J!6 Clue Archive – September 2026 

September 30, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

HISTORIC MEN: A mural in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn neighborhood depicts this late congressman speaking at the 1963 March on Washington

CROSSWORD CLUES "C": To scold (5 letters)

TV SHOW WORKING TITLES: This CBS police procedural that lasted for 7 seasons was greenlit under the title "Vanished"

KID LIT: This picture book by Margaret Wise Brown was kept out of the New York Public Library for years for being too sentimental

HELLO FROM...: This TV host, whose familiar greeting is "Welcome, welcome welcome to 'Last Week Tonight'"

THE OTHER SIDE: The non-George Washington side of this state's quarter depicts a golden spike that joined 2 railroads

Double Jeopardy! Round:

BUSINESS & FINANCE HISTORY: In 1973 this Washington Post publisher became the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company

REMEMBERING DOLLY PARTON: Dolly partnered with Duncan Hines for a line of limited-edition mixes to make these

A GEM OF A CATEGORY: It's the traditional birthstone for September

6-SYLLABLE WORDS: It's an adjective for activities that are connected to a school, but not connected to formal schooling

SCIENCE: Equivalent to latitude on Earth, this "D" term in astronomy gives an object's location relative to the celestial equator

"L"AKES & "R"IVERS: About half of this 1,290-mile- long river serves as the boundary between Texas & Oklahoma

Correct Responses for September 30, 2026:

HISTORIC MEN: Who is John Lewis?

CROSSWORD CLUES "C": What is chide?

TV SHOW WORKING TITLES: What is Without a Trace?

KID LIT: What is Goodnight Moon?

HELLO FROM...: Who is John Oliver?

THE OTHER SIDE: What is Utah?

BUSINESS & FINANCE HISTORY: Who is Katharine Graham?

REMEMBERING DOLLY PARTON: What are cakes?

A GEM OF A CATEGORY: What is sapphire?

6-SYLLABLE WORDS: What is extracurricular?

SCIENCE: What is declination?

"L"AKES & "R"IVERS: What is the Red River?

September 29, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

GLUTEN TAG!: The French style of this donut resembles a pinwheel & its dough is often piped out of a bag, rather than formed by hand or machine

A MONTH OF HISTORY: In this month, Neil Armstrong took a famous lunar first step while John Dillinger took his very last step

I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS: With a duo known as Dawn, he sang "Knock Three Times"

A MEDICAL "DR": If you have tumors developing on these glands atop your kidneys, your body could make too much cortisol

THINGS PEOPLE SAY: Business folk like to say they "move" this proverbial pointer; people who watch seismographs don't want the real one to move at all

THE GOLF STREAM (CREEK, POND...): The Sheboygan River shapes one of the courses at Blackwolf Run in this U.S. state

Double Jeopardy! Round:

CELLO FAME: Born in 1876, this Spanish cellist developed a unique playing technique that's credited with elevating the instrument

TV EATERIES & HANGOUTS: The Max, a hangout on this Saturday morning series, became a pop-up in West Hollywood in 2018

CHARACTERS IN POETRY: A tip of the cap to this Robert Burns chap whose horse might've required stitches after encountering a group of witches

WORD ORIGINS: This form of entertainment gets its name from a product that Apple discontinued in 2022 & a word meaning "to transmit"

RECEDING AIRLINES: This airline that folded not once, but twice in the 1980s, had its logo show up for years as a joke after the credits on "South Park"

GOING TO TURKEY: The first English-language university in Turkey, Middle East Technical University is in this capital city

Correct Responses for September 29, 2026:

GLUTEN TAG!: What is a cruller?

A MONTH OF HISTORY: What is July?

I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS: Who is Tony Orlando?

A MEDICAL "DR": What are adrenal glands?

THINGS PEOPLE SAY: What is the needle?

THE GOLF STREAM (CREEK, POND...): What is Wisconsin?

CELLO FAME: Who is Pablo Casals?

TV EATERIES & HANGOUTS: What is Saved by the Bell?

CHARACTERS IN POETRY: Who is Tam O'Shanter?

WORD ORIGINS: What is podcast?

RECEDING AIRLINES: What is Braniff?

GOING TO TURKEY: What is Ankara?

September 28, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

43 WAYS TO WIN: This Hall of Fame defensive back wore the No. 43 for the Steelers from 2003 to 2015, winning 2 Super Bowls along the way

ANNIVERSARIES: For its 200th anniversary in 1993, this museum opened the newly-rebuilt Richelieu wing

TEACHERS IN FEATURES: Lessons from Ms. Rain help begin to part the clouds for Gabourey Sidibe's character in this film

TRANSPORTATION: For more than 70 years, Mercury was a premium division of this auto company

UTENSIL WORDS & PHRASES: In "The Punisher", Harry Heck evokes the cliche that you should never bring a knife to one of these

LODGEPODGE: You can sit in a back porch rocking chair & have deep thoughts at Crater Lake Lodge in this state

Double Jeopardy! Round:

DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: The second edition of this Encyclopedia out of Edinburgh began publication

BOTH PREFIX & WORD: As a prefix, it means "excessive"; as a word, it traditionally concludes communication on walkie-talkies

SIDE HUSTLERS: When she wasn't writing follow-ups to "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", she bred sheep that she entered into shows

POP CULTURE POTPOURRI: The epitaph of this Rat Packer reads "Everybody Loves Somebody sometime"

AUTHORS: As with "Valley of the Dolls", her novel title "The Love Machine" had 2 meanings; 1 of which referred to TV as a whole

CREATURES THAT START WITH "SEA": Opisthobranch is a fancy term for this creature that sounds like an aquatic snail that lost its shell

Correct Responses for September 28, 2026:

43 WAYS TO WIN: Who is Troy Polamalu?

ANNIVERSARIES: What is the Louvre?

TEACHERS IN FEATURES: What is Precious?

TRANSPORTATION: What is Ford?

UTENSIL WORDS & PHRASES: What is a gunfight?

LODGEPODGE: What is Oregon?

DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: What is Britannica?

BOTH PREFIX & WORD: What is over?

SIDE HUSTLERS: Who is Beatrix Potter?

POP CULTURE POTPOURRI: Who is Dean Martin?

AUTHORS: Who is Jacqueline Susann?

CREATURES THAT START WITH "SEA": What is sea slug?

September 25, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

INSIDE BOSTON: Go check out this oldest floating commissioned naval vessel, permanently chilling at Charlestown Navy Yard

RESTRICTED READING IN AMERICA: Books from her fantasy series "A Court of Thorns and Roses" & "Throne of Glass" can be found in the crosshairs of book banners

GOATS, GOATS, GOATS: Citing his peak as being 2009 to 2012, Sports Illustrated ranked this all-time goal scorer for Argentina as soccer's GOAT

FOWL LANGUAGE: This Sony camera technology first used in tennis was mentioned in a controversial Michigan football game in Fall 2026

POLLY: Actress Polly Bergen was an original panelist on this game show where celebrities deduced who wasn't lying in a group of 3

WANNA CRACKER?: Formerly a Keebler brand, these flaky & buttery Kellanova crackers are named to evoke a feeling of gathering or celebration

Double Jeopardy! Round:

NAME THE U.K. PRIME MINISTER: Comparing his high poll numbers to George W. Bush's, a 2003 Time article called him "America's favorite prime minister"

THEIR MONA LISA: Florence Thompson, "the Mona Lisa of the 1930s", is the subject of this "maternal" Depression-era photo by Dorothea Lange

SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURERS: To prove that ancient South Americans could have settled Polynesia, Thor Heyerdahl sailed the Kon-Tiki, a raft of this wood

QUESTIONABLE POP CULTURE: Tim Curry auditioned to play Judge Doom in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"; he was found too scary, so the part went to this actor

HOUSES WITH NAMES: Named for the merchant who built it, Gracie Mansion has served as the home for the mayor of this city since the 1940s

"FRONT" OR "BACK": A brand of flea & tick medicine for pets, or an investigative series that premiered on PBS in 1983

Correct Responses for September 25, 2026:

INSIDE BOSTON: What is the Constitution?

RESTRICTED READING IN AMERICA: Who is Sarah J. Maas?

GOATS, GOATS, GOATS: Who is Lionel Messi?

FOWL LANGUAGE: What is Hawk-Eye?

POLLY: What is To Tell The Truth?

WANNA CRACKER?: What are Club Crackers?

NAME THE U.K. PRIME MINISTER: Who is Tony Blair?

THEIR MONA LISA: What is Migrant Mother?

SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURERS: What is balsa?

QUESTIONABLE POP CULTURE: Who is Christopher Lloyd?

HOUSES WITH NAMES: What is New York City?

"FRONT" OR "BACK": What is Frontline?

September 24, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

D.C.'s BLACK HERITAGE: This founding SNCC member served 4 terms as D.C. mayor in the 1970s through the '90s, earning the nickname "Mayor for Life"

J.LO, J-LAW & JHUD: On her talk show, Jennifer Hudson's guests walk to the stage through this "tunnel" lined with serenading crew members

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: A person called Sammarinese lives in this very small Republic

WHERE DID I LEAVE MY WALLET?: I left my wallet at this gathering to exchange ideas; its name means "drink together", so maybe I had one too many

ORGANIZATIONS: "Everyone plays" is one of the 6 philosophies of AYSO, a national group for 400,000 youth athletes in this sport

WORD PUZZLES: A karate expert splitting the word "shop" with one hand symbolizes this illegal spot where stolen cars are stripped for parts

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ANCIENT "H"ISTORY: This ancient Greek historian is credited with first saying, "Egypt is the gift of the Nile"

QUASI-RELATED PAIRS: Non-Wilson founder of the Beach Boys & a restaurant's unification of 2 half-empty ketchup bottles

I SPEAK FOR THE TREES: This word defines the big-time removal of trees from a wooded area; it's often not a good thing

LITERATURE: REVISITED: In Humperdinck's opera about these 2, their mom sends them off to pick berries & doesn't abandon them like in the Grimm work

MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE: He played Lee Abbott on film & Jack Ryan on TV

7-LETTER WORDS: A sacred goblet used during communion to hold the sacramental wine that represents the blood of Christ

Correct Responses for September 24, 2026:

D.C.'s BLACK HERITAGE: Who is Marion Barry?

J.LO, J-LAW & JHUD: What is the Spirit Tunnel?

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: What is San Marino?

WHERE DID I LEAVE MY WALLET?: What is symposium?

ORGANIZATIONS: What is soccer?

WORD PUZZLES: What is chop shop?

ANCIENT "H"ISTORY: Who is Herodotus?

QUASI-RELATED PAIRS: What is Love & marriage?

I SPEAK FOR THE TREES: What is deforestation?

LITERATURE: REVISITED: Who are Hansel & Gretel?

MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE: Who is John Krasinksi?

7-LETTER WORDS: What is chalice?

September 23, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

"C" BIRDS: Representing 7 states, the northern species of this bird is the most common state bird

THE (YOUR BUSINESS HERE) BOWL: Thankfully, the 2026 Peach Bowl sponsored by this fast food chain was on Friday; they don't usually work Sundays.

DUAL MEANINGS: An identifying line of goods from a specific maker & an insignia made by a hot iron, perhaps on a cow

HOW DO YOU DO: Part of a common greeting in Spanish, the question "Como te llamas?" asks this common question of a stranger

FELLOW KIDS: This younger Finch kid in "To Kill A Mockingbird" calls Maycomb "an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it"

ARE YOU ON THE TIKTOK: I saw people grumpy that this singer didn't originally credit Jawsh 685 for sampling "Laxed (Siren Beat)" on his hit "Savage Love"

Double Jeopardy! Round:

HISTORIC HEADGEAR: Sometimes called "the double crown", the pschent was the double headdress worn by ancient rulers with this title

ISLANDS AREN'T FOREVER: A small, floating island has disappeared & reappeared in a reservoir of this westernmost Canadian province

PART THIS, PART THAT: Buck, the lead dog in "The Call of the Wild", is part collie, part this breed known for an association with brandy

THINK FAST: Broken frequently from the 1980s through the 2000s, the 100-meter record time of 9.58 seconds has stood since 2009, set by him

'60s MOVIE LINES: This movie has the line "Without your space helmet, Dave? You're going to find that rather difficult"

IN DEFENSIBLE: Use some of the letters in the word "defensible" to make this word meaning axiom or conviction

Correct Responses for September 23, 2026:

"C" BIRDS: What is cardinal?

THE (YOUR BUSINESS HERE) BOWL: What is Chick-Fil-A?

DUAL MEANINGS: What is brand?

HOW DO YOU DO: What is "What is your name?"

FELLOW KIDS: Who is Scout?

ARE YOU ON THE TIKTOK: Who is Jason Derulo?

HISTORIC HEADGEAR: What is pharaoh?

ISLANDS AREN'T FOREVER: What is British Columbia?

PART THIS, PART THAT: What is St. Bernard?

THINK FAST: Who is Usain Bolt?

'60s MOVIE LINES: What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?

IN DEFENSIBLE: What is belief?

September 22, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

BACK TO THE 1890s: This immigration station opened in 1892, allowing those coming into New York Harbor a shot at a new American life

"OF" BOOKS: This John Steinbeck novel, a modernized telling of the Cain & Abel story, was not a critical success when it was released in 1952

RESPOND WITH A MILD OATH: This ridiculously fun ABC competition show combined miniature golf with physical challenges

WHEELS UP: Gamblers grumble as Vegas casinos add triple zero to these wheels, giving the house more of an edge

FAN THEORIES OF FILM: A fan theory claims this Tim Burton stop-motion film is a nightmare Victor has before meeting Victoria, a grave idea

MY WEEKEND PLANS: I'm road tripping to this alliterative Washington city Bugs & Daffy got a lot of mileage out of, including using it as an incantation

Double Jeopardy! Round:

HOLD THE FORT!: This fort that successfully defended Baltimore in 1814 inspired Mr. Key to write what would become our national anthem

WORLD TV COMES TO YOUR DEN: This show that debuted in the U.S. in 2000 began 3 years earlier in Sweden under the name "Expedition Robinson"

MARINE LIFE: Thorny & gorgonian are varieties of these reef-forming polyps

DIFFERING BY A LETTER: A practice believed to have magic power & a visual display of data

A REAL ON-SCOTT: Scott Bessent, secretary of this Cabinet department, is the highest-ranking openly gay official in the federal government

LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART: The Lucas Museum holds a piece of "Return of the Jedi" production art, showing C-3PO & R2-D2 outside this crime lord's palace

Correct Responses:

BACK TO THE 1890s: What is Ellis Island?

"OF" BOOKS: What is East of Eden?

RESPOND WITH A MILD OATH: What is Holey Moley?

WHEELS UP: What are roulette wheels?

FAN THEORIES OF FILM: What is Corpse Bride?

MY WEEKEND PLANS: What is Walla Walla?

HOLD THE FORT!: What is Fort McHenry?

WORLD TV COMES TO YOUR DEN: What is Survivor?

MARINE LIFE: What are corals?

DIFFERING BY A LETTER: What are charm & chart?

A REAL ON-SCOTT: What is the Treasury?

LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART: Who is Jabba the Hutt?

September 21, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

A YEAR ENDING IN 6: Colorado was admitted to the Union in this year, earning its nickname as "the Centennial State"

U.S. CITIES: Amtrak's Gateway station is just minutes away from Busch Stadium in this city

ALPHABET SOUP: M: This thick Italian vegetable soup often served with pasta shares a Latin root with a church official

GOT A FEELING: Someone experiencing uneasiness is said to feel it in "the pit of" this body part

PREPOSITIONS IN SONG TITLES: In this mid-2000s hit, Carrie Underwood sings about keying a car, smashing headlights with a bat & slashing tires

LOSE R: A sandhill bird loses an R & becomes this aid to help people ambulate

Double Jeopardy! Round:

STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS: In amateur wrestling, this defensive technique counters a single-leg takedown by trapping & splitting the opponent's legs

TOGETHER FOREVER: This socialist author of "Das Kapital" is buried with his wife Jenny von Westphalen in London's Highgate Cemetery

THEY WROTE IT: He wrote "Finnegans Wake", a complex novel revealed in pieces over a decade until it was published in full in 1939

THE PEABODY AWARDS: Winning in 2026, a doc titled for these 2 things offered post-tragedy covers gun violence & the active shooter preparedness biz

JUNG: For the inherited part of the psyche containing universal archetypes, Jung introduced the term "collective" this

OLD: The title characters in "Grumpy Old Men" are played by Jack Lemmon & this Oscar winner, a frequent partner

Correct Responses:

A YEAR ENDING IN 6: What is 1876?

U.S. CITIES: What is St. Louis?

ALPHABET SOUP: What is minestrone?

GOT A FEELING: What is their stomach?

PREPOSITIONS IN SONG TITLES: What is "Before He Cheats"?

LOSE R: What is cane?

STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS: What is a spladle?

TOGETHER FOREVER: Who is Karl Marx?

THEY WROTE IT: Who is James Joyce?

THE PEABODY AWARDS: What are thoughts & prayers?

JUNG: What is unconscious?

OLD: Who is Walter Matthau?

September 18, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

RECAPS OF SHAKESPEARE: A drunk is tricked into thinking he's a nobleman & watches a play about a guy wooing a girl

TALK LIKE A PIRATE: Gordon Ramsay mocked a man on "MasterChef" for putting this term for a skilled craftsperson before "pizza"

SCIENCE: Started in 1990, the "Human" this "Project" sought to map out all of our species' hereditary information

FOOD & DRINK: On boxes sold by Nabisco, this word appears in smaller print under the brand name "Nilla"

FALSE BERLIN: The second half of this second Jason Bourne film mostly takes place in Berlin

BIZARRE LITTLE MEN: In "Gulliver's Travels", the small people of this land are at war with another empire over which end of an egg to break into

Double Jeopardy! Round:

MIDTERM ELECTIONS: Reflecting America's mood at the time, he became the first president since FDR to see his party gain House seats in his first midterm

LEGALLY LATIN: Amicus curiae, a term for someone who's not party to a lawsuit, but is allowed to advise, is Latin for this "of the court"

BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS: "Blackout" & "Benny's Dispatch" are songs from this musical

RELIGIOUS FRUIT: According to Jewish tradition, this fruit has as many seeds inside as the Torah has Commandments: 613

PORTMANTEAUS & BLENDED WORDS: It's a standard for the right way to behave online–good luck finding it in the YouTube comment section

5 "BAD" PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE: You can hike among hundreds of trees in Coco Hill Forest, a destination in this Caribbean island country

Correct Responses for September 18, 2026:

RECAPS OF SHAKESPEARE: What is The Taming of the Shrew?

TALK LIKE A PIRATE: What is artisan?

SCIENCE: What is genome?

FOOD & DRINK: What are wafers?

FALSE BERLIN: What is The Bourne Supremacy?

BIZARRE LITTLE MEN: What is Lilliput?

MIDTERM ELECTIONS: Who is George W. Bush?

LEGALLY LATIN: What is friend?

BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS: What is In the Heights?

RELIGIOUS FRUIT: What is the pomegranate?

PORTMANTEAUS & BLENDED WORDS: What is Netiquette?

5 "BAD" PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE: What is Barbados?

September 17, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

GO OFF, QUEEN: In 2012 this Queen of the Netherlands regarded criticism of her wearing a headscarf into a mosque as "nonsense"

COMPOUND VERBS: This 8-letter word means to sell at a lower price than a competitor

AN UNRULY TODDLER: Ugh…the kid ate Lucky Charms out of my prized crystal from this city, Ireland's oldest

"LOVE" SONGS: Haddaway is the guy behind this song that will forever make a certain generation think of those Roxbury Guys' head Bob on "SNL"

ALPHANUMERICS: Starting a new job? You'll need docs to establish identity & employment authorization to accompany this form

POPULAR BOOKS OF 1976: "1876", from his "Narratives of Empire" series, proved popular 100 years after the time it was talking about

Double Jeopardy! Round:

NICKS IN 5: This record-setting football coach is now an analyst on ESPN's "College GameDay"

EARLY FLIGHT: Thanks to a coin flip, this older of the 2 Wright Brothers got to make a historic flight on December 14, 1903

WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT?: I shall…because I have this kind of "attitude", which sounds like a container & a slang term for "hairstyle" got together

FRENCH AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Though not common in conversation there, French is the official language of this coastal 4-letter country in western Africa

DESERT ANIMALS: Australia's only native canine, it can thrive in desert climates as well as wintry ones

THE BIRTHS OF POP CULTURE: When Mimi Bobeck gave birth to a child on this ABC sitcom, the name was chosen from fan submissions made on the internet

Correct Responses for September 17, 2026:

GO OFF, QUEEN: Who is Beatrix?

COMPOUND VERBS: What is undercut?

AN UNRULY TODDLER: What is Waterford?

"LOVE" SONGS: What is "What Is Love"?

ALPHANUMERICS: What is an I-9?

POPULAR BOOKS OF 1976: Who is Gore Vidal?

NICKS IN 5: Who is Nick Saban?

EARLY FLIGHT: Who is Wilbur?

WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT?: What is a can-do attitude?

FRENCH AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: What is Togo?

DESERT ANIMALS: What is the dingo?

THE BIRTHS OF POP CULTURE: What is The Drew Carey Show?

September 16, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

A TRIP BACK TO 1986: In October, over the subject of welfare funding, the seventh one of these during Reagan's presidency occurred

MUSICAL IDIOMS: One who's tired of "playing second" this wants to step out in front of someone they think is a superior

HAPPY 60th, STAR TREK!: After he noticed Spock ears were worn in "Tropic Thunder", this "Star Trek" actor sent an original set of ears to Ben Stiller

THAT'S A BIT MESSY: Michelob Ultra boxes littered Route 44 in summer 2026 when a semi truck filled with this kind of product crashed in Connecticut

DO ME A FLAVOR: You can now buy non-dairy pints of Ben & Jerry's jam-band-inspired flavor "Phish" this

I NEED A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT: I'd like to lay eyes on Jamaica Bay while I sit in the terminal, so take me to this New York City airport

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ATOMIC PHYSICS GLOSSARY: Atomic nuclei combine by fusion; this term for the splitting of nuclei came from a paper by Lise Meitner & her nephew

FROM EAR TO ERE: It's synonymous with both "nickname" & "insult"

UNFINISHED LIT: Excerpts from his unfinished novel "Answered Prayers" all but finished his social life & later inspired a season of the FX show "Feud"

LANGUAGES: If you know about the surrounding geography of Brunei, it shouldn't surprise you that this is Brunei's official language

THAT'S A LONG TIME: Designed by Antoni Gaudi, this basilica began construction in 1882 & work inside the structure still continues today

CLOSING CREDIT SONGS: After screening the movie himself, Jeff Lynne okayed ELO's "Livin' Thing" to close out this 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson film

Correct Responses for September 16, 2026:

A TRIP BACK TO 1986: What is a government shutdown?

MUSICAL IDIOMS: What is fiddle?

HAPPY 60th, STAR TREK!: Who is Leonard Nimoy?

THAT'S A BIT MESSY: What is beer?

DO ME A FLAVOR: What is Food?

I NEED A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT: What is JFK?

ATOMIC PHYSICS GLOSSARY: What is fission?

FROM EAR TO ERE: What is epithet?

UNFINISHED LIT: Who is Truman Capote?

LANGUAGES: What is Malay?

THAT'S A LONG TIME: What is Sagrada Familia?

CLOSING CREDIT SONGS: What is Boogie Nights?

September 15, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

HARVARD: Valued at more than $55 billion, Harvard's is the largest one of these "E" funds in the academic world

WHAT, LIKE IT'S HARD?: The movie "Walk Hard", with John C. Reilly as a troubled musician, is widely considered a parody of this genre

CITIES ON THE RIVER: Cairo & Khartoum are on this river

BEGINS WITH "P": It's the very steep face of a very steep cliff

WE'LL TAKE (OR GIVE) 1 FOR THE TEAM: Born with the first name Anfernee, he arrived in the NBA wearing the No. 1 for the Orlando Magic

THE PEASANTS' REVOLT: The revolters had ire for the statute of laborers, which attempted to fix wages, despite low worker counts after this 1300s pandemic

Double Jeopardy! Round:

MYTHOLOGY: This Roman god of love was sometimes depicted wearing armor, which could have had good or bad connotations

FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: "Cafe au lait" is French for "coffee with" this

2026 CELEBRITY NEWS: While debunking A.I.-generated wedding photos, Tom Holland quietly confirmed he was married to this actress

EARTH SCIENCE: On this scale, an increase of 1.0 represents an earthquake that has 31 times more energy than that of the lesser number

SHORT STORIES: This John who wrote "The Swimmer" also penned "Brimmer", a tale of an ocean liner passenger whose trip becomes a carnal cruise

6, 7: Collins English Dictionary lists a company car as one of these extra things an employee can get beyond their salary

Correct Responses for September 15, 2026:

HARVARD: What is an endowment?

WHAT, LIKE IT'S HARD?: What is biopic?

CITIES ON THE RIVER: What is the Nile?

BEGINS WITH "P": What is precipice?

WE'LL TAKE (OR GIVE) 1 FOR THE TEAM: Who is Penny Hardaway?

THE PEASANTS' REVOLT: What is the Black Death?

MYTHOLOGY: Who is Cupid?

FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: What is milk?

2026 CELEBRITY NEWS: Who is Zendaya?

EARTH SCIENCE: What is the Richter scale?

SHORT STORIES: Who is John Cheever?

6, 7: What is a fringe benefit?

September 14, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

OPERA CHARACTERS: In a Mozart opera, the 3 ladies who serve the "Queen of" this are the ones who turn over the Magic Flute

I SAW IT ON A T-SHIRT: A wildly popular T-shirt for St. Patrick's Day reads "Kiss Me, I'm" this

BUSINESS ABBREV.: Over in the C-suite, you'll find the CFO, the Chief Financial Officer, & the CMO, short for this

DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS: There are drag queens in the movie, yes, but the title name in "The Adventures of" her, "Queen of the Desert" is a bus

ALLITERATIVE AMERICA: In 1837 the University of Michigan moved from Detroit to this city

CURT OR BURN-Y: This 5-letter term for a glowing remnant of a dying fire has roots in the Old Norse language

Double Jeopardy! Round:

HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK: One of the first Super Tuesdays recognized on a national level was in 1976, when this Democrat won 3 primaries

THAT SONG'S A CRIME: When it comes to this heavy metal band's songs, "Living After Midnight" isn't a crime, but "Breaking The Law" sure is

LITERATURE: Of the three Musketeers d'Artagnan duels with in a Dumas novel, this one has the longest name

COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895: This university in D.C. is the oldest Catholic & Jesuit institution in the U.S.

PEOPLE & PLACES: The Ta Oi people are concentrated in Vietnam & this landlocked nation on Vietnam's western border

BLANK "UM": It's the female reproductive egg cell

Correct Responses for September 14, 2026:

OPERA CHARACTERS: What is the Night?

I SAW IT ON A T-SHIRT: What is Irish?

BUSINESS ABBREV.: What is Chief Marketing Officer?

DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS: What is Priscilla?

ALLITERATIVE AMERICA: What is Ann Arbor?

CURT OR BURN-Y: What is ember?

HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK: Who is Jimmy Carter?

THAT SONG'S A CRIME: Who are Judas Priest?

LITERATURE: Who is Porthos?

COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895: What is Georgetown?

PEOPLE & PLACES: What is Laos?

BLANK "UM": What is ovum?

September 11, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

SHE'S KIND OF A LOT POLISH AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Anna looks out the window as her lot flight departs Warsaw, crossing over this longest Polish river, which flows to the Baltic

ON THE ROCKS: This maximum security prison in San Francisco Bay known as "The Rock" housed inmates like Al Capone & "Machine Gun" Kelly

AFRICAN CAPITALS: At over 7,700 feet above sea level, this capital of Ethiopia has a name that translates from Amharic as "new flower"

CONDUCTORS: Before passing the baton to Keith Lockhart in 1995, this film composer was conductor of the Boston Pops for 14 years

TV PETS: On "Frasier", Kelsey Grammer's title psychiatrist was often annoyed by this Jack Russell Terrier owned by his father Martin

LOANWORDS: It may take some liquid courage to get up at the bar for this activity whose name is from Japanese for "empty orchestra"

Double Jeopardy! Round:

BOOKS & AUTHORS: The title of his dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" refers to the temperature at which book paper catches fire & burns

OH, YOU FANCY: Protected by French law, this 2-word term refers to exclusive custom fitted high fashion garments crafted by expert artisans

VITAMINS & MINERALS: A deficiency in this essential mineral reduces red blood cell production & can lead to anemia

A FANTASTICAL SETTING: Divided into 12 districts outside the Capitol, this is the primary setting of "The Hunger Games"

WORLD HISTORY: On July 14, 1789 an angry Parisian mob stormed this medieval fortress & prison, sparking the start of a revolution

LOAN WORDS: To secure financing, lenders often need this, a valuable asset pledged by a borrower which can be seized if they fail to pay

Correct Responses for September 11, 2026:

SHE'S KIND OF A LOT POLISH AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT: What is the Vistula?

ON THE ROCKS: What is Alcatraz?

AFRICAN CAPITALS: What is Addis Ababa?

CONDUCTORS: Who is John Williams?

TV PETS: Who is Eddie?

LOANWORDS: What is karaoke?

BOOKS & AUTHORS: Who is Ray Bradbury?

OH, YOU FANCY: What is haute couture?

VITAMINS & MINERALS: What is iron?

A FANTASTICAL SETTING: What is Panem?

WORLD HISTORY: What is the Bastille?

LOAN WORDS: What is collateral?

September 10, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

WAY BACK WHEN: In 218 B.C., during the Second Punic War, this Carthaginian general crossed the Alps with 37 elephants

ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS: Economics: This 18th century Scottish philosopher argued that free markets are guided by an "invisible hand"

WAIT! MEASURES!: This nautical unit commonly used to measure the depth of water is equal to 6 feet

THISTLE DO NICELY: The edible portion of this green vegetable is actually the unopened flower bud of a large thistle plant

ROCK SONGS: Released in 1977 by Queen, this stomp & clap anthem was written by guitarist Brian May & is the first track on "News of the World"

SINGULAR & PLURAL ARE THE SAME: It can mean a set of books published in succession, or one television show

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY: Alexandria is in its North; Aswan is in its south

MAIL NOVELS: In this Alice Walker novel, 14-year-old Celie begins writing letters addressed directly to God

PERUSING SOME ARTICLES: This document ratified in 1781 established a weak central government before being replaced by the U.S. Constitution

NAMES IN FASHION: Before opening her first bridal shop on Madison Avenue, she was a senior fashion editor at Vogue & a design director for Ralph Lauren

SHOWS ABOUT MURDER: "Only Murders in the Building" sees Charles, Oliver & Mabel launch one of these to investigate the death of their neighbor Tim Kono

PUTTING THE "DOUBLE" IN DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: In baseball, a 6-4-3 maneuver from the shortstop to the second baseman to the first baseman is a common example of this

Correct Responses for September 10, 2026:

WAY BACK WHEN: Who is Hannibal?

ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS: Who is Adam Smith?

WAIT! MEASURES!: What is a fathom?

THISTLE DO NICELY: What is an artichoke?

ROCK SONGS: What is "We Will Rock You"?

SINGULAR & PLURAL ARE THE SAME: What is series?

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY: What is Egypt?

MAIL NOVELS: What is The Color Purple?

PERUSING SOME ARTICLES: What are the Articles of Confederation?

NAMES IN FASHION: Who is Vera Wang?

SHOWS ABOUT MURDER: What is a podcast?

PUTTING THE "DOUBLE" IN DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: What is a double play?

September 9, 2026:

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NAMES IN SPORTS: With 62, this New York Yankee has the American League record for most home runs in a season

QUOTABLE NOTABLES: This female sprinter who set records in 1988 said, "when anyone tells me I can't do anything… I'm just not listening anymore"

WELL, THAT'S PATHETIC: This adjective meaning "low in quantity" comes from a Middle English word for "emaciated"

A GOOD OLD JOB: Well before the age of Polaroid, a faker was a job in which somebody added color to black-&-white these by hand

HOW'D THEY COME UP WITH IT?: The awkwardness of putting his ear up to women's chests inspired French doctor Rene Laennec to invent this instrument

FORESTRY FICTION: In this novel, the first in a series by Stephenie Meyer, Edward & Bella have their first kiss after a trip through the forest

Double Jeopardy! Round:

PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: Known for their traditional tattoos called Moko, these indigenous Polynesian people settled New Zealand over 700 years ago

IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS: This phrase meaning to take credit for another's idea originated when rival producers copied John Dennis' play sound effect

THAT DRINK IS NAMED FOR ME!: Though she later claimed to dislike it, this child star has a nonalcoholic drink of ginger ale & grenadine named for her

A MUSICAL LANGUAGE LESSON: In 1987 Los Lobos hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 with their rock cover of this Mexican folk song

GOING DOWN IN HISTORY: Known as "Galloping Gertie" for its swaying, version 1 of this bridge went down into Puget Sound during a 1940 windstorm

BEAUTIFUL THINGS: Katharine Lee Bates penned "America the Beautiful" after admiring the "spacious skies" & views from here, "America's mountain"

Correct Responses for September 9, 2026:

NAMES IN SPORTS: Who is Aaron Judge?

QUOTABLE NOTABLES: Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?

WELL, THAT'S PATHETIC: What is meager?

A GOOD OLD JOB: What are photographs?

HOW'D THEY COME UP WITH IT?: What is the stethoscope?

FORESTRY FICTION: What is Twilight?

PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: Who are the Maori?

IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS: What is steal someone's thunder?

THAT DRINK IS NAMED FOR ME!: Who is Shirley Temple?

A MUSICAL LANGUAGE LESSON: What is "La Bamba"?

GOING DOWN IN HISTORY: What is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

BEAUTIFUL THINGS: What is Pikes Peak?

September 8, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

LANDLOCKED IN: This landlocked country shares a border to the north with Slovakia

WORDS WITH A SILENT LETTER: It means perfectly vertical & it comes before "bob" in the name of a weight you hang from a line

I'M CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE: I found some old headphones & followed the cord to Dad's Hi-Fi; dad had to tell me Hi-Fi was short for this

GREEN STUFF: This liquor with high alcohol content is known as "The Green Fairy"

ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT: Though it gave us a funny meme template, this 2019 Adam Driver/ Scarlett Johansson film made lots of moviegoers cry

POEM ADD A LETTER: A Rudyard Kipling poem that's motivated many athletes adds a letter & becomes an ode to a peanut butter brand

Double Jeopardy! Round:

THE COMEBACK: From 1956 to 1962, this company closed 9 of its 14 plants; Warren Buffett then bought up its stock & grew it into a conglomerate

MAPS & GLOBES: This term for the part of a map that explains all the symbols is synonymous with "myth"

OPERA: This composer's "Il Trovatore" is based on the Spanish play "El Trovador" ("The Troubadour")

BRITSPEAK: Depending on the weather, you may need a brolly, one of these

CELEBRITY COLLECTIVES: Carson Kressley says the original "Fab Five" from this TV show have had a group chat "since texts were invented"

ARE YOU KNOT ENTERTAINED?: A knot called a "clove" this is used to secure something to a post

Correct Responses for September 8, 2026:

LANDLOCKED IN: What is Hungary?

WORDS WITH A SILENT LETTER: What is plumb?

I'M CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE: What is high fidelity?

GREEN STUFF: What is absinthe?

ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT: What is Marriage Story?

POEM ADD A LETTER: What is "Jif"?

THE COMEBACK: What is Berkshire Hathaway?

MAPS & GLOBES: What is legend?

OPERA: Who is Giuseppe Verdi?

BRITSPEAK: What is an umbrella?

CELEBRITY COLLECTIVES: What is Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?

ARE YOU KNOT ENTERTAINED?: What is hitch?

September 7, 2026: Clues Not Published

September 4, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

WOMEN: In 1933 she was appointed Secretary of Labor, becoming the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential Cabinet

STOCK IT TO ME: Named for high-value casino counters, these stocks represent large, stable & financially sound nationally recognized companies

COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Dating to 1634, this 50-acre space in Massachusetts is America's oldest public park

SONG & BOOK: SAME TITLE: Kate Bush topped the U.K. charts in 1978 with this debut single titled for an 1847 Emily Brontë novel

REVERSIBLE WORDS: A prize given in return for good behavior & a sliding receptacle in a piece of furniture

DOWN IN THE DUMP: Beginning with "L", this toxic liquid that drains from a landfill is formed when rainwater filters through accumulated waste

Double Jeopardy! Round:

THE OCCIDENTAL TOURIST: I'm admiring Neuschwanstein Castle, commissioned by Bavaria's King Ludwig II in part as an homage to this "Lohengrin" composer

WRITERS: Her chilling 1948 New Yorker short story "The Lottery" led to angry letters & hundreds of canceled subscriptions

A SCIENCE BRIEF: Dry ice undergoes this phase transition when it turns directly from solid carbon dioxide into a gas

LOCKUPS: French army captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully imprisoned on this notorious penal colony off French Guiana

MOVIE MAGIC: In "The Lord of the Rings", Peter Jackson used this optical camera technique to make hobbits appear much smaller than Gandalf

FIRST NAME WORDS: It can mean candid & blunt, or to mark an envelope for free postage courtesy of a congressional privilege

Correct Responses for September 4, 2026:

WOMEN: Who is Frances Perkins?

STOCK IT TO ME: What are blue chip stocks?

COMMON KNOWLEDGE: What is Boston Common?

SONG & BOOK: SAME TITLE: What is "Wuthering Heights"?

REVERSIBLE WORDS: What are reward & drawer?

DOWN IN THE DUMP: What is leachate?

THE OCCIDENTAL TOURIST: Who is Richard Wagner?

WRITERS: Who is Shirley Jackson?

A SCIENCE BRIEF: What is sublimation?

LOCKUPS: What is Devil's Island?

MOVIE MAGIC: What is forced perspective?

FIRST NAME WORDS: What is frank?

September 3, 2026:

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THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: In 2020 Adam Sandler took home the Best Male Lead trophy for his stress-inducing turn as Howard Ratner in this Safdie Brothers film

BODIES OF WATER: Bordered by Egypt & Saudi Arabia, among others, this highly saline inlet of the Indian Ocean lies between Africa & Asia

IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY: "A writ or order directed to a person…requiring his attendance at a particular time and place to testify as a witness"

ANTONYMS: This antonym of "cowardly" can also be an Atlanta baseball player

"E.E.": This slithery South American predator uses special organ cells called electrocytes to shock its prey with up to 860 volts

COMINGS: True to his promise "I shall return", this U.S. general waded ashore at Leyte Island in October 1944

Double Jeopardy! Round:

GETTING THE LITERARY JITTERS: This British-American won a 1948 Pulitzer for his poem "The Age of Anxiety", which gave a moniker to the postwar era

WOMEN IN MUSIC: In 2020 she became the first woman to sweep the Big 4 Grammy categories in a single night, after the release of her debut album

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES: Celebrated globally on March 8, this observance began in 1911 to advance the push for universal suffrage & gender equality

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS: Found in Australia, the males of this semiaquatic egg-laying mammal have spurs on their hind legs that deliver a venomous sting

MANY-LETTERED WORDS: 14 letters: A wealthy person who makes generous donations to charitable causes to promote the welfare of others

REMAINS TO BE SEEN: In 2012 archaeologists found the battle-scarred skeleton of this Plantagenet king beneath a Leicester parking lot

Correct Responses for September 3, 2026:

THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: What is Uncut Gems?

BODIES OF WATER: What is the Red Sea?

IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY: What is subpoena?

ANTONYMS: What is brave?

"E.E.": What is an electric eel?

COMINGS: Who is Douglas MacArthur?

GETTING THE LITERARY JITTERS: Who is W.H. Auden?

WOMEN IN MUSIC: Who is Billie Eilish?

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES: What is International Women's Day?

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS: What is the platypus?

MANY-LETTERED WORDS: What is philanthropist?

REMAINS TO BE SEEN: Who is Richard III?

September 2, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

HISTORIC ORATORS: In 1896 this "Great Commoner" secured the Democratic presidential nomination after giving his "Cross of Gold" speech

BOOK SMART: Roald Dahl wrote that by the time this title character was 4, she was reading Charles Dickens & "her mind was so nimble"

USA: At 6,684 feet, Mount Mitchell, in the Black Mountains of this state, is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River

PROTECTION PROJECTION: This elite military corps has been tasked with the personal protection of the pope since 1506

YOU'RE ON A ROLE: He took home a Best Actor Oscar for his starring role as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody"

DROP A LETTER...: Drop a letter from an expression of happiness to get this unit of linear measure

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ASIA: BACK ON TOUR!: Towering over Kuala Lumpur, these twin skyscrapers are connected by a double-decker skybridge on the 41st & 42nd floors

ART OF THE RENAISSANCE: This Florentine master depicted the Roman goddess of love emerging from the sea on a clamshell in "The Birth of Venus"

I NEED SOME SPACE: At roughly 3 times the height of Everest, this enormous Martian volcano is the highest mountain in the solar system

TELEVISION: Before he got his own acclaimed AMC prequel series, this criminal lawyer was a scene-stealing fixer on "Breaking Bad"

SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH: As a noun, it's a burrowing mammal with a striped face; as a verb, it means to pester or harass someone relentlessly

YOU'VE GOT A POINT: Magic Johnson & Steph Curry both mastered this basketball position that usually directs the team's offense on the court

Correct Responses for September 2, 2026:

HISTORIC ORATORS: Who is William Jennings Bryan?

BOOK SMART: Who is Matilda?

USA: What is North Carolina?

PROTECTION PROJECTION: What is the Swiss Guard?

YOU'RE ON A ROLE: Who is Rami Malek?

DROP A LETTER...: What is mile?

ASIA: BACK ON TOUR!: What are the Petronas Towers?

ART OF THE RENAISSANCE: Who is Sandro Botticelli?

I NEED SOME SPACE: What is Olympus Mons?

TELEVISION: Who is Saul Goodman?

SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH: What is badger?

YOU'VE GOT A POINT: What is point guard?

September 1, 2026:

Jeopardy! Round:

PICK YOUR BATTLES: Fought in 31 B.C., this naval battle saw Octavian decisively defeat the combined forces of Mark Antony & Cleopatra

POP CULTURE MISSING LINKS: Court TV shows: Judge ____ Justice

WHAT SHOULD WE CALL THE DOG?: This Italian word for "beautiful" surged to the top spot for female dogs, thanks in part to the "Twilight" saga

KING JAMES BIBLE STUDY: In Genesis 4:9, after the Lord asks where Abel is, this fratricidal figure replies, "I know not: am I my brother's keeper?"

AT FERNICLIFF CEMETERY: Born in Harlem, this civil rights activist & author of "Go Tell It on the Mountain" was laid to rest at Ferncliff in 1987

RHYME TIME: An indolent or sluggish white flower with a yellow center

Double Jeopardy! Round:

ISLANDS: This Indonesian island, the world's sixth largest by area, shares its name with a world-famous coffee bean

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS: Author Arundhati Roy writes about her mom's life & death in "Mother Mary comes to Me", a name borrowed from this Beatles tune

1960s NASA: On Christmas Eve 1968, the crew of this Apollo mission became the first humans to orbit the moon & photograph an "Earthrise"

AWARDS & HONORS: Called "the Nobel Prize of computing", this annual award is named for the mathematician who cracked the Enigma code

COUNTRY SONGS: A 1990 Garth Brooks smash hit celebrates drinking at a dive bar with "friends in" these kinds of locations

RUSSIAN CROSSWORD CLUES: Traditional Russian pancakes often served with caviar or sour cream (5 letters)

Correct Responses for September 1, 2026:

PICK YOUR BATTLES: What is the Battle of Actium?

POP CULTURE MISSING LINKS: What is Judy?

WHAT SHOULD WE CALL THE DOG?: What is Bella?

KING JAMES BIBLE STUDY: Who is Cain?

AT FERNICLIFF CEMETERY: Who is James Baldwin?

RHYME TIME: What is a lazy daisy?

ISLANDS: What is Sumatra?

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS: What is "Let It Be"?

1960s NASA: What is Apollo 8?

AWARDS & HONORS: What is the Turing Award?

COUNTRY SONGS: What are low places?

RUSSIAN CROSSWORD CLUES: What are blini?