Complete Clue List
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1. Bass player for Journey and "American Idol" judge (first and last name)
9. One judge says "_ dawg" a lot
11. Fruity dessert
12. Bear den
13. Arrive _ a location
15. Australian Formal Honor (abbrev.)
16. Global Air Traffic Management (abbrev.)
17. Very unlikely to happen
19. 'Season 5' finalist, sang "Wanted Dead or Alive" (last name)
21. City in Aichi, Japan
22. Australian trade union (abbrev.)
23. 25 on the Periodic Table
24. Zachary Ty Brian's character on "Home Improvement"
25. Steve Urkel's one time girlfriend
26. Arrested and disqualified 'Season 2' contestant (first and last initials)
27. "Disease" of zits
29. 'Season 8' finalist, Tina Turner copycat with "What's Love Got to Do With It" (first and last name)
30. Rickey Minor leads this
31. Article used in front of a noun beginning with a vowel sound
32. Female sheep (plural)
33. Devilish child
36. Many of these are shed on the "American Idol" stage (singular)
38. Internet address (abbrev.)
40. Bob Seger song on "Live Bullet" album (initials)
41. Mezzo-soprano singer; actress; judge (first and last name)
44. Slang for quirky, silly, or stupid person (US)
45. Drugs accessible without a prescription (abbrev.)
46. Spanish yes
48. "_ and Ivory"
50. Stomach muscles (abbrev.)
52. 'Season 5' winner; Teen Angel in "Grease" tour (last name)
53. Decompose
54. Angry
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2. 93 on the Periodic Table
3. Judge Kara _ (last name)
4. Yes (slang)
5. 'Season 2' runner-up, author of "Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life" (first name)
6. Plant of staff-tree family (alternate spelling)
7. "Syco" owner and head judge (first and last name)
8. Either/_
10. 'Season' in which Kelly Clarkson was the winner
13. 'Season 8' finalist; sang spooky "Ring of Fire" (first name)
14. 'Season 1' finalist, "Boston Public" recurring actress (first and last name)
16. 'Season 2' finalist; country singer, "Nothin' to Lose" (last name)
17. 'Season 2' winner (first and last name)
18. "American Idol" host 'Seasons 1-8' (first and last name)
20. University of Reading (abbrev.)
23. Female horse
26. Out of courtesy, it is polite to do this after a performance
28. Monkey headed creature in Japanese myth
34. Flesh
35. 'Season 3' finalist; "Dreamgirls" (last name)
37. Style of rock music
39. Destroy
42. 'Season 2' finalist; noted for participating in "Celebrity Fit Club" (last name)
43. 'Season 5' finalist; grew up in Boulder, Colorado with Jessica Biel (first name)
47. Eureka!
49. Sweet potato
51. 'Season 4' runner-up; sang "Inside Your Heaven" with Carrie Underwood (first name)