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BUSY is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for BUSY.

45 total results for BUSY   ( score: 50 )

21 results for BUSY from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Oct 6, 202350DKind of signalZhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper
Fri Aug 25, 202310DOpposite of plainRafael Musa
Fri Jun 30, 202322ATied up (3)Carly Schuna
Mon Nov 7, 202235DKind of phone signal that's nearly obsoleteJill Singer
Thu Mar 10, 202238ATied up (3)John Westwig
Tue Jun 29, 202161AOccupied with many thingsAlan Arbesfeld
Fri Apr 24, 202051DPackedJohn Guzzetta
Sun Dec 30, 201870DOn another callLuke Vaughn
Sun Aug 23, 2015107DOrnate (2)Joel Fagliano
Mon Dec 15, 20145DTied up, as a phone lineZhouqin Burnikel and Dennis Ryall
Sun Mar 27, 20111AOrnate (2)Kevin G. Der
Fri Sep 17, 201046DTied up (3)Jonah Kagan, Brown University '13
Tue Jun 22, 201043DAt itBarry C. Silk
Tue Jun 1, 20103DLike the proverbial beaverSarah Keller
Tue May 16, 200610AOn the goNancy Salomon
Wed Mar 15, 200622DLike a madras patternLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sun Jan 8, 200618DIn useMichael Ashley
Sat May 30, 199842AToiling awayChuck Deodene
Fri Aug 16, 199651ALike some signalsM. Gaffney
Sun Jan 8, 1995115DNot freeNancy Nicholson Joline
Tue Feb 8, 199466AOverdecoratedPeter Gordon
24 results for BUSY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Sep 30, 19921ALike a beeJoy L. WoukMaleska
Sun May 31, 199226DActiveEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thu Feb 16, 198956DBody or work precederNancy JolineMaleska
Mon Jan 11, 198867AOccupiedRita YelleMaleska
Sun Apr 15, 198481AActiveA. J. SantoraMaleska
Wed Feb 8, 198424ALike a hiveKathryn RighterMaleska
Sun Jan 30, 198384DActiveTap OsbornMaleska
Mon Nov 30, 198141DIn useEmory H. CainMaleska
Wed Mar 22, 197826A"10-6," in C.B. lingoJohnsonMaleska
Tue Jun 18, 197422AOccupiedJack LuzzattoWeng
Fri May 24, 197421ALike some phone linesRuth N. SchultzWeng
Tue Nov 10, 197060AOccupiedUnknownWeng
Thu Jan 18, 196821DAt work.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 29, 196524DEngaged.UnknownFarrar
Thu Sep 24, 196463AOccupied.UnknownFarrar
Mon Apr 6, 196430ADoing something.UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 25, 196152DAt work.UnknownFarrar
Wed Feb 15, 19619DAt work.UnknownFarrar
Sat May 24, 195867ATelephone signal.UnknownFarrar
Sat May 18, 195727DActive.Marion MoeserFarrar
Mon Nov 8, 195413DTelephone signal.Edward EarlyFarrar
Thu Apr 29, 195440DOn the go.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 15, 1953129ATelephone signal.Roberta H. MorseFarrar
Sun Feb 24, 194641DOccupied.Alberta N. BurtonFarrar
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