSI | Greek character | 3 | The 3rd letter is I | The 2nd letter is S | The 1st letter is P |
atc | 1,997 | REATA | Rope | 5 | The 1st letter is R | The 5th letter is A | The 2nd letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | RECOUP | Win back | 6 | The 1st letter is R | The 5th letter is U | The 4th letter is O |
atc | 1,997 | REVUP | Gun the engine | 5 | The 4th letter is U | The 5th letter is P | The 1st letter is R |
atc | 1,997 | ROBINQUIVERS | Stern sidekick | 12 | The 2nd letter is O | The 1st letter is R | The 9th letter is V |
atc | 1,997 | ROGETS | Thesaurus title | 6 | The 3rd letter is G | The 5th letter is T | The 2nd letter is O |
atc | 1,997 | RTE | 66, e.g. | 3 | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is T | The 1st letter is R |
atc | 1,997 | RUBES | Bumpkins | 5 | The 2nd letter is U | The 5th letter is S | The 4th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | SENT | Posted | 4 | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | SIRE | Royal address | 4 | The 2nd letter is I | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is R |
atc | 1,997 | SIRS | Gents | 4 | The 3rd letter is R | The 1st letter is S | The 2nd letter is I |
atc | 1,997 | SLAV | Tsar, often | 4 | The 3rd letter is A | The 2nd letter is L | The 4th letter is V |
atc | 1,997 | SLOT | Atlantic City machine | 4 | The 3rd letter is O | The 2nd letter is L | The 1st letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | SLOTHS | Ai's and others | 6 | The 6th letter is S | The 3rd letter is O | The 2nd letter is L |
atc | 1,997 | SOIREE | Evening party | 6 | The 2nd letter is O | The 1st letter is S | The 3rd letter is I |
atc | 1,997 | SONS | Some offspring | 4 | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is O | The 1st letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | SOREL | French philosopher | 5 | The 5th letter is L | The 2nd letter is O | The 4th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | SOT | He's in his cups | 3 | The 1st letter is S | The 2nd letter is O | The 3rd letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | SPACE | Room to breathe | 5 | The 3rd letter is A | The 4th letter is C | The 5th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | SPCA | Pet protector: acronym | 4 | The 4th letter is A | The 1st letter is S | The 3rd letter is C |
atc | 1,997 | SRS | AARP members | 3 | The 2nd letter is R | The 1st letter is S | The 3rd letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | SSTS | Quickie flights | 4 | The 4th letter is S | The 3rd letter is T | The 2nd letter is S |
atc | 1,997 | STET | Dele's superceder | 4 | The 1st letter is S | The 4th letter is T | The 2nd letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | SUMAC | Poison ___ | 5 | The 3rd letter is M | The 2nd letter is U | The 4th letter is A |
atc | 1,997 | TAM | Aberdeen topper | 3 | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is M | The 1st letter is T |
atc | 1,997 | TEEN | Over 12 | 4 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is T | The 4th letter is N |
atc | 1,997 | TENSE | On edge | 5 | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is E | The 5th letter is E |
atc | 1,997 | THEM | There's gold in ___ thar hills | 4 | The 4th letter is M | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is H |
atc | 1,997 | TIGERS | Wild cats | 6 | The 6th letter is S | The 5th letter is R | The 2nd letter is I |
atc | 1,997 | TORRE | Yankee manager Joe | 5 | The 1st letter is T | The 2nd letter is O | The 3rd letter is R |
atc | 1,997 | URN | Vessel | 3 | The 2nd letter is R | The 3rd letter is N | The 1st letter is U |
atc | 1,997 | UTERI | Birth places | 5 | The 4th letter is R | The 2nd letter is T | The 5th letter is I |
atc | 1,997 | VOL | I or II of a series: abbr. | 3 | The 3rd letter is L | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is O |
atc | 1,998 | ABBOT | Monastery head | 5 | The 3rd letter is B | The 5th letter is T | The 4th letter is O |
atc | 1,998 | ABHOR | Loathe | 5 | The 4th letter is O | The 5th letter is R | The 2nd letter is B |
atc | 1,998 | ABIDED | Put up with | 6 | The 3rd letter is I | The 6th letter is D | The 4th letter is D |
atc | 1,998 | ABU | __ Dhabi | 3 | The 3rd letter is U | The 2nd letter is B | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,998 | ABYSS | Bottomless pit | 5 | The 2nd letter is B | The 5th letter is S | The 4th letter is S |
atc | 1,998 | ACADEMIA | Professors and the like | 8 | The 6th letter is M | The 2nd letter is C | The 8th letter is A |
atc | 1,998 | ACED | Scored a 1 on | 4 | The 2nd letter is C | The 1st letter is A | The 4th letter is D |
atc | 1,998 | ACES | Gets a perfect score on | 4 | The 2nd letter is C | The 4th letter is S | The 3rd letter is E |
atc | 1,998 | ACME | Zenith | 4 | The 2nd letter is C | The 3rd letter is M | The 4th letter is E |
atc | 1,998 | ACTE | Entr'__ | 4 | The 1st letter is A | The 3rd letter is T | The 4th letter is E |
atc | 1,998 | ACTOR | Meryl Streep, to the politically correct | 5 | The 2nd letter is C | The 3rd letter is T | The 4th letter is O |
atc | 1,998 | ADAGE | Axiom | 5 | The 5th letter is E | The 2nd letter is D | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,998 | ADD | Sum up | 3 | The 3rd letter is D | The 1st letter is A | The 2nd letter is D |
atc | 1,998 | ADE | Humorist George | 3 | The 1st letter is A | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is D |
atc | 1,998 | ADELA | A Passage To India character | 5 | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is D | The 4th letter is L |
atc | 1,998 | ADORE | Be mad about | 5 | The 5th letter is E | The 1st letter is A | The 2nd letter is D |
atc | 1,998 | AFRO | Bushy hairstyle | 4 | The 2nd letter is F | The 3rd letter is R | The 1st letter is A |
atc | 1,998 | AFTER | Behind in place | 5 | The 4th letter is E | The 5th letter is R | The 2nd letter is F |
atc | 1,998 | AGT | Representative | 3 | The 1st letter is A | The 2nd letter is G | The 3rd letter is T |
atc | 1,998 | AIRCURRENT | DRAFT | 10 | The 8th letter is E | The 1st letter is A | The 5th letter is U |
atc | 1,998 | ALAR | Controversial orchard spray | 4 | The 4th letter is R | The 1st letter is A | The 3rd letter is A |
atc | 1,998 | ALB | Priest's garment | 3 | The 2nd letter is L | The 1st letter is A | The 3rd letter is B |