SmartLess Presents ClueLess

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135 - State Of Confusion (w/ Carrie Aizley) Mar 13, 2025

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley back for another tour through State Of Confusion! Elliott’s been traveling around these United States, and he’ll give you a brief clue describing his trip; find one letter to drop between the postal abbreviations of the states he mentions to solve it. Keep track of all the letters you add, you’ll need them for the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

134 - Bot Bops (w/ Carrie Aizley) Mar 10, 2025

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley to tangle once again with Bot Bops! Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five famous hits in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Keep track of your answers in order to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Jason Reich, with Devon Torrey Bryant.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

133 - Word Centipede (w/ Carrie Aizley) Mar 06, 2025

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s good friend, actress & writer Carrie Aizley, to wrestle once again with the many limbs of the Word Centipede! What word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Carrie? One word per round will point you towards a connection for today’s MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

132 - Don’t Be A Ditloid (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Mar 03, 2025

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to the program for another round of Don’t Be A Ditloid! Ditloids are brief word puzzles made up of numbers and abbreviations, and this time the category is Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales! Once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will challenge you with an expert level Ditloid!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

131 - State Of Confusion (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Feb 27, 2025

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On this episode of Clueless, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to contend with another new game: State Of Confusion! Elliott’s been traveling around these United States, and he’ll give you a brief clue describing his trip; find one letter to drop between the postal abbreviations of the states he mentions to solve it. Keep track of all the letters you add, you’ll need them for the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

130 - Linkuistics (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Feb 24, 2025

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On this episode of Clueless, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to the show to grapple with an all-new game: Linkuistics! We’ll give you one word which starts a two-word phrase or compound word, and the first letter of the second word, all you have to do is guess the correct phrase to keep the chain going. Once you get the hang of it, the MegaClue will ask you to create your own links between words on the chain!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

129 - Odd One Out (w/ Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos) Feb 20, 2025

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On the last of our ClueLess Valentine’s Day specials, it’s couple PLUS couple as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle, and their good friends Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos, to identify the Odd One Out! R&B titans Boyz II Men are going on tour for some romantic reunion shows with K-Ci and JoJo, but everyone brought one item too many; tell the members which of their items does not belong with the others, and why! Keep track of all discarded items to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

128 - Don’t Say Number One! (w/ Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos) Feb 17, 2025

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On the next ClueLess Valentine’s Day special, it’s couple vs couple once again as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to compete against their good friends Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos at another brand new game - Don’t Say Number One! Elliott will give the teams a series of surveys, the goal is to name as many correct entries as possible without saying the number one answer; if you say number one, the other team gets a chance to steal. This episode has the potential to stir up controversy in the field of medicine.

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

127 - Word Wager (w/ Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos) Feb 13, 2025

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On the first of our ClueLess Valentine’s Day specials, it’s couple vs couple as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to compete against their good friends Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos at a brand new game - Word Wager! One player from each team is given a secret word, and they must wager how many single words it will take them to get their partner to say that secret word; the other team can wager they can do it in fewer words, or challenge the other couple to do it! All the secret words have something in common for the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

126 - Word Centipede (w/ Carrie Aizley) Feb 10, 2025

Show notes

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s pal Carrie Aizley to wrestle once again with the fiendish Word Centipede! What word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Carrie? One word per round will point you towards a connection for today’s MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Matthew Broussard.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

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