CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO
RAIN
TV DRAMAS IN A NUTSHELL
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE
THE SEARCH FOR FOREIGN LANDS
(Each response will be a country whose name is actually hidden in a word in the clue.)
(Each response will be a country whose name is actually hidden in a word in the clue.)
100
Figuratively speaking, you might "put" this "in" an issue to be handled later, or perhaps an issue to be handled... never
put a pin in it
100
It's the only form of liquid precipitation other than rain; for shizzle
drizzle
100
The survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 band together to battle mysterious forces on a tropical island
Lost
100
His first kiss with future ex Kim Kardashian was in a 2021 "SNL" sketch--& he was dressed as Aladdin
Pete Davidson
100
Located in Lima, this country's Biblioteca Nacional is a great place to peruse some literature
Peru
200
This 2-word phrase meaning "chat" or "connect" may have started as a sports metaphor; overusing it is now a national pastime
touch base
200
Reduce your speed when it's raining to avoid this dangerous driving condition, which occurs when tires lose contact with the road
hydroplaning
200
To save himself & his family, Marty Byrde must launder money for a ruthless cartel kingpin
Ozark
200
This Cincinnati baseball great once said he'd "walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play"; now he's banned for life
Pete Rose
200
After gaining its independence in 1963, Jomo Kenyatta became this African country's first prime minister
Kenya
300
It's a way of saying "reconnect later", with a dash of needless geometry thrown in for good measure
circle back
300
As YouTube's "Hungrybear9562" can attest, sunlight refracting twice inside raindrops before dispersing may result in this
a double rainbow
300
An MI6 agent & a wily assassin known as "Villanelle" have it bad for each other
Killing Eve
300
Depending on whom you ask, he is either a guitarist for The Who, or the writer of the "CSI" theme songs, or both
Pete Townshend
300
A popular spot for scuba diving, the bay of pigs is located on this island nation's southern coast
Cuba
400
It's a sonar-inspired way to say "contact me"--when "text me", "call me" or "email me" just won't cut it
ping me
400
Scientists use the term "petrichor" to refer to this pleasing property of rain; you can thank the bacteria in wet soil
smell
400
Tommy Shelby and his sharp-hatted gang carve out a crime empire in post-WWI England
Peaky Blinders
400
This former South Bend mayor earned the nickname ‘Mayor Pete’ and served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Biden—but as of 2025, Sean Duffy holds that title.
Pete Buttigieg
400
Pune, one of this country's 10 most populous cities, is a sister city of Columbus, Indiana
India
500
It's a 3-word phrase meaning "at one's own expense"--& a needlessly wordy way of saying "unavailable"
out of pocket
500
Sometimes called "phantom rain", virga are wisps of precipitation that never make it to the ground; they do this instead
evaporate
500
A young doctor gets acquainted with the quirky locals when he opens a practice in Cicely, Alaska
Northern Exposure
500
He's the wholesome comic known for his HBO series "Crashing" & the podcast "You Made It Weird"
Pete Holmes
500
Synonymous with "a faraway place", the much-maligned city of Timbuktu is located in this west African nation
Mali