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

81 total results for HONES   ( score: 50 )

27 results for HONES from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Mon Jan 8, 202444AImproves, as a skillNate Cardin
Sun Nov 7, 202163DWorks at the cutting edge?Sid Sivakumar
Sun Jun 27, 202132AGives an edgeRoss Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs
Mon Sep 28, 201537APerfects, as one's skillsDan Bischof and Jeff Chen
Fri Sep 26, 201429DImproves (2)Patrick Berry
Thu Sep 25, 201451APerfects (2)Alex Vratsanos
Tue Apr 1, 201437DImproves, in a wayAndrew Reynolds
Mon Aug 13, 201211DSharpens (9)Gareth Bain
Thu Sep 29, 201144DPuts an edge onBen Fish
Sun Jul 10, 201165APractices (2)Ben Pall and David Kahn
Mon Jul 4, 201124DSharpens (9)Paul Johnson
Sun Jul 27, 200861AFine-tunes (2)Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot
Fri Jun 8, 200746AImproves (2)Randolph Ross
Sun Feb 4, 200729AWorks onPaul Guttormsson
Tue Oct 3, 200635DSharpens, as a knifeEd Stein
Mon Jun 20, 200527ASharpens (9)Alison Donald
Tue Mar 13, 200113DSharpens (9)Michael S. Maurer
Sun Jun 4, 200067AWhetstonesMartin Schneider
Sun Mar 12, 2000115APractices (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Feb 6, 199826DFine-tunes (2)Wayne Robert Williams
Tue Jun 24, 199727DSharpens (9)Stephanie Spadaccini
Mon Nov 4, 199633ASharpens (9)P. Wilson
Tue Mar 12, 199666ASharpens (9)R. J. Hartman
Sun Feb 25, 199673AMaximizes effectiveness, as of skillsD. Niles
Fri Aug 4, 199541DPerfects (2)Chuck Deodene
Thu Jun 29, 19958DSharpens (9)Matt Gaffney
Wed Dec 8, 199328DSharpens (9)Norma Steinberg
54 results for HONES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu Apr 1, 199333DSharpensAlfio MicciMaleska
Thu Mar 18, 19936DWhetsBernice GordonMaleska
Thu Jun 25, 199223ASharpens razorsBryant WhiteMaleska
Mon Mar 9, 199267AUses a stropMelvin KenworthyMaleska
Sat Jan 25, 199237AWhetsErnst TheimerMaleska
Sun Jan 28, 199016DUses a whetstoneLouis BaronMaleska
Sun Jan 24, 198868DSharpensMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Fri Jun 19, 198759ASharpensJudith PerryMaleska
Sat Feb 28, 19877DStropsWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Wed May 21, 198631DSharpensMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Tue Sep 20, 198339DWhetsNancy McCarthyMaleska
Sun Dec 26, 198263DWhetsBarry L. CohenMaleska
Fri Feb 12, 198230DGives new life to a knifeWhittenMaleska
Sat Sep 26, 198111DTools for enlarging holesStanley GlassMaleska
Mon Sep 7, 198159AStropsDavid GalefMaleska
Mon Aug 10, 198136DPuts an edge onMike ShenkMaleska
Fri May 16, 198027AEdgesJack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Wed Feb 13, 198047DUses a whetstoneAlfio MicciMaleska
Mon Jun 11, 197963ASharpensJean J. DavisonMaleska
Wed Dec 24, 197519ASharpensWill ShortzWeng
Sun Mar 2, 197531DSharpensJames BarrickWeng
Tue Oct 29, 197427DSharpensH. M. KennedyWeng
Tue Jul 17, 197346DSharpensUnknownWeng
Sun Oct 22, 197296AWhetstonesFrank NosoffWeng
Tue Aug 1, 197245DPuts an edge onUnknownWeng
Tue Aug 4, 197029DSharpensUnknownWeng
Thu Apr 30, 197064ASharpensUnknownWeng
Thu Feb 19, 19707DSharpensUnknownWeng
Tue Apr 15, 196921DSharpening devices.UnknownWeng
Fri Nov 29, 196864ASharpens, in a way.UnknownFarrar
Thu Sep 12, 19682DWhetstones.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 26, 1967143ASharpens.Will WengFarrar
Thu Nov 23, 196736ASharpens.UnknownFarrar
Wed Oct 18, 196728DTonsorial tools.Leonard SussmanFarrar
Fri Jan 20, 196713DPuts an edge on.UnknownFarrar
Sun Sep 5, 196573DSharpens.Diana SessionsFarrar
Thu Aug 6, 196464ABrings to a fine edge.UnknownFarrar
Mon Apr 23, 196233ASharpens.Ruth M. McWhirkFarrar
Wed Nov 16, 196053DSharpens.UnknownFarrar
Sat May 21, 196057ASharpens.UnknownFarrar
Wed Aug 13, 195863AWhetstones.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Dec 8, 195780DWhets.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Wed Oct 16, 195722DWhetstones.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 29, 195732ASharpeners.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Sun May 27, 195645DSharpeners.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sat Oct 1, 195569ASharpens.Mel TaubFarrar
Sat Jan 8, 195543AWhetstones.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Sat Feb 6, 195419AOilstones.UnknownFarrar
Wed Dec 31, 195239AWhets.UnknownFarrar
Fri Sep 26, 19527DWhetstones.UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 4, 195271ASharpens.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jan 27, 195114ASharpens.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Sun Dec 24, 195078DWhetstones.Alice CookFarrar
Sun Aug 22, 1948116ASharpens.Archie KreilingFarrar
Anagrams:HOENS, HOSEN, SHONE, SOHNE
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