date	explanation	q number	question	answer
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	1	Gold, silver, or bronze item awarded every four years	Olympic medal
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	2	Hand protector for a chef	Oven mitt
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	3	Aid for breathing during an airplane emergency	Oxygen mask
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	4	Session at a club when anyone can sing or do standup	Open mic
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	5	60 seconds	One minute
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	6	Again	Once more
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	7	Something found on the back of a speedboat	Outboard motor
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	8	Preserve made from the juice and peel of a citrus fruit	Orange marmalade
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	9	Group of stores selling national brands	Outlet mall
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	10	Florida N.B.A. team for which Shaquille O'Neal once played	Orlando Magic
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	11	Countries that are part of an oil cartel	OPEC members
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	12	Former monthly publication founded by a talk show host	Oprah magazine
20230423	Today's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable 'om.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.	13	Cry in 'The Wizard of Oz' after 'Lions and Tigers and Bears'	Oh my
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	1	ROVED	Dover
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	2	POKE AT	Topeka
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	3	ANTI-U.S.	Austin
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	4	UP LAST	St. Paul
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	5	LEG HAIR	Raleigh
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	6	IN SLANG	Lansing
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	7	IPHONE X	Phoenix
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	8	MISSED ONE	Des Moines
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	9	TICKET ROLL	Little Rock
20230416	Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.	10	ACTOR'S NAME	Sacramento
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	1	Common fish in streams	Trout
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	2	Participant in a civil disturbance	Rioter
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	3	Extreme fright	Terror
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	4	Kind of sauce for seafood	tartar sauce
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	5	Turn, as wheels	Rotate
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	6	Means for connecting to the internet	Router
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	7	Grand speaker	Orator
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	8	Tenacious dog	Terrier
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	9	Turncoat	Traitor
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	10	Getaway for meditation or study	Retreat
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	11	Annoy	Irritate
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	12	Italian eatery	Trattoria
20230402	Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. 	13	Seesaw	Teeter-totter
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	1	Digit that's next to the thumb	Index finger
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	2	Father, mother, sister, and brother, but not aunts, uncles, and cousins	Immediate family
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	3	Movie that doesn't originate in Hollywood	Indie film
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	4	Metaphor for the ruthless exercise of authority	Iron fist
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	5	Substitute for breast milk in a baby bottle	Infant formula
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	6	Frozen block on the ocean	Ice floe
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	7	Writer who created James Bond	 Ian Fleming
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	8	In math, what cosine is to sine	Inverse function
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	9	What a JPEG is	Image file
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	10	In basketball the penalty for this is two free throws plus continued possession of the ball	Intentional foul
20230326	Today's puzzle is called 'The Big If.' Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.	11	What's often cooked with curry	Indian food
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	1	Busy - Bumble	Bee
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	2	Brown - Book	Bag
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	3	Brass - Broad	band
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	4	Basket - Bowling	Ball
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	5	Baby - Bada	Boom
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	6	Bulletin - Boogie	Board
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	7	Bad - Blue	blood
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	8	Building - Butcher	Block
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	9	Block - Bronco	buster
20230319	I'm going to give you two words starting with B. You give me another word starting with B that can follow my two to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases.	10	Big - Baby	brother
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	1	BELIEVE	Bolivia
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	2	SEWED ON	Sweden
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	3	BELEAGUER	Bulgaria
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	4	HINDERS	Honduras
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	5	ERASES	Russia
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	6	ENCOURAGE	Nicaragua
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	7	STERILE	Australia
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	8	USER NAME	Suriname
20230312	Today's puzzle involves 'consonyms,' which are words that have the same consonants in the same order but with different vowels. Every answer is the name of a country.	9	BOATSWAIN	Botswana
20230305	Today's puzzle is called 'Reversible Words.' I'm going to give you clues for two compound words. Switch the order of the parts of one to get the other.	1	Bit of movie filming that ends up not being used / Dining option at a restaurant	outtake and takeout
20230305	Today's puzzle is called 'Reversible Words.' I'm going to give you clues for two compound words. Switch the order of the parts of one to get the other.	2	Aching head on the morning after / Place for a gutter on a house	hangover and overhang
20230305	Today's puzzle is called 'Reversible Words.' I'm going to give you clues for two compound words. Switch the order of the parts of one to get the other.	3	Breakfast item you put maple syrup on / Bakery container	Pancake and a cake pan
20230305	Today's puzzle is called 'Reversible Words.' I'm going to give you clues for two compound words. Switch the order of the parts of one to get the other.	4	$10 bill, in slang / Cutting tool that needs two hands	Sawbuck and bucksaw
20230305	Today's puzzle is called 'Reversible Words.' I'm going to give you clues for two compound words. Switch the order of the parts of one to get the other.	5	Decline in economic activity / Refusal	downturn and turn down
20230305	Today's puzzle is called 'Reversible Words.' I'm going to give you clues for two compound words. Switch the order of the parts of one to get the other.	6	Distract from thinking about the immediate issue / Spectator area immediately next to where horses race	Sidetrack and trackside
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	1	I hope a check arrives tomorrow.	Peach
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	2	Get it on sale Monday.	lemon
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	3	Mars is a Roman god.	Mango
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	4	Haloes are headwear for angels	orange
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	5	The producer is making rap easy.	Grape
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	6	If it's organic, her rye bread is fine.	Cherry
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	7	With helpers I'm monitoring the situation.	Persimmon
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	8	You can heap ricotta in lasagna.	Apricot
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	9	That was so dumb an analogy.	Banana
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	10	A Nicaragua vacation would be nice now.	Guava
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	11	I went to Liverpool to see the Beatles.	Olive
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	12	The scribe saw a term elongated.	watermelon
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	13	Despite the havoc, a document was signed	avocado
20230226	I'm going to read you some sentences. Each sentence contains the name of a fruit hidden in consecutive letters. 	14	The writer put anger in every line.	Tangerine
20230219	There's a syndicated newspaper puzzle called 'Wordy Gurdy' that's been around for almost 50 years. It involves rhyming phrases like 'history mystery' and 'charity rarity.' It's made now by Mark Danna, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with the puzzle last week. So today I thought I'd do some 'wordy gurdys.' Every answer is a rhyming two-word phrase, like 'history mystery,' in which each word has three syllables.	1	How-to guide that comes out once a year	Annual manual
20230219	There's a syndicated newspaper puzzle called 'Wordy Gurdy' that's been around for almost 50 years. It involves rhyming phrases like 'history mystery' and 'charity rarity.' It's made now by Mark Danna, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with the puzzle last week. So today I thought I'd do some 'wordy gurdys.' Every answer is a rhyming two-word phrase, like 'history mystery,' in which each word has three syllables.	2	One who totes around an object that blocks passage	Carrier barrier
20230219	There's a syndicated newspaper puzzle called 'Wordy Gurdy' that's been around for almost 50 years. It involves rhyming phrases like 'history mystery' and 'charity rarity.' It's made now by Mark Danna, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with the puzzle last week. So today I thought I'd do some 'wordy gurdys.' Every answer is a rhyming two-word phrase, like 'history mystery,' in which each word has three syllables.	3	Eyeglass that's shaped like a dunce cap	Conical monocle
20230219	There's a syndicated newspaper puzzle called 'Wordy Gurdy' that's been around for almost 50 years. It involves rhyming phrases like 'history mystery' and 'charity rarity.' It's made now by Mark Danna, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with the puzzle last week. So today I thought I'd do some 'wordy gurdys.' Every answer is a rhyming two-word phrase, like 'history mystery,' in which each word has three syllables.	4	Better-looking guy who pays a kidnapper	Handsomer ransomer
20230219	There's a syndicated newspaper puzzle called 'Wordy Gurdy' that's been around for almost 50 years. It involves rhyming phrases like 'history mystery' and 'charity rarity.' It's made now by Mark Danna, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with the puzzle last week. So today I thought I'd do some 'wordy gurdys.' Every answer is a rhyming two-word phrase, like 'history mystery,' in which each word has three syllables.	5	Sweepstakes for some earthenware	Pottery lottery
20230219	There's a syndicated newspaper puzzle called 'Wordy Gurdy' that's been around for almost 50 years. It involves rhyming phrases like 'history mystery' and 'charity rarity.' It's made now by Mark Danna, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with the puzzle last week. So today I thought I'd do some 'wordy gurdys.' Every answer is a rhyming two-word phrase, like 'history mystery,' in which each word has three syllables.	6	Some garden flowers from the capital of Austria	Viennese peonies
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	1	Play, as a guitar / Layer of rock	Strum, stratum
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	2	Hunter constellation / Grand speech	Orion, oration
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	3	Pierce slightly, as with a needle / Saint celebrated on March 17	Prick, Patrick
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	4	Spanish mister / Certain legislator	Senor, senator
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	5	Piece of furniture to sit in / Certain allergen (2 wds.)	chair, cat hair
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	6	Comedian Ellen / Sinks in quality	DeGeneres, Degenerates
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	7	Organs that smell / What 'Standing room only' means (2 wds.)	noses, no seats
20230212	I'm going to give you clues for two words or phrases. Add the letters A-T consecutively somewhere inside the first word to get the second one. 	8	[add AT twice consecutively inside the first word to get the second one:] Shaped like a dunce cap, geometrically / In an immobile or unresponsive stupor	conical, Catatonic
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	1	VERGE — A	Average
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	2	ALLOY — B	Ballboy
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	3	RAKED — C	Cracked
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	4	IVIES — D	Divides
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	5	GLAND — E	Gleaned
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	6	STAIN — G	Staging
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	7	UNFED — I	Unified
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	8	ICING — K	Kicking
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	9	WORDY — L	Worldly
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	10	LATER — N	Lantern
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	11	MINUS — O	Ominous
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	12	FOGEY — R	Forgery
20230205	I'm going to give you some five-letter words. For each one, add a certain letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging the other letters — to make a common seven-letter word.	13	EXILE — T	Textile
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	1	BEAR + D & G	Badger
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	2	SEAL + E & W	Weasel
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	3	COLT + E & O	Ocelot
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	4	COBRA + I & U	caribou
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	5	ANGORA + K & O	Kangaroo
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	6	PEAHEN + L & T	Elephant
20230129	If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I'm going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal.	7	MALLARD + I & O	Armadillo
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	1	Movie with the line 'Play it, Sam'	Casablanca
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	2	Island off the coast of Africa that's the home of lemurs	Madagascar
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	3	Swift sailing vessel with two hulls	Catamaran
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	4	Star of 'M*A*S*H'	Alan Alda
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	5	Word said by a magician when performing a trick	Abracadabra
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	6	Shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific	Panama Canal
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	7	Simile, in five words, meaning 'mentally acute'	As sharp as a tack
20230115	Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase with four or more A's, and no other vowels.	8	Spanish for 'See you tomorrow'	Hasta manana
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	1	LANE / Earth or Mars	Planet
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	2	MARTIN / Hurting, as from a sting	Smarting
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	3	HINES / Imitation diamond in costume jewelry	rhinestone
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	4	PARK / To glitter, as jewelry	sparkle
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	5	COOPER / Refusing to help, as in an investigation	Uncooperative
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	6	LOWE / Opposite of a leader	follower
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	7	AUSTIN / Making tired	exhausting
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	8	CHANG / Hevenly being of a very high rank	archangel
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	9	ELLIS / Infernal	Hellish
20230108	Every answer today is a word that has somewhere inside it a common family name. I'll give you the family names and clues to the words. You tell me the words. 	10	ROMAN / To oversee every single detail of	Micromanage
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	1	Ketanji Brown Jackson	New Supreme Court justice	
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	2	Liz Truss	British prime minister for less than two months, shortest tenure in British history	
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	3	Kari Lake	Defeated Republican candidate for governor in Arizona who has challenged the results	
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	4	Giorgia Meloni	First female prime minister of Italy	
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	5	Cassidy Hutchinson	Former aide to Mark Meadows who testified before the Jan. 6 committee	
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	6	Karine Jean-Pierre	New White House press secretary	
20230101	Every year around this time we do a year-end 'New Names in the News Quiz.' Here's how it works. I'll name some people you probably never heard of until 2022, but who made news during the past 12 months. You tell me who they are. This list was compiled with the help of Kathie Baker, who played a similar quiz in the past.	7	Josh Wardle	Inventor of Wordle