Spoiler Talk: CotD (Wed)

It’s time for a look at the NY Times Clue of the Day for Wednesday’s game. This clue may be today’s Final Jeopardy! If you know it (or even if you don’t), you can make a prediction on how many players will get it right and/or leave a hint on the right answer BEFORE 11:15 A.M. CENTRAL (And, yes, we are all aware that the results are sometimes put up earlier elsewhere, but we play fair here).

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Clue of the Day

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An old row: This was the $500 row in the first round of the Jeopardy! match that originally aired on 4-29-1988.

RUSSIAN HISTORY: In 1914, St. Petersburg’s name was changed to this, which sounded more Russian
ROCK RECORDS: For his role in “Captain Newman, M.D.”, he became 1st rock star to be nominated for an Oscar
SICKNESS & HEALTH: Acting in the liver, Lovastatin, a new drug, can reduce this in your blood up to 39%
WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA: “First son” who married Doria Palmieri
PERFUME: 1 of the 4 Christian Dior perfumes which has “Dior” in its name
“B” THERE: In 1907, Gelett Burgess coined this word for a brief commendatory notice like on a book jacket
ANSWERS: show

*=triple stumper
*RUSSIAN HISTORY: Petrograd (2 misses: Volgograd, Leningrad)
ROCK RECORDS: Bobby Darin (1 miss: Rick Springfield)
SICKNESS & HEALTH: cholesterol
*WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA: Ron Reagan
*PERFUME: (1 of) Miss Dior, Diorissimo, Dioressence or Diorling
“B” THERE: blurb

Today’s Quote: One cannot grow fine flowers in a thin soil ~ Virginia Woolf

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